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{{Short description|Annual association football award event in France}}
[[File:Juventus FC - Omar Sívori - Ballon d'Or 1961.jpg|thumb|Omar Sívori, Ballon d'Or 1961]]
{{Infobox award
| name = 1961 Ballon d'Or
| image = 1950s–60s Juventus FC - Omar Sívori.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = 1961 Ballon d'Or winner [[Omar Sívori]]
| date = 12 December 1961
| location =[[Paris]], [[France]]
| presenter = ''[[France Football]]''
| host =
| website = {{URL|https://www.francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or/|2=francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or}}
| award1_type = Won by
| award1_winner ={{flagicon|ITA}} [[Omar Sívori]] (1st award)
| award2_type =
| award2_winner =
| award3_type =
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| award4_type =
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| previous = [[1960 Ballon d'Or|1960]]
| main = [[Ballon d'Or]]
| next = [[1962 Ballon d'Or|1962]]
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The '''1961 [[Ballon d'Or]]''', given to the best [[Association football|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.<ref>{{Cite web
The '''1961 Ballon d'Or''', given to the best [[Association football|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.<ref>{{Cite web
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| title = European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1961
| title = European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1961
| first = José Luis
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| 1 || [[Omar Sívori]] || {{fbaicon|Italy}} [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] || {{flag|Italy}}{{#tag:ref|Despite being born in Argentina, [[Omar Sívori]] acquired Italian citizenship in 1961, and went on to play for the [[Italy national football team|Italy national team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/organisation/history/obituaries/newsid=281090.html |title=Juve legend Sívori dies |work=uefa.com |publisher=[[UEFA|Union of European Football Associations]] |date=18 February 2005 |accessdate=26 August 2012}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}} || 46
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| 2 || [[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]] || {{fbaicon|Spain|1945}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]<br>{{fbaicon|Italy}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]] || {{flag|Spain|1945}} || 40
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| 1 || [[Omar Sívori]]{{#tag:ref|Despite being born in Argentina, [[Omar Sívori]] acquired Italian citizenship in 1961, and went on to play for the [[Italian national football team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/organisation/history/obituaries/newsid=281090.html |title=Juve legend Sívori dies |work=uefa.com |publisher=[[UEFA|Union of European Football Associations]] |date=18 February 2005 |accessdate=26 August 2012}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}} || [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] || {{flag|Italy}} || 46
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| 2 || [[Luis Suárez Miramontes|Luis Suárez]] || [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] / [[Inter Milan]] || {{flag|Spain|1945}} || 40
| 3 || [[Johnny Haynes]] || {{fbaicon|England}} [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] || {{flag|England}} || 22
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|-
| 3 || [[Johnny Haynes]] || [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] || {{flag|England}} || 22
| 4 || [[Lev Yashin]] || {{fbaicon|USSR}} [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] || {{flag|Soviet Union}} || 21
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|-
| 4 || [[Lev Yashin]] || [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] || {{flag|Soviet Union}} || 21
| 5 || [[Ferenc Puskás]] || {{fbaicon|Spain|1945}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] || {{flag|Hungary}} || 16
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|-
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|rowspan="2"| 6 || [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]] || {{fbaicon|Spain|1945}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] || {{flag|Spain|1945}}{{#tag:ref|Despite being born in [[Argentina]], [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]] acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956, and would play for the [[Spain national football team|Spain national team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/history/associationweeks/association=122/newsid=255616.html |title=Europe dazzled by Di Stéfano |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=22 November 2004 |accessdate=6 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211210548/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/history/associationweeks/association%3D122/newsId%3D255616.html |archivedate=December 11, 2008 }}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}} || 13
