1964 Ballon d'Or

1964 Ballon d'Or
1964 Ballon d'Or winner Denis Law in 2011
Date22 December 1964
LocationParis, France
Presented byFrance Football
Highlights
Won byScotland Denis Law (1st award)
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or

The 1964 Ballon d'Or was the ninth Ballon d'Or awarded. It was given to the best footballer in Europe as chosen by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries. It was won by Manchester United forward Denis Law on 22 December 1964.[1]

Rankings

Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1Denis LawEngland Manchester United Scotland61
2Luis SuárezItaly Internazionale Spain43
3AmancioSpain Real Madrid Spain38
4EusébioPortugal Benfica Portugal31
5Paul Van HimstBelgium Anderlecht Belgium28
6Jimmy GreavesEngland Tottenham Hotspur England19
7Mario CorsoItaly Internazionale Italy17
8Lev YashinSoviet Union Dynamo Moscow Soviet Union15
9Gianni RiveraItaly Milan Italy14
10Valery VoroninSoviet Union Torpedo Moscow Soviet Union11
11Ferenc BeneHungary Újpest Hungary6
Karl-Heinz SchnellingerItaly Mantova
Italy Roma
 West Germany
13Jean NicolayBelgium Standard Liège Belgium5
14Helmut HallerItaly Bologna West Germany4
15José TorresPortugal Benfica Portugal3
16Flórián AlbertHungary Ferencváros Hungary2
José AltafiniItaly Milan Italy
Coen MoulijnNetherlands Feyenoord Netherlands
19Néstor CombinFrance Lyon
Italy Juventus
 France1
Giacinto FacchettiItaly Internazionale Italy
Ole MadsenDenmark HIK Denmark
Sandro MazzolaItaly Internazionale Italy
Bobby MooreEngland West Ham United England
Jef JurionBelgium Anderlecht Belgium
Omar SívoriItaly Juventus Italy
Klaus UrbanczykEast Germany Chemie Halle East Germany

References

  1. ↑ Pierrend, José (22 June 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1964". RSSSF.