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 and was the first time a player representing an African nation won the award.

Rankings

Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1George WeahFrance Paris Saint-Germain
Italy Milan
 Liberia144
2Jürgen KlinsmannEngland Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Germany Bayern Munich
 Germany108
3Jari LitmanenNetherlands Ajax Finland67
4Alessandro Del PieroItaly Juventus Italy57
5Patrick KluivertNetherlands Ajax Netherlands47
6Gianfranco ZolaItaly Parma Italy41
7Paolo MaldiniItaly Milan Italy36
8Marc OvermarsNetherlands Ajax Netherlands33
9Matthias SammerGermany Borussia Dortmund Germany18
10Michael LaudrupSpain Real Madrid Denmark17
11Marcel DesaillyItaly Milan France16
12Frank RijkaardNetherlands Ajax Netherlands15
Fabrizio RavanelliItaly Juventus Italy15
14Paulo SousaItaly Juventus Portugal14
Hristo StoichkovItaly Parma Bulgaria14
16Dejan SavićevićItaly Milan Yugoslavia12
17Davor ŠukerSpain Sevilla Croatia10
18Fernando HierroSpain Real Madrid Spain9
19Gianluca VialliItaly Juventus Italy8
20Gabriel BatistutaItaly Fiorentina Argentina7
21Franco BaresiItaly Milan Italy6
Finidi GeorgeNetherlands Ajax Nigeria6
23Roberto BaggioItaly Juventus Italy5
Tony YeboahEngland Leeds United Ghana5
Zvonimir BobanItaly Milan Croatia5
26RonaldoNetherlands PSV Eindhoven Brazil4
27Juan EsnáiderSpain Real Zaragoza
Spain Real Madrid
 Argentina3
Iván ZamoranoSpain Real Madrid Chile3
Andreas MöllerGermany Borussia Dortmund Germany3
30Vítor BaíaPortugal Porto Portugal2
BebetoSpain Deportivo La Coruña Brazil2
32Alan ShearerEngland Blackburn Rovers England1
Luís FigoSpain Barcelona Portugal1
Ian WrightEngland 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.

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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