Organized by France Football; since 1995 also non-European players who play in Europe are eligible.
The winners chose France Football's Player of the Century in 1999.
1956 Stanley MATTHEWS (Eng) Blackpool (Eng) 1957 Alfredo DI STEFANO (Arg, Spa) Real Madrid (Spa) 1958 Raymond KOPA (Fra) Real Madrid (Spa) 1959 Alfredo DI STEFANO (Arg, Spa) Real Madrid (Spa) 1960 Luis SUAREZ (Spa) Barcelona (Spa) 1961 Omar SIVORI (Arg, Ita) Juventus (Ita) 1962 Josef MASOPUST (Cze) Dukla Praha (Cze) 1963 Lev YASHIN (SU) Dynamo Moskva (SU) 1964 Denis LAW (Sco) Manchester United (Eng) 1965 EUSEBIO (Por) Benfica (Por) 1966 Bobby CHARLTON (Eng) Manchester United (Eng) 1967 Florian ALBERT (Hun) Ferencvaros (Hun) 1968 George BEST (Nil) Manchester United (Eng) 1969 Gianni RIVERA (Ita) Milan (Ita) 1970 Gerd MULLER (Ger) Bayern Munchen (Ger) 1971 Johan CRUIJFF (Net) Ajax (Net) 1972 Franz BECKENBAUER (Ger) Bayern Munchen (Ger) 1973 Johan CRUIJFF (Net) Barcelona (Spa) 1974 Johan CRUIJFF (Net) Barcelona (Spa) 1975 Oleg BLOKHIN (SU) Dynamo Kiev (SU) 1976 Franz BECKENBAUER (Ger) Bayern Munchen (Ger) 1977 Alan SIMONSEN (Den) Borussia M'gladbach (Ger) 1978 Kevin KEEGAN (Eng) Hamburger SV (Ger) 1979 Kevin KEEGAN (Eng) Hamburger SV (Ger) 1980 Karl-Heinz RUMMENIGGE (Ger) Bayern Munchen (Ger) 1981 Karl-Heinz RUMMENIGGE (Ger) Bayern Muchen (Ger) 1982 Paolo ROSSI (Ita) Juventus (Ita) 1983 Michel PLATINI (Fra) Juventus (Ita) 1984 Michel PLATINI (Fra) Juventus (Ita) 1985 Michel PLATINI (Fra) Juventus (Ita) 1986 Igor BELANOV (SU) Dynamo Kiev (SU) 1987 Ruud GULLIT (Net) Milan (Ita) 1988 Marco VAN BASTEN (Net) Milan (Ita) 1989 Marco VAN BASTEN (Net) Milan (Ita) 1990 Lothar MATTHAUS (Ger) Internazionale (Ita) 1991 Jean-Pierre PAPIN (Fra) Olympique Marseille (Fra) 1992 Marco VAN BASTEN (Net) Milan (Ita) 1993 Roberto BAGGIO (Ita) Juventus (Ita) 1994 Hristo STOITCHKOV (Bul) Barcelona (Spa) 1995 George WEAH (Lib) Milan (Ita) 1996 Matthias SAMMER (Ger) Borussia Dortmund (Ger) 1997 RONALDO (Bra) Internazionale (Ita) 1998 Zinedine ZIDANE (Fra) Juventus (Ita) 1999 RIVALDO (Bra) Barcelona (Spa) 2000 Luis FIGO (Por) Real Madrid (Spa) 2001 Michael OWEN (Eng) Liverpool (Eng) 2002 RONALDO (Bra) Real Madrid (Spa)
1956
1. Stanley MATTHEWS (Blackpool) (England) 47
2. Alfredo di Stefano (Real Madrid) (Spain) 44
3. Raymond Kopa (Stade Reims) (France) 33
4. Ferenc Puskas (Honved) (Hungary) 32
5. Lev Yashin (Dynamo Moskva) (Soviet Union) 19
1957
1. Alfredo DI STEFANO (Real Madrid) (Spain) 72
2. Billy Wright (Wolverhampton Wanderers) (England) 19
3. Raymond Kopa (Real Madrid) (France) 16
4. Duncan Edwards (Manchester United) (England) 16
5. Laszlo Kubala (Barcelona) (Spain) 15
1958
1. Raymond KOPA (Real Madrid) (France) 71
2. Helmut Rahn (Rot-Weiss Essen) (West Germany) 40
3. Just Fontaine (Stade Reims) (France) 23
4. Kurt Hamrin (Fiorentina) (Sweden) 15
John Charles (Juventus) (Wales) 15
1959
1. Alfredo DI STEFANO (Real Madrid) (Spain) 80
2. Raymond Kopa (Real Madrid) (France) 42
3. John Charles (Juventus) (Wales) 24
4. Luis Suarez (Barcelona) (Spain) 22
5. Agne Simonsson () (Sweden) 20
1960
1. Luis SUAREZ (Barcelona) (Spain) 54
2. Ferenc Puskas (Real Madrid) (Hungary) 37
