1982 Ballon d'Or

The 1982 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 Paolo Rossi on 28 December 1982.[1]

Rossi was the third Italian national to win the award after Omar Sívori in 1961 and Gianni Rivera in 1969. Rossi was also the second Juventus player to win the trophy, after Sívori in 1961.[2]

Rankings
Rank Name Club Nationality Points
1Paolo RossiJuventus Italy115
2Alain Giresse[notes 1]Bordeaux France64
3Zbigniew BoniekJuventus Poland53
4Karl-Heinz Rummenigge[notes 2]Bayern Munich West Germany51
5Bruno ContiRoma Italy48
6Rinat DasayevSpartak Moscow Soviet Union17
7Pierre Littbarski1. FC Köln West Germany10
8Dino ZoffJuventus Italy9
9Michel PlatiniJuventus France5
10Bernd SchusterBarcelona West Germany4
11Giancarlo AntognoniFiorentina Italy3
12Bruno PezzeyEintracht Frankfurt Austria2
Gaetano ScireaJuventus Italy2
Eric GeretsStandard Liège Belgium2
15Paul BreitnerBayern Munich West Germany1
Torbjörn NilssonIFK Göteborg Sweden1
Walter SchachnerCesena Austria1
Marco TardelliJuventus Italy1
Marius TrésorBordeaux France1

Notes
  1. France Football reports Giresse with 68 points.
  2. France Football reports Rummenigge with 47 points.

References
  1. Pierrend, José Luis (7 Apr 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1982". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  2. "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
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