1960 Ballon d'Or

1960 Ballon d'Or
1960 Ballon d'Or winner Luis Suárez
Date13 December 1960
LocationParis, France
Presented byFrance Football
Highlights
Won by Luis Suárez (1st award)
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or

The 1960 Ballon d'Or was the fifth Ballon d'Or awarded. It was won by Barcelona midfielder Luis Suárez.[1]

Rankings

Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1 Luis Suárez Barcelona  Spain 54
2 Ferenc Puskás Real Madrid  Hungary 37
3 Uwe Seeler Hamburger SV  West Germany 33
4 Alfredo Di Stéfano Real Madrid  Spain[a] 32
5 Lev Yashin Dynamo Moscow  Soviet Union 28
6 Raymond Kopa Reims  France 14
7 John Charles Juventus  Wales 11
Bobby Charlton Manchester United  England
9 Omar Sívori Juventus  Italy 9
Horst Szymaniak Karlsruher SC  West Germany
11 Paco Gento Real Madrid  Spain 8
12 Bora Kostić Red Star Belgrade  Yugoslavia 7
13 Joseph Ujlaki RC Paris  France 5
14 Kurt Hamrin Fiorentina  Sweden 4
Bobby Smith Tottenham Hotspur  England
16 Luis del Sol Real Betis
Real Madrid
 Spain 3
Jimmy Greaves Chelsea  England
Ivan Kolev CDNA Sofia  Bulgaria
19 János Göröcs Újpest  Hungary 2
Károly Sándor MTK Budapest  Hungary
Dragoslav Šekularac Red Star Belgrade  Yugoslavia
Agne Simonsson Örgryte IS
Real Madrid
 Sweden
23 Antonio Angelillo Internazionale  Italy 1
Gerhard Hanappi Rapid Wien  Austria
Erich Hof Wiener SC  Austria
Blagoje Vidinić Radnički Belgrade  Yugoslavia

Notes

  1. Despite being born in Argentina, Alfredo Di Stéfano gained Spanish citizenship in 1956, and would play for Spain's national team.[2]

References

  1. Pierrend, José Luis (28 May 2009). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1960". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  2. "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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