3. Uwe Seeler (Hamburger SV) (West Germany) 33
4. Alfredo di Stefano (Real Madrid) (Spain) 32
5. Lev Yashin (Dynamo Moskva) (Soviet Union) 28
1961
1. Omar SIVORI (Juventus) (Italy) 46
2. Luis Suarez (Real Madrid) (Spain) 40
3. Johnny Haynes (Fulham) (England) 22
4. Lev Yashin (Dynamo Moskva) (Soviet Union) 21
5. Ferenc Puskas (Real Madrid) (Spain) 16
1962
1. Josef MASOPUST (Dukla Praha) (Czechoslovakia) 65
2. Eusebio (Benfica) (Portugal) 53
3. Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (1.FC Koln) (West Germany) 19
4. Dragoslav Sekularac (Crvena zvezda Beograd) (Yugoslavia)
5. Joseph Jurion (Anderlecht) (Belgium)
1963
1. Lev YASHIN (Dynamo Moskva) (Soviet Union) 73
2. Gianni Rivera (Milan) (Italy) 56
3. Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur) (England) 51
4. Denis Law (Manchester United) (Scotland) 45
5. Eusebio (Benfica) (Portugal) 19
1964
1. Denis LAW (Manchester United) (Scotland) 61
2. Luis Suarez (Internazionale) (Spain) 43
3. Amancio (Real Madrid) (Spain) 38
4. Eusebio (Benfica) (Portugal) 31
5. Paul Van Himst (Anderlecht) (Belgium) 28
1965
1. EUSEBIO (Benfica) (Portugal) 67
2. Giacinto Facchetti (Internazionale) (Italy) 59
3. Luis Suarez (Internazionale) (Spain) 45
4. Paul Van Himst (Anderlecht) (Belgium)
5. Bobby Charlton (Manchester United) (England)
1966
1. Bobby CHARLTON (Manchester United) (England) 81
2. Eusebio (Benfica) (Portugal) 80
3. Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munchen) (West Germany) 59
4. Bobby Moore (West Ham United) (England) 31
5. Florian Albert (Ferencvaros) (Hungary) 23
1967
1. Florian ALBERT (Ferencvaros) (Hungary) 68
2. Bobby Charlton (Manchester United) (England) 40
3. Jimmy Johnstone (Celtic) (Scotland) 39
4. Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munchen) (West Germany) 37
5. Eusebio (Benfica) (Portugal) 26
1968
1. George BEST (Manchester United) (Northern Ireland) 61
2. Bobby Charlton (Manchester United) (England) 53
3. Dragan Dzajic (Crvena zvezda Beograd) (Yugoslavia) 46
4. Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munchen) (West Germany) 36
5. Giacinto Facchetti (Internazionale) (Italy) 30
1969
1. Gianni RIVERA (Milan) (Italy) 83
2. Luigi Riva (Cagliari) (Italy) 79
3. Gerd Muller (Bayern Munchen) (West Germany) 38
4. Johan Cruijff (Ajax) (Netherlands) 30
Ove Kindvall (Feijenoord) (Sweden) 30
1970
1. Gerd MULLER (Bayern Munchen) (West Germany) 77
2. Bobby Moore (West Ham United) (England) 69
3. Luigi Riva (Cagliari) (Italy) 65
4. Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munchen) (West Germany) 32
5. Wolfgang Overath (1.FC Koln) (West Germany) 29
1971
1. Johan CRUIJFF (Ajax) (Netherlands) 116
2. Sandro Mazzola (Internazionale) (Italy) 57
3. George Best (Manchester United) (Northern Ireland) 56
4. Gunter Netzer (Borussia Menchengladbach) (West Germany) 30
5. Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munchen) (West Germany) 27
1972
1. Franz BECKENBAUER (Bayern Munchen) (West Germany) 81
2. Gerd Muller (Bayern Munchen) (West Germany) 79
3. Gunter Netzer (Borussia Menchengladbach) (West Germany) 79
4. Johan Cruijff (Ajax) (Netherlands) 73
