1978 Ballon d'Or

1978 Ballon d'Or
1978 Ballon d'Or winner Kevin Keegan
Date27 December 1978
Presented byFrance Football
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The 1978 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 the English forward Kevin Keegan on 27 December 1978.[1] There were 26 voters, from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Scotland, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia.[2]

Rankings

Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1 Kevin Keegan West Germany Hamburger SV  England 87
2 Hans Krankl Spain Barcelona  Austria 81
3 Rob Rensenbrink Belgium Anderlecht  Netherlands 50
4 Roberto Bettega Italy Juventus  Italy 28
5 Paolo Rossi Italy L.R. Vicenza  Italy 23
6 Ronnie Hellström West Germany Kaiserslautern  Sweden 20
Ruud Krol Netherlands Ajax  Netherlands
8 Kenny Dalglish England Liverpool  Scotland 10
Allan Simonsen West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach  Denmark
10 Peter Shilton England Nottingham Forest  England 9
11 Arie Haan Belgium Anderlecht  Netherlands 7
12 René van de Kerkhof Netherlands PSV Eindhoven  Netherlands 6
13 Antonio Cabrini Italy Juventus  Italy 5
Willy van de Kerkhof Netherlands PSV Eindhoven  Netherlands
15 Johan Cruyff Spain Barcelona  Netherlands 4
Graeme Souness England Liverpool  Scotland
Zdeněk Nehoda Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague  Czechoslovakia
18 Marián Masný Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava  Czechoslovakia 3
19 Archie Gemmill England Nottingham Forest  Scotland 2
Marius Trésor France Marseille  France
21 João Alves Portugal Benfica  Portugal 1
Rainer Bonhof Spain Valencia  West Germany
Zbigniew Boniek Poland Widzew Łódź  Poland
Franco Causio Italy Juventus  Italy
Hansi Müller West Germany VfB Stuttgart  West Germany
Johan Neeskens Spain Barcelona  Netherlands
Michel Platini France Nancy  France
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge West Germany Bayern Munich  West Germany
Didier Six France Marseille  France
François Van Der Elst Belgium Anderlecht  Belgium

References

  1. ^ "Palmarès Ballon d'Or - 1978 - Kevin Keegan". France Football. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ^ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1978". RSSSF. 1 May 2005. Retrieved 4 July 2020.