1995 FIFA World Player of the Year

The 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by George Weah. He is the first African player to win the award and the only one to date.[1] The gala took place at the Teatro Nazionale in Milan, on January 8, 1996. 95 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote. It was organised by European Sports Media, Adidas, FIFA and Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport.

Results

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Rank Player Club(s) Country Points
1 George Weah   Paris Saint-Germain
  Milan
  Liberia 170
2 Paolo Maldini   Milan   Italy 80
3 Jürgen Klinsmann   Tottenham Hotspur
  Bayern Munich
  Germany 58
4 Romário   Barcelona
  Flamengo
  Brazil 50
5 Roberto Baggio   Juventus
  Milan
  Italy 49
6 Hristo Stoichkov   Barcelona
  Parma Calcio 1913
  Bulgaria 37
7 Iván Zamorano   Real Madrid   Chile 36
8 Juninho   São Paulo
  Middlesbrough
  Brazil 28
9 Matthias Sammer   Borussia Dortmund   Germany 23
10= Michael Laudrup   Real Madrid   Denmark 20
10= Gianfranco Zola   Parma   Italy 20

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.