1964 Ballon d'Or

1964 Ballon d'Or
1964 Ballon d'Or winner Denis Law in 2011
Date22 December 1964
LocationParis, France
Presented byFrance Football
Highlights
Won by Denis Law (1st award)
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or

The 1964 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 Denis Law on 22 December 1964.[1] He was the first Scotsman to win the honour.

Rankings

Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1 Denis Law Manchester United Scotland 61
2 Luis Suárez Internazionale Spain 43
3 Amancio Real Madrid Spain 38
4 Eusébio Benfica Portugal 31
5 Paul Van Himst Anderlecht Belgium 28
6 Jimmy Greaves Tottenham Hotspur England 19
7 Mario Corso Internazionale Italy 17
8 Lev Yashin Dynamo Moscow Soviet Union 15
9 Gianni Rivera Milan Italy 14
10 Valery Voronin Torpedo Moscow Soviet Union 11
11 Ferenc Bene Újpest Hungary 6
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger Mantova
Roma
West Germany
13 Jean Nicolay Standard Liège Belgium 5
14 Helmut Haller Bologna West Germany 4
15 José Torres Benfica Portugal 3
16 Flórián Albert Ferencváros Hungary 2
José Altafini Milan Italy
Coen Moulijn Feyenoord Netherlands
19 Néstor Combin Lyon
Juventus
France 1
Giacinto Facchetti Internazionale Italy
Ole Madsen HIK Denmark
Sandro Mazzola Internazionale Italy
Bobby Moore West Ham United England
Jef Jurion Anderlecht Belgium
Omar Sívori Juventus Italy
Klaus Urbanczyk Chemie Halle East Germany

References

  1. ^ Pierrend, José (22 June 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1964". RSSSF.