5. Piet Keizer (Ajax) (Netherlands) 13
1973
1. Johan CRUIJFF (Barcelona) (Netherlands) 96
2. Dino Zoff (Juventus) (Italy) 45
3. Gerd Muller (Bayern Munchen) (West Germany) 44
4. Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munchen) (West Germany) 30
5. Billy Bremner (Leeds United) (Scotland) 22
1974
1. Johan CRUIJFF (Barcelona) (Netherlands) 116
2. Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munchen) (West Germany) 105
3. Kazimierz Deyna (Legia Warszawa) (Poland) 35
4. Paul Breitner (Real Madrid) (West Germany) 32
5. Johan Neeskens (Barcelona) (Netherlands) 21
1975
1. Oleg BLOKHIN (Dynamo Kiev) (Soviet Union) 122
2. Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munchen) (West Germany) 42
3. Johan Cruijff (Barcelona) (Netherlands) 27
4. Berti Vogts (Borussia Munchengladbach) (West Germany) 25
5. Sepp Maier (Bayern Munchen) (West Germany) 20
1976
1. Franz BECKENBAUER (Bayern Munchen) (West Germany) 91
2. Robby Rensenbrink (Anderlecht) (Netherlands) 75
3. Ivo Viktor (Dukla Praha) (Czechoslovakia) 52
4. Kevin Keegan (Liverpool) (England) 32
5. Michel Platini (Nancy) (France) 19
1977
1. Alan SIMONSEN (Borussia Menchengladbach) (Denmark) 74
2. Kevin Keegan (Hamburger SV) (England) 71
3. Michel Platini (Nancy) (France) 70
4. Roberto Bettega (Juventus) (Italy) 39
5. Johan Cruijff (Barcelona) (Netherlands) 23
1978
1. Kevin KEEGAN (Hamburger SV) (England) 87
2. Hans Krankl (Barcelona) (Austria) 81
3. Rob Rensenbrink (Anderlecht) (Netherlands) 50
4. Roberto Bettega (Juventus) (Italy) 28
5. Paolo Rossi (Lanerossi Vicenza) (Italy) 23
1979
1. Kevin KEEGAN (Hamburger SV) (England) 118
2. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern Munchen) (West Germany) 52
3. Ruud Krol (Ajax) (Netherlands) 41
4. Manfred Kaltz (Hamburger SV) (West Germany) 27
5. Michel Platini (Saint-Etienne) (France) 23
1980
1. Karl-Heinz RUMMENIGGE (Bayern Munchen) (West Germany) 122
2. Bernd Schuster (Barcelona) (West Germany) 34
3. Michel Platini (Saint-Etienne) (France) 33
4. Wilfried Van Moer (Beveren) (Belgium) 27
5. Jan Ceulemans (Club Brugge) (Belgium) 20
1981
1. Karl-Heinz RUMMENIGGE (Bayern Munchen) (West Germany) 106
2. Paul Breitner (Bayern Munchen) (West Germany) 64
3. Bernd Schuster (Barcelona) (West Germany) 39
4. Michel Platini (Saint-Etienne) (France) 36
5. Oleg Blokhin (Dynamo Kiev) (Soviet Union) 14
1982
1. Paolo ROSSI (Juventus) (Italy) 115
2. Alain Giresse (Girondins Bordeaux) (France) 64
3. Zbigniew Boniek (Juventus) (Poland) 53
4. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern Munchen) (West Germany) 51
5. Bruno Conti (Roma) (Italy) 48
1983
1. Michel PLATINI (Juventus) (France) 110
2. Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool) (Scotland) 26
3. Allan Simonsen (Vejle BK) (Denmark) 25
4. Gordon Strachan (Aberdeen) (Scotland) 24
5. Felix Magath (Hamburger SV) (West Germany) 20
1984
1. Michel PLATINI (Juventus) (France) 128
2. Jean Tigana (Girondins Bordeaux) (France) 57
3. Preben Elkjaer-Larsen (Hellas Verona) (Denmark) 48
4. Ian Rush (Liverpool) (Wales) 44
5. Chalana (Girondins Bordeaux) (Portugal) 18
1985
1. Michel PLATINI (Juventus) (France) 127
2. Preben Elkjaer-Larsen (Hellas Verona) (Denmark) 71
