1963 Ballon d'Or
The 1963 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 Lev Yashin on 17 December 1963.[1] He was the first, and as of 2024, the only goalkeeper to win this award. He also became the first Soviet and Russian national to win the award.[2][3]
| 1963 Ballon d'Or | |
|---|---|
 1963 Ballon d'Or winner Lev Yashin in 1965 | |
| Date | 17 December 1963 |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Presented by | France Football |
| Highlights | |
| Won by |  Lev Yashin (1st award) |
| Website | francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or |
Rankings
| Rank | Name | Club(s) | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lev Yashin | Dynamo Moscow | Soviet Union | 73 |
| 2 | Gianni Rivera |  Milan | Italy | 55 |
| 3 | Jimmy Greaves |  Tottenham Hotspur | England | 50 |
| 4 | Denis Law | Manchester United |  Scotland | 45 |
| 5 | Eusébio |  Benfica | Portugal | 19 |
| 6 | Karl-Heinz Schnellinger |  1. FC Köln Mantova | West Germany | 16 |
| 7 | Uwe Seeler | Hamburger SV | West Germany | 9 |
| 8 | Bobby Charlton | Manchester United | England | 5 |
| Luis Suárez | Inter Milan | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | ||
| Giovanni Trapattoni | Milan | Italy | ||
| 11 | José Altafini | Milan |  Brazil | 4 |
| Paul Van Himst | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Anderlecht | Belgium | ||
| 13 | Flórián Albert |  Ferencváros | Hungary | 3 |
| Harry Bild |  IFK Norrköping | Sweden | ||
| Josef Masopust |  Dukla Prague | Czechoslovakia | ||
| Omar Sívori | Juventus |  Argentina | ||
| 17 | Robert Herbin |  Saint-Étienne | France | 2 |
| Jef Jurion | Anderlecht | Belgium | ||
| Cesare Maldini | Milan | Italy | ||
| Károly Sándor | MTK Budapest | Hungary | ||
| 21 | Mário Coluna | Benfica | Portugal | 1 |
| Ake Johansson | IFK Norrköping | Sweden | ||
| Manfred Kaiser |  Wismut Aue | East Germany | ||
| Metin Oktay |  Galatasaray | Turkey | ||
| Svatopluk Pluskal | Dukla Prague | Czechoslovakia |
References
- Pierrend, José (1 February 2006). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1963". RSSSF.
- Reno, Bill (May 12, 2015) Why a Goalkeeper Will Never Win Another Ballon d'Or. Paster Magazine.
- European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1963. rsssf.org
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