Ballon d'Or 1974

The 1974 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 the Dutch striker Johan Cruyff on 31 December 1974.[1] There were 26 voters, from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia.[2]

Cruyff became the first footballer who won the trophy three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974. French playmaker Michel Platini and Dutch compatriot Marco van Basten also won the Ballon d'Or three times after him.[3]

Rankings

Rank Name Club Nationality Points
1 Johan Cruyff Spain Barcelona  Netherlands 116
2 Franz Beckenbauer West Germany Bayern Munich  West Germany 105
3 Kazimierz Deyna Poland Legia Warsaw  Poland 35
4 Paul Breitner West Germany Bayern Munich  West Germany 32
5 Johan Neeskens Spain Barcelona  Netherlands 21
6 Grzegorz Lato Poland Stal Mielec  Poland 16
7 Gerd Müller West Germany Bayern Munich  West Germany 14
8 Robert Gadocha Poland Legia Warsaw  Poland 11
9 Billy Bremner England Leeds United  Scotland 9
10 Ralf Edström Netherlands PSV Eindhoven  Sweden 4
Jürgen Sparwasser East Germany Magdeburg  East Germany
Berti Vogts West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach  West Germany
13 Ronnie Hellström West Germany Kaiserslautern  Sweden 3
Jan Tomaszewski Poland ŁKS Łódź  Poland
15 José Altafini Italy Juventus  Italy 2
Hristo Bonev Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv  Bulgaria
Jerzy Gorgoń Poland Górnik Zabrze  Poland
Sepp Maier West Germany Bayern Munich  West Germany
19 Oleg Blokhin Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv  Soviet Union 1
Rainer Bonhof West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach  West Germany
Jean-Marc Guillou France Angers  France
Uli Hoeneß West Germany Bayern Munich  West Germany
Branko Oblak Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Split  Yugoslavia

References

  1. "Palmarès Ballon d'Or - 1974 - Johan Cruyff". France Football. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1974". RSSSF. 1 May 2005. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  3. "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 21 January 2011. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.

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