The 1961 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 Omar Sívori on 12 December 1961.[1]

1961 Ballon d'Or
1961 Ballon d'Or winner Omar Sívori
Date12 December 1961
LocationParis, France
Presented byFrance Football
Highlights
Won byItaly Omar Sívori (1st award)
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or
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Rankings

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Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1 Omar Sívori   Juventus   Italy[a] 46
2 Luis Suárez   Barcelona
  Internazionale
  Spain 40
3 Johnny Haynes   Fulham   England 22
4 Lev Yashin   Dynamo Moscow   Soviet Union 21
5 Ferenc Puskás   Real Madrid   Hungary 16
6 Alfredo Di Stéfano   Real Madrid   Spain[b] 13
Uwe Seeler   Hamburger SV   West Germany 13
8 John Charles   Juventus   Wales 10
9 Paco Gento   Real Madrid   Spain 8
10 José Águas   Benfica   Portugal 5
Bobby Charlton   Manchester United   England
Gyula Grosics   Tatabánya   Hungary
Gerhard Hanappi   Rapid Wien   Austria
Josef Masopust   Dukla Prague   Czechoslovakia
José Santamaría   Real Madrid   Spain
Dragoslav Šekularac   Red Star Belgrade   Yugoslavia
17 Danny Blanchflower   Tottenham Hotspur   Northern Ireland 4
Germano   Benfica   Portugal
Kurt Hamrin   Fiorentina   Sweden
Mikheil Meskhi   Dinamo Tbilisi   Soviet Union
Viktor Ponedelnik   SKA Rostov-on-Don   Soviet Union
Horst Szymaniak   Karlsruher SC
  Catania
  West Germany
23 José Augusto   Benfica   Portugal 3
Denis Law   Manchester City
  Torino
  Scotland
Slava Metreveli   Torpedo Moscow   Soviet Union
Max Morlock   1. FC Nürnberg   West Germany
Horst Nemec   Austria Wien   Austria
28 Pierre Bernard   Sedan
  Nîmes
  France 2
Gert Dörfel   Hamburger SV   West Germany
Norbert Eschmann   Stade Français    Switzerland
Jimmy Greaves   Chelsea
  Milan
  Tottenham Hotspur
  England
Lucien Muller   Reims   France
Costa Pereira   Benfica   Portugal
Lajos Tichy   Budapest Honvéd   Hungary
35 Charles Antenen   La Chaux-de-Fonds    Switzerland 1
Mário Coluna   Benfica   Portugal
Eusébio   Benfica   Portugal
Gernot Fraydl   Austria Wien   Austria
Karl Koller   First Vienna   Austria
Rudolf Kučera   Dukla Prague   Czechoslovakia
Dumitru Macri   Rapid București   Romania
Jimmy McIlroy   Burnley   Northern Ireland
Karl Stotz   Austria Wien   Austria

Notes

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  1. ^ Despite being born in Argentina, Omar Sívori acquired Italian citizenship in 1961, and went on to play for the Italy national team.[2]
  2. ^ Despite being born in Argentina, Alfredo Di Stéfano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956, and would play for the Spain national team.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Pierrend, José Luis (1 February 2006). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1961". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Juve legend Sívori dies". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 February 2005. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Europe dazzled by Di Stéfano". UEFA. 22 November 2004. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
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