Ballon d'Or
The Ballon d'Or (French pronunciation: [balɔ̃ dɔʁ], "Gowden Baw") an eften referred tae as the European Futbawer o the Year awaird, wis an annual association fitbaw awaird. It wis presentit tae the player who haed been votit tae hae performed the best ower the previous saison. The awaird wis conceived bi France Football's chief magazine writer Gabriel Hanot, who asked his colleagues tae vote for the player o the year in Europe in 1956. The inaugural winner was Stanley Matthews o Blackpool.[1][2][3]
Winners
Wins by player
| Player | 1st | 2nt | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
 Michel Platini | 3 (1983, 1984, 1985) | — | 2 (1977, 1980) |
 Johan Cruyff | 3 (1971, 1973, 1974) | — | 1 (1975) |
| Marco van Basten | 3 (1988, 1989, 1992) | — | — |
 Franz Beckenbauer | 2 (1972, 1976) | 2 (1974, 1975) | 1 (1966) |
 Ronaldo | 2 (1997, 2002) | 1 (1996) | 1 (1998) |
 Alfredo Di Stéfano | 2 (1957, 1959) | 1 (1956) | — |
 Kevin Keegan | 2 (1978, 1979) | 1 (1977) | — |
| Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 2 (1980, 1981) | 1 (1979) | — |
| Luis Suárez | 1 (1960) | 2 (1961, 1964) | 1 (1965) |
 Eusébio | 1 (1965) | 2 (1962, 1966) | — |
| Bobby Charlton | 1 (1966) | 2 (1967, 1968) | — |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 1 (2008) | 2 (2007, 2009) | — |
| Raymond Kopa | 1 (1958) | 1 (1959) | 2 (1956, 1957) |
| Gerd Müller | 1 (1970) | 1 (1972) | 2 (1969, 1973) |
| Zinedine Zidane | 1 (1998) | 1 (2000) | 1 (1997) |
 Lionel Messi | 1 (2009) | 1 (2008) | 1 (2007) |
 George Best | 1 (1968) | 1 (1971) | — |
 Gianni Rivera | 1 (1969) | 1 (1963) | — |
| Ruud Gullit | 1 (1987) | 1 (1988) | — |
| Lothar Matthäus | 1 (1990) | 1 (1991) | — |
| Roberto Baggio | 1 (1993) | 1 (1994) | — |
 Hristo Stoichkov | 1 (1994) | 1 (1992) | — |
 Andriy Shevchenko | 1 (2004) | — | 2 (1999, 2000) |
 Allan Simonsen | 1 (1977) | — | 1 (1983) |
| Ronaldinho | 1 (2005) | — | 1 (2004) |
| Matthias Sammer | 1 (1996) | — | — |
Wins by country
| Country | Players | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5 | 7 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 7 |
| Fraunce | 4 | 6 |
| Italy | 5 | 5 |
| Brazil | 4 | 5 |
| Ingland | 4 | 5 |
| Portugal | 3 | 3 |
 Soviet Union | 3 | 3 |
 Spain | 2 | 3 |
 Czech Republic | 2 | 2 |
| Argentinae | 1 | 1 |
| Bulgarie | 1 | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary | 1 | 1 |
 Liberie | 1 | 1 |
| Northren Ireland | 1 | 1 |
 Scotland | 1 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1 |
Wins by club
| Club | Players | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Juventus | 6 | 8 |
| Milan | 6 | 8 |
| Barcelona | 6 | 7 |
| Real Madrid | 5 | 6 |
| Bayern Munich | 3 | 5 |
| Manchester United | 4 | 4 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2 | 2 |
| Internazionale | 2 | 2 |
| Hamburg | 1 | 2 |
| Ajax | 1 | 1 |
| Benfica | 1 | 1 |
| Blackpool | 1 | 1 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 1 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1 | 1 |
| Dukla Prague | 1 | 1 |
 Dynamo Moscow | 1 | 1 |
| Ferencváros | 1 | 1 |
| Liverpool | 1 | 1 |
| Marseille | 1 | 1 |
Notes
References
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