| 5 || [[Ferenc Puskás]] || [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] || {{flag|Hungary}} || 16
|-
|-
| [[Uwe Seeler]] || {{fbaicon|West Germany}} [[Hamburger SV]] || {{flag|West Germany}} || 13
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|rowspan="2"| 6 || [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]{{#tag:ref|Despite being born in [[Argentina]], [[Alfredo Di Stefano]] acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956, and went on to play for the [[Spain national football team|Spanish national football team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/history/associationweeks/association=122/newsid=255616.html |title=Europe dazzled by Di Stéfano |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=22 November 2004 |accessdate=6 December 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211210548/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/history/associationweeks/association=122/newsId=255616.html |archivedate=December 11, 2008 }}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}} || [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] || {{flag|Spain|1945}} || 13
|-
|-
| [[Uwe Seeler]] || [[Hamburger SV]] || {{flag|West Germany}} || 13
| 8 || [[John Charles]] || {{fbaicon|Italy}} [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] || {{flag|Wales}} || 10
|-
|-
| 8 || [[John Charles]] || [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] || {{flag|Wales}} || 10
| 9 || [[Paco Gento]] || {{fbaicon|Spain|1945}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] || {{flag|Spain|1945}} || 8
|-
|-
| 9 || [[Francisco Gento]] || [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] || {{flag|Spain|1945}} || 8
|rowspan="7"| 10 || [[José Águas]] || {{fbaicon|Portugal}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] || {{flag|Portugal}} || rowspan="7"|5
|-
|-
|rowspan="7"| 10 || [[Bobby Charlton]] || [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] || {{flag|England}} || 5
| [[Bobby Charlton]] || {{fbaicon|England}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] || {{flag|England}}
|-
|-
| [[Gerhard Hanappi]] || [[SK Rapid Wien|Rapid Wien]] || {{flag|Austria}} || 5
| [[Gyula Grosics]] || {{fbaicon|Hungary}} [[FC Tatabánya|Tatabánya]] || {{flag|Hungary}}
|-
|-
| [[José Águas]] || [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] || {{flag|Portugal}} || 5
| [[Gerhard Hanappi]] || {{fbaicon|Austria}} [[SK Rapid Wien|Rapid Wien]] || {{flag|Austria}}
|-
|-
| [[José Santamaría]] || [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] || {{flag|Spain}} || 5
| [[Josef Masopust]] || {{fbaicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[Dukla Prague]] || {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}
|-
|-
| [[Dragoslav Šekularac]] || [[Red Star Belgrade]] || {{flag|Yugoslavia}} || 5
| [[José Santamaría]] || {{fbaicon|Spain|1945}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] || {{flag|Spain|1945}}
|-
|-
| [[Josef Masopust]] || [[Dukla Prague]] || {{flag|Czechoslovakia}} || 5
| [[Dragoslav Šekularac]] || {{fbaicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Red Star Belgrade]] || {{flag|Yugoslavia}}
|-
|-
| [[Gyula Grosics]] || [[FC Tatabánya|Tatabánya]] || {{flag|Hungary}} || 5
|rowspan="6"| 17 || [[Danny Blanchflower]] || {{fbaicon|England}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] || {{flag|Northern Ireland}} || rowspan="6"|4
|-
|-
|rowspan="6"| 17 || [[Mikheil Meskhi]] || [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]] || {{flag|USSR}} || 4
| [[Germano de Figueiredo|Germano]] || {{fbaicon|Portugal}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] || {{flag|Portugal}}
|-
|-
| [[Germano de Figueiredo|Germano]] || [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] || {{flag|Portugal}} || 4
| [[Kurt Hamrin]] || {{fbaicon|Italy}} [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] || {{flag|Sweden}}
|-
|-
| [[Danny Blanchflower]] || [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] || {{flag|Northern Ireland}} || 4
| [[Mikheil Meskhi]] || {{fbaicon|USSR}} [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]] || {{flag|USSR}}
|-
|-
| [[Kurt Hamrin]] || [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] || {{flag|Sweden}} || 4
| [[Viktor Ponedelnik]] || {{fbaicon|USSR}} [[FC SKA Rostov-on-Don|SKA Rostov-on-Don]] || {{flag|USSR}}
|-
|-
| [[Horst Szymaniak]] || [[Karlsruher SC]] / [[Calcio Catania|Catania]] || {{flag|West Germany}} || 4
| [[Horst Szymaniak]] || {{fbaicon|West Germany}} [[Karlsruher SC]]<br>{{fbaicon|Italy}} [[Calcio Catania|Catania]] || {{flag|West Germany}}
|-
|-
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|rowspan="5"|23 || [[José Augusto (footballer)|José Augusto]] || {{fbaicon|Portugal}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] || {{flag|Portugal}} || rowspan="5"|3
| [[Viktor Ponedelnik]] || [[FC SKA Rostov-on-Don|SKA Rostov-on-Don]] || {{flag|USSR}} || 4
|-
|-
|rowspan="5"| 23 || [[Denis Law]] || [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] / [[Torino F.C.|Torino]] || {{flag|Scotland}} || 3
