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

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

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