1995 Ballon d'Or explained

1995 Ballon d'Or
Date:24 December 1995
Presenter:France Football
Award1 Type:Ballon d'Or
Previous:1994
Main:Ballon d'Or
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The 1995 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 George Weah on 24 December 1995.[1] It was the first edition of this award where players born outside Europe were allowed to receive votes and was the first time a player representing an African nation won the award.

Rankings

RankPlayerClub(s)NationalityPoints
1 144
2 Tottenham Hotspur
Bayern Munich
108
3 67
4 57
5 47
6 41
7 36
8 33
9 18
10 17
11 16
12 15
15
14 14
14
16 12
17 10
18 9
19 8
20 7
21 6
6
23 5
5
5
26 4
27 3
3
3
30 2
2
32 1
1
1

Additionally, sixteen players were nominated but received no votes: Daniel Amokachi, Dino Baggio, Abel Balbo, Mario Basler, Júlio César, Didier Deschamps, Donato Gama, Stefan Effenberg, Vincent Guérin, Christian Karembeu, Bernard Lama, Japhet N'Doram, Jay-Jay Okocha, Fernando Redondo, Peter Schmeichel and Clarence Seedorf.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1995. José Luis. Pierrend. RSSSF. 26 March 2005. 12 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130314042321/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy95.html. 14 March 2013 . live.