3. Bernd Schuster (Barcelona) (West Germany) 46
4. Michael Laudrup (Juventus) (Denmark) 14
5. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern Munchen) (West Germany) 13
1986
1. Igor BELANOV (Dynamo Kiev) (Soviet Union) 84
2. Gary Lineker (Barcelona) (England) 62
3. Emilio Butragueno (Real Madrid) (Spain) 59
4. Manuel Amoros (Monaco) (France) 22
Preben Elkjaer-Larsen (Hellas Verona) (Denmark) 22
1987
1. Ruud GULLIT (Milan) (Netherlands) 106
2. Paulo Futre (Atletico Madrid) (Portugal) 91
3. Emilio Butragueno (Real Madrid) (Spain) 61
4. Gonzales Michel (Real Madrid) (Spain) 29
5. Gary Lineker (Barcelona) (England) 13
1988
1. Marco VAN BASTEN (Milan) (Netherlands) 129
2. Ruud Gullit (Milan) (Netherlands) 88
3. Frank Rijkaard (Milan) (Netherlands) 45
4. Alexei Mikhailichenko (Dynamo Kiev) (Soviet Union) 41
5. Ronald Koeman (PSV) (Netherlands) 39
1989
1. Marco VAN BASTEN (Milan) (Netherlands) 119
2. Franco Baresi (Milan) (Italy) 80
3. Frank Rijkaard (Milan) (Netherlands) 43
4. Lothar Matthaus (Internazionale) (West Germany) 24
5. Peter Shilton (Derby County) (England) 22
1990
1. Lothar MATTHAUS (Internazionale) (West Germany) 137
2. Salvatore Schillaci (Juventus) (Italy) 84
3. Andreas Brehme (Internazionale) (West Germany) 68
4. Paul Gascoigne (Tottenham Hotspur) (England) 43
5. Franco Baresi (Milan) (Italy) 37
1991
1. Jean-Pierre PAPIN (Olympique Marseille) (France) 141
2. Lothar Matthaus (Internazionale) (Germany) 42
Darko Pancev (Crvena zvezda Beograd) (Yugoslavia) 42
Dejan Savicevic (Crvena zvezda Beograd) (Yugoslavia) 42
5. Robert Prosinecki (Real Madrid) (Yugoslavia) 34
1992
1. Marco VAN BASTEN (Milan) (Netherlands) 98
2. Hristo Stoitchkov (Barcelona) (Bulgaria) 80
3. Dennis Bergkamp (Ajax) (Netherlands) 53
4. Thomas Hassler (Roma) (Germany) 42
5. Peter Schmeichel (Manchester United) (Denmark) 41
1993
1. Roberto BAGGIO (Juventus) (Italy) 142
2. Dennis Bergkamp (Internazionale) (Netherlands) 83
3. Eric Cantona (Manchester United) (France) 34
4. Alen Boksic (Lazio) (Croatia) 29
5. Michael Laudrup (Barcelona) (Denmark) 27
1994
1. Hristo STOITCHKOV (Barcelona) (Bulgaria) 210
2. Roberto Baggio (Juventus) (Italy) 136
3. Paolo Maldini (Milan) (Italy) 109
4. Tomas Brolin (Parma) (Sweden) 68
Gheorghe Hagi (Barcelona) (Romania) 68
1995
1. George WEAH (Milan) (Liberia) 144
2. Jurgen Klinsmann (Bayern Munchen) (Germany) 108
3. Jari Litmanen (Ajax) (Finland) 67
4. Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) (Italy) 57
5. Patrick Kluivert (Ajax) (Netherlands) 47
1996
1. Matthias SAMMER (Borussia Dortmund) (Germany) 144
2. Ronaldo (Barcelona) (Brazil) 141
3. Alan Shearer (Newcastle United) (England) 109
4. Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) (Italy) 65
5. Jurgen Klinsmann (Bayern Munchen) (Germany) 60
1997
1. RONALDO (Internazionale) (Brazil) 222
2. Predrag Mijatovic (Real Madrid) (Yugoslavia) 72
3. Zinedine Zidane (Juventus) (France) 63
4. Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal) (Netherlands) 53
5. Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid) (Brazil) 47
1998
1. Zinedine ZIDANE (Juventus) (France) 244