| [[Denis Law]] || {{fbaicon|England}} [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]<br>{{fbaicon|Italy}} [[Torino F.C.|Torino]] || {{flag|Scotland}}
|-
|-
| [[Max Morlock]] || [[1. FC Nürnberg]] || {{flag|West Germany}} || 3
| [[Slava Metreveli]] || {{fbaicon|USSR}} [[FC Torpedo Moscow|Torpedo Moscow]] || {{flag|Soviet Union}}
|-
|-
| [[Horst Nemec]] || [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]] || {{flag|Austria}} || 3
| [[Max Morlock]] || {{fbaicon|West Germany}} [[1. FC Nürnberg]] || {{flag|West Germany}}
|-
|-
| [[José Augusto de Almeida|José Augusto]] || [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] || {{flag|Portugal}} || 3
| [[Horst Nemec]] || {{fbaicon|Austria}} [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]] || {{flag|Austria}}
|-
|-
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|rowspan="7"| 28 || [[Pierre Bernard (footballer)|Pierre Bernard]] || {{fbaicon|France}} [[CS Sedan Ardennes|Sedan]]<br>{{fbaicon|France}} [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]] || {{flag|France}} || rowspan="7"|2
| [[Slava Metreveli]] || [[FC Torpedo Moscow|Torpedo Moscow]] || {{flag|USSR}} || 3
|-
|-
| [[Gert Dörfel]] || {{fbaicon|West Germany}} [[Hamburger SV]] || {{flag|West Germany}}
⚫
|rowspan="7"| 28 || [[Jimmy Greaves]] || [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] / [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] / [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] || {{flag|England}} || 2
|-
|-
| [[Lajos Tichy]] || [[Budapest Honvéd FC|Honvéd]] || {{flag|Hungary}} || 2
| [[Norbert Eschmann]] || {{fbaicon|France}} [[Stade Français (association football)|Stade Français]] || {{flag|Switzerland}}
|-
|-
⚫
| [[Jimmy Greaves]] || {{fbaicon|England}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]<br>{{fbaicon|Italy}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]<br>{{fbaicon|England}} [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] || {{flag|England}}
⚫
| [[Alberto da Costa Pereira|Costa Pereira]] || [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] || {{flag|Portugal}} || 2
|-
|-
| [[Gert Dörfel]] || [[Hamburger SV]] || {{flag|West Germany}} || 2
| [[Lucien Muller]] || {{fbaicon|France}} [[Stade de Reims|Reims]] || {{flag|France}}
|-
|-
| [[Lucien Muller]] || [[Stade de Reims|Stade Reims]] || {{flag|France}} || 2
| [[Costa Pereira]] || {{fbaicon|Portugal}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] || {{flag|Portugal}}
|-
|-
| [[Norbert Eschmann]] || [[Stade Français Paris (football)|Stade Français]] || {{flag|Switzerland}} || 2
| [[Lajos Tichy]] || {{fbaicon|Hungary}} [[Budapest Honvéd FC|Budapest Honvéd]] || {{flag|Hungary}}
|-
|-
|rowspan="9"| 35 || [[Charles Antenen]] || {{fbaicon|Switzerland}} [[FC La Chaux-de-Fonds|La Chaux-de-Fonds]] || {{flag|Switzerland}} || rowspan="9"|1
⚫
| [[Pierre Bernard (footballer)|Pierre Bernard]] || [[CS Sedan Ardennes|Sedan]] / [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]] || {{flag|France}} || 2
|-
|-
|rowspan="9"| 35 || [[Rudolf Kučera]] || [[Dukla Prague]] || {{flag|Czechoslovakia}} || 1
| [[Mário Coluna]] || {{fbaicon|Portugal}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] || {{flag|Portugal}}
|-
|-
| [[Mário Coluna]] || [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] || {{flag|Portugal}} || 1
| [[Eusébio]] || {{fbaicon|Portugal}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] || {{flag|Portugal}}
|-
|-
| [[Eusébio]] || [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] || {{flag|Portugal}} || 1
| [[Gernot Fraydl]] || {{fbaicon|Austria}} [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]] || {{flag|Austria}}
|-
|-
| [[Dumitru Macri]] || [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]] || {{flag|Romania}} || 1
| [[Karl Koller (footballer)|Karl Koller]] || {{fbaicon|Austria}} [[First Vienna FC|First Vienna]] || {{flag|Austria}}
|-
|-
| [[Karl Stotz]] || [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]] || {{flag|Austria}} || 1
| [[Rudolf Kučera]] || {{fbaicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[Dukla Prague]] || {{flag|Czechoslovakia}}
|-
|-
| [[Gernot Fraydl]] || [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]] || {{flag|Austria}} || 1
| [[Dumitru Macri]] || {{fbaicon|Romania}} [[FC Rapid București|Rapid București]] || {{flag|Romania}}
|-
|-
| [[Charles Antenen]] || [[FC La Chaux-de-Fonds|La Chaux-de-Fonds]] || {{flag|Switzerland}} || 1
| [[Jimmy McIlroy]] || {{fbaicon|England}} [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] || {{flag|Northern Ireland}}
|-
|-
| [[Jimmy McIlroy]] || [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] || {{flag|Northern Ireland}} || 1
| [[Karl Stotz]] || {{fbaicon|Austria}} [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]] || {{flag|Austria}}
|-
| [[Karl Koller (footballer)|Karl Koller]] || [[First Vienna FC|First Vienna]] || {{flag|Austria}} || 1
|}
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{{Ballon d'Or recipients}}
{{Ballon d'Or recipients}}


