1961 Ballon d'Or

The 1961 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 Omar Sívori on 12 December 1961.[1]

Omar Sívori, winner in 1961

Rankings
Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1Omar SívoriJuventus Italy[lower-alpha 1]46
2Luis SuárezBarcelona
Internazionale		 Spain40
3Johnny HaynesFulham England22
4Lev YashinDynamo Moscow Soviet Union21
5Ferenc PuskásReal Madrid Hungary16
6Alfredo Di StéfanoReal Madrid Spain[lower-alpha 2]13
Uwe SeelerHamburger SV West Germany13
8John CharlesJuventus Wales10
9Francisco GentoReal Madrid Spain8
10José ÁguasBenfica Portugal5
Bobby CharltonManchester United England
Gyula GrosicsTatabánya Hungary
Gerhard HanappiRapid Wien Austria
Josef MasopustDukla Prague Czechoslovakia
José SantamaríaReal Madrid Spain
Dragoslav ŠekularacRed Star Belgrade Yugoslavia
17Danny BlanchflowerTottenham Hotspur Northern Ireland4
GermanoBenfica Portugal
Kurt HamrinFiorentina Sweden
Mikheil MeskhiDinamo Tbilisi Soviet Union
Viktor PonedelnikSKA Rostov-on-Don Soviet Union
Horst SzymaniakKarlsruher SC
Catania		 West Germany
23José AugustoBenfica Portugal3
Denis LawManchester City
Torino		 Scotland
Slava MetreveliTorpedo Moscow Soviet Union
Max Morlock1. FC Nürnberg West Germany
Horst NemecAustria Wien Austria
28Pierre BernardSedan
Nîmes		 France2
Gert DörfelHamburger SV West Germany
Norbert EschmannStade Français Switzerland
Jimmy GreavesChelsea
Milan
Tottenham Hotspur		 England
Lucien MullerReims France
Costa PereiraBenfica Portugal
Lajos TichyBudapest Honvéd Hungary
35Charles AntenenLa Chaux-de-Fonds Switzerland1
Mário ColunaBenfica Portugal
EusébioBenfica Portugal
Gernot FraydlAustria Wien Austria
Karl KollerFirst Vienna Austria
Rudolf KučeraDukla Prague Czechoslovakia
Dumitru MacriRapid București Romania
Jimmy McIlroyBurnley Northern Ireland
Karl StotzAustria Wien Austria

Notes
  1. Despite being born in Argentina, Omar Sívori acquired Italian citizenship in 1961, and went on to play for the Italy national team.[2]
  2. Despite being born in Argentina, Alfredo Di Stéfano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956, and would play for the Spain national team.[3]

References
  1. Pierrend, José Luis (1 February 2006). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1961". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  2. "Juve legend Sívori dies". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 February 2005. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  3. "Europe dazzled by Di Stéfano". UEFA. 22 November 2004. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
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