1971 Ballon d'Or

The 1971 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 Johan Cruyff on 28 December 1971.[1]

1971 Ballon d'Or Winner Johan Cruyff receives the Ballon d'Or

Cruyff was the first Dutch national to win the award, and also the first Ajax player to win the trophy.[2]

Rankings
Rank Player Nationality Club Points
1 Johan Cruyff  Netherlands Ajax 116
2 Sandro Mazzola  Italy Internazionale 57
3 George Best  Northern Ireland Manchester United 56
4 Günter Netzer  West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 30
5 Franz Beckenbauer  West Germany Bayern Munich 27
6 Gerd Müller  West Germany Bayern Munich 18
Josip Skoblar  Yugoslavia Marseille 18
8 Martin Chivers[notes 1]  England Tottenham Hotspur 12
9 Piet Keizer  Netherlands Ajax 9
10 Bobby Moore  England West Ham United 7
Ferenc Bene  Hungary Újpesti Dózsa 7
12 Yevhen Rudakov  Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 6
13 Giacinto Facchetti  Italy Internazionale 4
Mimis Domazos  Greece Panathinaikos 4
15 Pirri  Spain Real Madrid 3
Dragan Džajić  Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 3
Berti Vogts  West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 3
18 Terry Cooper  England Leeds United 2
Francis Lee  England Manchester City 2
Wolfgang Overath  West Germany Köln 2
Wilfried Van Moer  Belgium Standard Liège 2
22 Bobby Charlton  England Manchester United 1
Albert Shesternyov  Soviet Union CSKA Moscow 1

Notes
  1. France Football reports Chivers with 13 points.

References
  1. Pierrend, José Luis (7 Apr 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1971". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
  2. "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
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