1966 Ballon d'Or

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1966 Ballon d'Or
1966 Ballon d'Or winner, Bobby Charlton
Date27 December 1966
LocationParis, France
Presented byFrance Football
Highlights
Won byEngland Bobby Charlton (1st award)
Websiteballondor.com

The 1966 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Bobby Charlton on 27 December 1966.[1] He finished a single point ahead of Eusébio.

Rankings

Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1Bobby CharltonEngland Manchester United England81
2EusébioPortugal Benfica Portugal80
3Franz BeckenbauerWest Germany Bayern Munich West Germany59
4Bobby MooreEngland West Ham United England31
5Flórián AlbertHungary Ferencváros Hungary23
6Ferenc BeneHungary Újpest Hungary8
7Lev YashinSoviet Union Dynamo Moscow Soviet Union6
8Alan BallEngland Blackpool
England Everton		 England6
9János FarkasHungary Vasas Hungary6
10José TorresPortugal Benfica Portugal5
11Mario CorsoItaly Internazionale Italy4
Valery VoroninSoviet Union Torpedo Moscow Soviet Union
13Mário ColunaPortugal Benfica Portugal3
14Georgi AsparuhovBulgaria Levski Sofia Bulgaria2
Gordon BanksEngland Leicester City England
Geoff HurstEngland West Ham United England
Sandro MazzolaItaly Internazionale Italy
18Igor ChislenkoSoviet Union Dynamo Moscow Soviet Union1
Tony DunneEngland Manchester United Republic of Ireland
Helmut HallerItaly Bologna West Germany
Denis LawEngland Manchester United Scotland
Willi SchulzGermany Hamburger SV West Germany
Paul Van HimstBelgium Anderlecht Belgium

Source: France Football

References

  1. Pierrend, José Luis (22 June 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1966". RSSSF.