2. Davor Suker (Real Madrid) (Croatia) 68
3. Ronaldo (Internazionale) (Brazil) 66
4. Michael Owen (Liverpool) (England) 51
5. Rivaldo (Barcelona) (Brazil) 45
1999
1. RIVALDO (Barcelona) (Brazil) 219
2. David Beckham (Manchester United) (England) 154
3. Andriy Shevchenko (Milan) (Ukraine) 64
4. Gabriel Batistuta (Fiorentina) (Argentina) 48
5. Luis Figo (Barcelona) (Portugal) 38
2000
1. Luis FIGO (Real Madrid) (Portugal) 197
2. Zinedine Zidane (Juventus) (France) 181
3. Andriy Shevchenko (Milan) (Ukraine) 85
4. Thierry Henry (Arsenal) (France) 51
5. Alessandro Nesta (Lazio) (Italy) 39
Rivaldo (Barcelona) (Brazil) 39
2001
1. Michael OWEN (Liverpool) (England) 176
2. Raul (Real Madrid) (Spain) 140
3. Oliver Kahn (Bayern München) (Germany) 114
4. David Beckham (Manchester United) (England) 102
5. Francesco Totti (Roma) (Italy) 57
2002
1. RONALDO (Real Madrid) (Brazil) 171
2. Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid) (Brazil) 145
3. Oliver Kahn (Bayern München) (Germany) 114
4. Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid) (France) 78
5. Michael Ballack (Bayern München) (Germany) 67
Most wins by player:
1. Marco van Basten 3
Johan Cruijff 3
Michel Platini 3
4. Franz Beckenbauer 2
Kevin Keegan 2
Ronaldo 2
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 2
Alfredo di Stefano 2
Most consecutive wins by player:
1. Michel Platini 3
2. Marco van Basten 2
Johan Cruijff 2
Kevin Keegan 2
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 2
Most placings in top-3 by player:
1. Franz Beckenbauer 5
Michel Platini 5
3. Johan Cruijff 4
Raymond Kopa 4
Gerd Muller 4
Ronaldo 4
Luis Suarez 4
8. Marco van Basten 3
Bobby Charlton 3
Eusebio 3
Kevin Keegan 3
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 3
Bernd Schuster 3
Alfredo di Stefano 3
Zinedine Zidane 3
Most consecutive placings in top-3 by player:
1. Raymond Kopa 4
2. Franz Beckenbauer 3
Bobby Charlton 3
Johan Cruijff 3
Kevin Keegan 3
Michel Platini 3
Ronaldo 3
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 3
Most placings in top-5 by player:
1. Franz Beckenbauer 10
2. Michel Platini 8
3. Johan Cruijff 7
4. Eusebio 6
5. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 5
Luis Suarez 5
7. Bobby Charlton 4
Kevin Keegan 4
Raymond Kopa 4
Gerd Muller 4
Alfredo di Stefano 4
Lev Yashin 4
Most placings in top-10 by player:
1. Franz Beckenbauer 11
2. Johan Cruijff 9
3. Michel Platini 8
4. Eusebio 7
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 7
6. Bobby Charlton 6
Jurgen Klinsmann 6
Gerd Muller 6
Gianni Rivera 6
Luis Suarez 6
Lev Yashin 6
12. Marco van Basten 5
John Charles 5
Raymond Kopa 5
Alfredo di Stefano 5
16. Franco Baresi 4
Dennis Bergkamp 4
George Best 4
Kevin Keegan 4
Michael Laudrup 4
Bobby Moore 4
Ferenc Puskas 4
Bryan Robson 4
Frank Rijkaard 4
Bernd Schuster 4
Most consecutive placings in top-10 by player:
1. Franz Beckenbauer 11
2. Johan Cruijff 9
3. Eusebio 7
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 7
5. Raymond Kopa 5
Gerd Muller 5
7. Bobby Charlton 4
Kevin Keegan 4
Based on France Football's "Ballon d'Or" rankings: the best placed goalkeeper on that
list becomes the European Goalkeeper of the Year.