[[Category:Ballon d'Or (1956–2009)|1961]]
[[Category:Ballon d'Or by year|1961]]
[[Category:1960–61 in European football]]
[[Category:1960–61 in European football]]

Latest revision as of 15:51, 29 October 2024

1961 Ballon d'Or
1961 Ballon d'Or winner Omar Sívori
Date12 December 1961
LocationParis, France
Presented byFrance Football
Highlights
Won byItaly Omar Sívori (1st award)
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or
← 1960 · Ballon d'Or · 1962 →

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]

Rankings

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Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1 Omar Sívori Italy Juventus  Italy[a] 46
2 Luis Suárez Spain Barcelona
Italy Internazionale		  Spain 40
3 Johnny Haynes England Fulham  England 22
4 Lev Yashin Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow  Soviet Union 21
5 Ferenc Puskás Spain Real Madrid  Hungary 16
6 Alfredo Di Stéfano Spain Real Madrid  Spain[b] 13
Uwe Seeler West Germany Hamburger SV  West Germany 13
8 John Charles Italy Juventus  Wales 10
9 Paco Gento Spain Real Madrid  Spain 8
10 José Águas Portugal Benfica  Portugal 5
Bobby Charlton England Manchester United  England
Gyula Grosics Hungary Tatabánya  Hungary
Gerhard Hanappi Austria Rapid Wien  Austria
Josef Masopust Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague  Czechoslovakia
José Santamaría Spain Real Madrid  Spain
Dragoslav Šekularac Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade  Yugoslavia
17 Danny Blanchflower England Tottenham Hotspur  Northern Ireland 4
Germano Portugal Benfica  Portugal
Kurt Hamrin Italy Fiorentina  Sweden
Mikheil Meskhi Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi  Soviet Union
Viktor Ponedelnik Soviet Union SKA Rostov-on-Don  Soviet Union
Horst Szymaniak West Germany Karlsruher SC
Italy Catania		  West Germany
23 José Augusto Portugal Benfica  Portugal 3
Denis Law England Manchester City
Italy Torino		  Scotland
Slava Metreveli Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow  Soviet Union
Max Morlock West Germany 1. FC Nürnberg  West Germany
Horst Nemec Austria Austria Wien  Austria
28 Pierre Bernard France Sedan
France Nîmes		  France 2
Gert Dörfel West Germany Hamburger SV  West Germany
Norbert Eschmann France Stade Français   Switzerland
Jimmy Greaves England Chelsea
Italy Milan
England Tottenham Hotspur		  England
Lucien Muller France Reims  France
Costa Pereira Portugal Benfica  Portugal
Lajos Tichy Hungary Budapest Honvéd  Hungary
35 Charles Antenen Switzerland La Chaux-de-Fonds   Switzerland 1
Mário Coluna Portugal Benfica  Portugal
Eusébio Portugal Benfica  Portugal
Gernot Fraydl Austria Austria Wien  Austria
Karl Koller Austria First Vienna  Austria
Rudolf Kučera Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague  Czechoslovakia
Dumitru Macri Romania Rapid București  Romania
Jimmy McIlroy England Burnley  Northern Ireland
Karl Stotz Austria Austria Wien  Austria

Notes

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  1. ^ Despite being born in Argentina, Omar Sívori acquired Italian citizenship in 1961, and went on to play for the Italy national team.[2]
  2. ^ Despite being born in Argentina, Alfredo Di Stéfano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956, and would play for the Spain national team.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Pierrend, José Luis (1 February 2006). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1961". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Juve legend Sívori dies". uefa.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 February 2005. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Europe dazzled by Di Stéfano". UEFA. 22 November 2004. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
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