1994 Ballon d'Or

The 1994 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 Hristo Stoichkov on 20 December 1994.[1]

1994 Ballon d'Or winner Hristo Stoichkov

Stoichkov was the first Bulgarian national to win the award. He was the third Barcelona player to win the trophy after Luis Suárez (1960), and Johan Cruyff (1973, 1974).[2]

Rankings
Rank Player Nationality Club Points
1 Hristo Stoichkov  Bulgaria Barcelona 210
2 Roberto Baggio  Italy Juventus 136
3 Paolo Maldini  Italy Milan 109
4 Gheorghe Hagi  Romania Barcelona 68
Tomas Brolin  Sweden Parma 68
6 Jürgen Klinsmann  Germany Tottenham Hotspur 43
7 Thomas Ravelli  Sweden IFK Göteborg 21
8 Jari Litmanen  Finland Ajax 12
9 Marcel Desailly  France Milan 8
Dejan Savićević  FR Yugoslavia Milan 8
11 Franco Baresi  Italy Milan 7
Michel Preud'homme  Belgium Benfica 7
13 Michael Laudrup  Denmark Real Madrid 4
Yordan Letchkov  Bulgaria Hamburger SV 4
Eric Cantona  France Manchester United 4
16 Krassimir Balakov[notes 1]  Bulgaria Sporting CP 3
José Luis Caminero  Spain Atlético Madrid 3
Jean-Pierre Papin  France Bayern Munich 3
Giuseppe Signori  Italy Lazio 3
Lothar Matthäus  Germany Bayern Munich 3
21 Philippe Albert  Belgium Newcastle United 2
Otto Konrad  Austria Austria Salzburg 2
Ciriaco Sforza   Switzerland Kaiserslautern 2
24 Kennet Andersson  Sweden Caen 1
Zvonimir Boban  Croatia Milan 1
Martin Dahlin  Sweden Borussia Mönchengladbach 1
Pep Guardiola  Spain Barcelona 1
Andreas Möller  Germany Borussia Dortmund 1

Notes
  1. France Football reports Balakov with 4 points.

References
  1. Pierrend, José Luis (7 April 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1994". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 23 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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