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, Ballon d'Or 1961
Rankings
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
.svg.png){kind=small}
Notes
- Despite being born in Argentina, Omar Sívori acquired Italian citizenship in 1961, and went on to play for the Italian national football team.[2]
- Despite being born in Argentina, Alfredo Di Stefano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956, and went on to play for the Spanish national football team.[3]
gollark: I'm kind of amazed that this system actually generally works, to be honest.
gollark: Now to waste another 3 or so diamonds on moar tracks.
gollark: Maybe I can "fix" it by adding an extra `sleep` at the end or something.
gollark: My code waits `((length / 6000) / speed) - 2` seconds, then inefficiently checks the position of the tape every 0.05 seconds to see if it's hit the end.
gollark: I found that it reads 6000 bytes a second.
References
- Pierrend, José Luis (1 February 2006). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1961". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- "Juve legend Sívori dies". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 February 2005. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- "Europe dazzled by Di Stéfano". UEFA. 22 November 2004. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.