1995 Ballon d'Or

The 1995 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 George Weah on 24 December 1995.[1] It was the first edition of this award where players born outside Europe were allowed to receive votes.

Rankings

Rank Name Club Nationality Points
1George Weah PSG
Milan
 Liberia144
2Jürgen Klinsmann Bayern Munich Germany108
3Jari Litmanen Ajax Finland67
4Alessandro Del Piero Juventus Italy57
5Patrick Kluivert Ajax Netherlands47
6Gianfranco Zola Parma Italy41
7Paolo Maldini Milan Italy36
8Marc Overmars Ajax Netherlands33
9Matthias Sammer Borussia Dortmund Germany18
10Michael Laudrup Real Madrid Denmark17
11Marcel Desailly Milan France16
12Frank Rijkaard Ajax Netherlands15
Fabrizio Ravanelli Juventus Italy15
14Paulo Sousa Juventus Portugal14
Hristo Stoichkov Parma Bulgaria14
16Dejan Savićević Milan Yugoslavia12
17Davor Šuker Sevilla Croatia10
18Fernando Hierro Real Madrid Spain9
19Gianluca Vialli Juventus Italy8
20Gabriel Batistuta Fiorentina Argentina7
21Franco Baresi Milan Italy6
Finidi George Ajax Nigeria6
23Roberto Baggio Juventus Italy5
Anthony Yeboah Leeds United Ghana5
Zvonimir Boban Milan Croatia5
26Ronaldo PSV Brazil4
27Juan Esnáider Real Madrid Argentina3
Iván Zamorano Real Madrid Chile3
Andreas Möller Borussia Dortmund Germany3
30Vítor Baía Porto Portugal2
Bebeto Deportivo La Coruña Brazil2
32Alan Shearer Blackburn Rovers England1
Luís Figo Barcelona Portugal1
Ian Wright Arsenal England1

Additionally, 16 players were nominated but received no votes: Daniel Amokachi, Dino Baggio, Abel Balbo, Mario Basler, Júlio César, Didier Deschamps, Donato Gama, Stefan Effenberg, Vincent Guérin, Christian Karembeu, Bernard Lama, Japhet N'Doram, Jay-Jay Okocha, Fernando Redondo, Peter Schmeichel and Clarence Seedorf.

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References

  1. Pierrend, José Luis (26 March 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1995". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
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