1966 Ballon d'Or

1966 Ballon d'Or
1966 Ballon d'Or winner Bobby Charlton
Date27 December 1966
LocationParis, France
Presented byFrance Football
Highlights
Won byEngland Bobby Charlton (1st award)
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or

The 1966 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 Bobby Charlton on 27 December 1966.[1] He finished a single point ahead of Eusébio.

Rankings

Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1 Bobby Charlton England Manchester United England 81
2 Eusébio Portugal Benfica Portugal 80
3 Franz Beckenbauer West Germany Bayern Munich West Germany 59
4 Bobby Moore England West Ham United England 31
5 Flórián Albert Hungary Ferencváros Hungary 23
6 Ferenc Bene Hungary Újpest Hungary 8
7 Lev Yashin Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow Soviet Union 6
8 Alan Ball England Blackpool
England Everton		 England 6
9 János Farkas Hungary Vasas Hungary 6
10 José Torres Portugal Benfica Portugal 5
11 Mario Corso Italy Internazionale Italy 4
Valery Voronin Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow Soviet Union
13 Mário Coluna Portugal Benfica Portugal 3
14 Georgi Asparuhov Bulgaria Levski Sofia Bulgaria 2
Gordon Banks England Leicester City England
Geoff Hurst England West Ham United England
Sandro Mazzola Italy Internazionale Italy
18 Igor Chislenko Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow Soviet Union 1
Tony Dunne England Manchester United Republic of Ireland
Helmut Haller Italy Bologna West Germany
Denis Law England Manchester United Scotland
Willi Schulz Germany Hamburger SV West Germany
Paul Van Himst Belgium Anderlecht Belgium

Source: France Football

References

  1. ^ Pierrend, José Luis (22 June 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1966". RSSSF.
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