1991 FIFA World Player of the Year

The 1991 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Lothar Matthäus. The ceremony took place at the Madison Square Garden in New York, on December 8, 1991, as part of the 1994 FIFA World Cup preliminary draw. 83 national team coaches were chosen to vote.

Results

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Rank Player Club(s) Country Points
1 Lothar Matthäus Internazionale West Germany 128
2 Jean-Pierre Papin Marseille France 113
3 Gary Lineker Tottenham Hotspur England 40
4 Robert Prosinečki Red Star Belgrade
Real Madrid
Yugoslavia 38
5 Marco van Basten Milan Netherlands 23
6 Franco Baresi Milan Italy 12
7 Iván Zamorano Sevilla Chile 10
8 Andreas Brehme Internazionale West Germany 9
9 Gianluca Vialli Sampdoria Italy 8
10 Enzo Scifo Auxerre
Torino
Belgium 7

References

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