Note: "POS." refers to the position that the player had on the "Ballon d'Or" ranking.
YEAR GOALKEEPER POS. COUNTRY CLUB
1956 Lev YASHIN (5) Soviet Union Dynamo Moskva (USSR)
1957
1958 Harry GREGG (8) Northern Ireland Manchester United (Eng)
1959
1960 Lev YASHIN (5) Soviet Union Dynamo Moskva (USSR)
1961 Lev YASHIN (4) Soviet Union Dynamo Moskva (USSR)
1962
1963 Lev YASHIN (1) Soviet Union Dynamo Moskva (USSR)
1964 Lev YASHIN (8) Soviet Union Dynamo Moskva (USSR)
1965
1966 Lev YASHIN (7) Soviet Union Dynamo Moskva (USSR)
1967
1968
1969
1970 Gordon BANKS (8) England Stoke City (Eng)
1971
1972 Gordon BANKS (7) England Stoke City (Eng)
1973 Dino ZOFF (2) Italy Juventus (Ita)
1974
1975 Sepp MAIER (5) West Germany Bayern München (FRG)
1976 Ivo VIKTOR (3) Czechoslovakia Dukla Praha (Cze)
1977
1978 Ronnie HELLSTROM (6) Sweden FC Kaiserslautern (FRG)
1979 Ronnie HELLSTROM (27) Sweden FC Kaiserslautern (FRG)
1980
1981 Dino ZOFF (6) Italy Juventus (Ita)
1982 Rinat DASSAEV (6) Soviet Union Spartak Moskva (USSR)
1983 Rinat DASSAEV (6) Soviet Union Spartak Moskva (USSR)
Jean-Marie PFAFF (6) Belgium Bayern Munchen (FRG)
1984 Harald SCHUMACHER (7) West Germany FC Koln (FRG)
1985 Rinat DASSAEV (9) Soviet Union Spartak Moskva (USSR)
1986 Helmut DUCADAM (8) Romania Steaua Bucuresti (Rom)
1987 Jean-Marie PFAFF (17) Belgium Bayern Munchen (FRG)
1988 Rinat DASSAEV (13) Soviet Union Spartak Moskva (USSR)
1989 Peter SHILTON (5) England Derby County (Eng)
1990 Walter ZENGA (12) Italy Inter Milan (Ita)
1991 Bruno MARTINI (13) France AJ Auxerre (Fra)
1992 Peter SCHMEICHEL (5) Denmark Manchester United (Eng)
1993 Peter SCHMEICHEL (12) Denmark Manchester United (Eng)
1994 Thomas RAVELLI (7) Sweden IFK Göteborg (Swe)
1995 VITOR Manuel Martins BAÍA (30) Portugal FC Porto (Por)
1996 Andreas KOEPKE (13) Germany Olympique Marseille (Fra)
1997 Peter SCHMEICHEL (8) Denmark Manchester United (Eng)
1998 Fabien BARTHEZ (14) France AS Monaco (Fra)
1999 Peter SCHMEICHEL (17) Denmark Manchester United (Eng)
2000 Fabien BARTHEZ (12) France Manchester United (Eng)
2001 Oliver KAHN (3) Germany Bayern Munchen (Ger)
2002 Oliver KAHN (3) Germany Bayern Munchen (Ger)