1991 Ballon d'Or

The 1991 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 Jean-Pierre Papin and published December 24, 1991.[1]

1991 Ballon d'Or winner Jean-Pierre Papin

Papin was the third French national to win the award after Raymond Kopa (1958) and Michel Platini (1983, 1984 and 1985). He was also the first player from the French League to win the trophy.[2]

Rankings
Rank Player Nationality Club Points
1 Jean-Pierre Papin  France Marseille 141
2 Lothar Matthäus  Germany Internazionale 42
Darko Pančev  Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 42
Dejan Savićević  Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 42
5 Robert Prosinečki  Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
Real Madrid		 34
6 Gary Lineker  England Tottenham Hotspur 33
7 Gianluca Vialli  Italy Sampdoria 18
8 Miodrag Belodedici  Romania Red Star Belgrade 15
9 Mark Hughes  Wales Manchester United 12
10 Chris Waddle  England Marseille 11
11 Michael Laudrup  Denmark Barcelona 7
12 Rudi Völler  Germany Roma 5
13 Txiki Begiristain  Spain Barcelona 3
Stéphane Chapuisat   Switzerland Borussia Dortmund 3
Bruno Martini  France Auxerre 3
Paul McGrath  Republic of Ireland Aston Villa 3
Dean Saunders  Wales Derby County
Liverpool		 3
Hristo Stoichkov  Bulgaria Barcelona 3
19 Roberto Mancini  Italy Sampdoria 2
Marco van Basten  Netherlands Milan 2
21 Guido Buchwald  Germany VfB Stuttgart 1
Thomas Doll  Germany Lazio 1
Stefan Effenberg  Germany Bayern Munich 1
Ruud Gullit  Netherlands Milan 1
Gheorghe Hagi  Romania Real Madrid 1
Alexei Mikhailichenko  Soviet Union Rangers 1
Gary Pallister  England Manchester United 1
Dimitris Saravakos  Greece Panathinaikos 1
Gianluca Pagliuca  Italy Sampdoria 1
Guy Hellers  Luxembourg Standard Liège 1
Laurent Blanc  France Napoli 1
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References
  1. Pierrend, José Luis (18 December 2008). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1991". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  2. "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
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