1960 Ballon d'Or Results
The Ballon d'Or award is an annual football award for the best player from the previous year. Up until 1995 it was awarded only to football players from Europe and was generally known as the European Footballer of the Year award.
Below are the nominees in the final order after voting for the 1960 award. The winner was Spanish player Luis Suárez. He was the first Spanish player to win the Ballon d'Or.
As only European players were eligible for the Ballon d'Or at this time, there may have been players outside of Europe deserving of the best player of the year award. To coincide with the 60th anniversary of the Ballon d'Or in 2016, the results were reevaluated, and it was determined that in 1960 Pelé would have won if he was eligible.
See the list of all Ballon d'Or winners.
Final order for the men's 1960 Ballon d'Or
| Order | Player | Club | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Suárez | FC Barcelona | Spain | 54 |
| 2 | Ferenc Puskás | Real Madrid | Hungary | 37 |
| 3 | Uwe Seeler | Hamburger SV | West Germany | 33 |
| 4 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | Real Madrid | Spain | 32 |
| 5 | Lev Yashin | Dynamo Moscow | Soviet Union | 28 |
| 6 | Raymond Kopa | Reims | France | 14 |
| 7 | John Charles | Juventus | Wales | 11 |
| Bobby Charlton | Manchester United | England | 11 | |
| 9 | Omar Sívori | Juventus | Italy | 9 |
| Horst Szymaniak | Karlsruher SC | West Germany | 9 | |
| 11 | Francisco Gento | Real Madrid | Spain | 8 |
| 12 | Borivoje Kostić | Red Star Belgrade | Yugoslavia | 7 |
| 13 | Joseph Ujlaki | RC Paris | France | 5 |
| 14 | Kurt Hamrin | Fiorentina | Sweden | 4 |
| Bobby Smith | Tottenham Hotspur | England | 4 | |
| 16 | Luis del Sol | Real Betis / Real Madrid | Spain | 3 |
| Jimmy Greaves | Chelsea | England | 3 | |
| Ivan Kolev | CDNA Sofia | Bulgaria | 3 | |
| 19 | János Göröcs | Újpest | Hungary | 2 |
| Károly Sándor | MTK Budapest | Hungary | 2 | |
| Dragoslav Šekularac | Red Star Belgrade | Yugoslavia | 2 | |
| Agne Simonsson | Örgryte IS / Real Madrid | Sweden | 2 | |
| 23 | Antonio Angelillo | Internazionale | Italy | 1 |
| Gerhard Hanappi | Rapid Wien | Austria | 1 | |
| Erich Hof | Wiener SC | Austria | 1 | |
| Blagoje Vidinić | Radnički Belgrade | Yugoslavia | 1 |
Related Pages
- Ballon d'Or Home
- Men's Ballon d'Or Winner's List
- Football Awards Lists
- List of the FIFA male player of the year and FIFA female player of the year.
- History of the Ballon d'Or
- The Year in Sport: 1960
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