1970 Ballon d'Or

The 1970 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 the West German forward Gerd Müller on 29 December 1970.[1] There were 26 voters, from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia.[2]

1970 Ballon d'Or winner Gerd Müller.

Müller became the first West German national and the first Bayern Munich player to win the Ballon d'Or.[3]

Rankings
Rank Name Club Nationality Points
1Gerd Müller Bayern Munich West Germany77
2Bobby Moore West Ham United England70
3Luigi Riva Cagliari Italy65
4Franz Beckenbauer Bayern Munich West Germany32
5Wolfgang Overath 1. FC Köln West Germany29
6Dragan Džajić Red Star Belgrade Yugoslavia24
7Johan Cruyff Ajax Netherlands13
8Gordon Banks Stoke City England8
Alessandro Mazzola Internazionale Italy
10Rinus Israël Feyenoord Netherlands7
Gianni Rivera Milan Italy
Uwe Seeler Hamburger SV West Germany
Albert Shesternyov CSKA Moscow Soviet Union
14Angelo Domenghini Cagliari Italy4
Ove Kindvall Feyenoord Sweden
Franny Lee Manchester City England
Willem van Hanegem Feyenoord Netherlands
18Alan Ball Everton England3
Terence Cooper Leeds United England
Giacinto Facchetti Internazionale Italy
Geoff Hurst West Ham United England
22Eusébio Benfica Portugal2
Josip Skoblar Marseille Yugoslavia
24Cornel Dinu Dinamo București Romania1
Jean Djorkaeff Paris Saint-Germain France
Florea Dumitrache Dinamo București Romania
Franz Hasil Feyenoord Austria
Hansi Kreische Dynamo Dresden East Germany
Carles Rexach Barcelona Spain

References
  1. "Palmarès Ballon d'Or - 1970 - Gerd Müller - France Football". France Football. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1970". RSSSF. 22 June 2005. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 21 January 2011. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
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