1997 Ballon d'Or

The 1997 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 Ronaldo on 23 December 1997.[1]

1997 Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo

Rankings

Rank Name Club Nationality Points
1Ronaldo Barcelona
Internazionale
 Brazil222
2Predrag Mijatović Real Madrid FR Yugoslavia68
3Zinedine Zidane Juventus France63
4Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal Netherlands53
5Roberto Carlos Real Madrid Brazil47
6Andreas Möller Borussia Dortmund Germany40
7Raúl Real Madrid Spain35
8Peter Schmeichel Manchester United Denmark19
9Jürgen Kohler Borussia Dortmund Germany17
10Matthias Sammer Borussia Dortmund Germany16
Christian Vieri Atlético Madrid Italy16
12Youri Djorkaeff Internazionale France15
13Luis Enrique Barcelona Spain14
14Luís Figo Barcelona Portugal12
15Gianfranco Zola Chelsea Italy11
Krasimir Balakov VfB Stuttgart Bulgaria11
17Didier Deschamps Juventus France10
Clarence Seedorf Real Madrid Netherlands10
19Alessandro Del Piero Juventus Italy9
Alan Shearer Newcastle United England9
David Beckham Manchester United England9
22Fernando Hierro Real Madrid Spain8
23Gabriel Batistuta Fiorentina Argentina7
24Olaf Thon Schalke 04 Germany6
25Juninho Atlético Madrid Brazil5
Paulo Sousa Borussia Dortmund Portugal5
Lillian Thuram Parma France5
28Ryan Giggs Manchester United Wales4
29Oliver Bierhoff Udinese Germany3
Angelo Peruzzi Juventus Italy3
Raí Paris Saint-Germain Brazil3
32Victor Ikpeba Monaco Nigeria2
33Laurent Blanc Marseille France1
Ciro Ferrara Juventus Italy1
Rivaldo Barcelona Brazil1
Bent Skammelsrud Rosenborg Norway1

Additionally, fourteen players were nominated but received no votes: Sonny Anderson, Enrico Chiesa, Hernán Crespo, Iván de la Peña, Robbie Fowler, Thomas Hässler, Thomas Helmer, Filippo Inzaghi, Gianluca Pagliuca, Robert Pires, Karl-Heinz Riedle, Sergi, Davor Šuker and Ian Wright.

References

  1. Pierrend, José Luis (26 March 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1997". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 March 2005. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
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