1991 Ballon d'Or

The 1991 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 Jean-Pierre Papin and published December 24, 1991.^[1]

Papin was the third French national to win the award after Raymond Kopa (1958) and Michel Platini (1983, 1984 and 1985). He was also the first player from the French League to win the trophy.^[2]

Rankings

Rank	Player	Nationality	Club	Points
1	Jean-Pierre Papin	France	Marseille	141
2	Lothar Matthäus	Germany	Internazionale	42
	Darko Pančev	Yugoslavia	Red Star Belgrade	42
	Dejan Savićević	Yugoslavia	Red Star Belgrade	42
5	Robert Prosinečki	Yugoslavia	Red Star Belgrade Real Madrid	34
6	Gary Lineker	England	Tottenham Hotspur	33
7	Gianluca Vialli	Italy	Sampdoria	18
8	Miodrag Belodedici	Romania	Red Star Belgrade	15
9	Mark Hughes	Wales	Manchester United	12
10	Chris Waddle	England	Marseille	11
11	Michael Laudrup	Denmark	Barcelona	7
12	Rudi Völler	Germany	Roma	5
13	Txiki Begiristain	Spain	Barcelona	3
	Stéphane Chapuisat	Switzerland	Borussia Dortmund	3
	Bruno Martini	France	Auxerre	3
	Paul McGrath	Republic of Ireland	Aston Villa	3
	Dean Saunders	Wales	Derby County Liverpool	3
	Hristo Stoichkov	Bulgaria	Barcelona	3
19	Roberto Mancini	Italy	Sampdoria	2
19	Marco van Basten	Netherlands	Milan	2
21	Guido Buchwald	Germany	VfB Stuttgart	1
	Thomas Doll	Germany	Lazio	1
	Stefan Effenberg	Germany	Bayern Munich	1
	Ruud Gullit	Netherlands	Milan	1
	Gheorghe Hagi	Romania	Real Madrid	1
	Alexei Mikhailichenko	Soviet Union	Rangers	1
	Gary Pallister	England	Manchester United	1
	Dimitris Saravakos	Greece	Panathinaikos	1
	Gianluca Pagliuca	Italy	Sampdoria	1
	Guy Hellers	Luxembourg	Standard Liège	1
	Laurent Blanc	France	Napoli	1

References

^ Pierrend, José Luis (18 December 2008). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1991". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
^ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2008.

External links

France Football Official Ballon d'Or page

[1] Pierrend, José Luis (18 December 2008). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1991". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2008.

[2] "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2008.

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