1965 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.
Eusébio kicking the ball in 1965Below are the nominees in the final order after voting for the 1965 award. The winner was Eusébio who was a striker for Benfica. Eusébio was born in Portuguese Mozambique, and was called “Africa’s first great footballer". Eusébio is officially the first player from Portugal to win the award, though Mozambique may also claim him as one of their own. See the list of all Ballon d'Or winners.
Final order for the men's 1965 Ballon d'Or
| Order | Player | Club | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eusébio | Benfica | Portugal | 67 |
| 2 | Giacinto Facchetti | Internazionale | Italy | 59 |
| 3 | Luis Suárez | Internazionale | Spain | 45 |
| 4 | Paul Van Himst | Anderlecht | Belgium | 25 |
| 5 | Bobby Charlton | Manchester United | England | 19 |
| 6 | Flórián Albert | Ferencváros | Hungary | 14 |
| 7 | Gianni Rivera | Milan | Italy | 10 |
| 8 | Georgi Asparuhov | Levski Sofia | Bulgaria | 9 |
| Sandro Mazzola | Internazionale | Italy | 9 | |
| Valery Voronin | Torpedo Moskva | Soviet Union | 9 | |
| 11 | Denis Law | Manchester United | Scotland | 8 |
| 12 | Karl-Heinz Schnellinger | Roma / Milan | West Germany | 6 |
| 13 | Jim Baxter | Rangers / Sunderland | Scotland | 5 |
| Ferenc Puskás | Real Madrid | Spain | 5 | |
| 15 | Mario Corso | Internazionale | Italy | 3 |
| Lev Yashin | Dynamo Moscow | Soviet Union | ||
| 17 | Amancio | Real Madrid | Spain | 2 |
| Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich | West Germany | 2 | |
| Ferenc Bene | Újpest | Hungary | 2 | |
| Mário Coluna | Benfica | Portugal | 2 | |
| Milan Galić | Partizan | Yugoslavia | 2 | |
| Philippe Gondet | Nantes | France | 2 | |
| Andrej Kvašňák | Sparta Prague | Czechoslovakia | 2 | |
| Slava Metreveli | Dinamo Tbilisi | Soviet Union | 2 | |
| 25 | Ivor Allchurch | Cardiff City / Swansea Town | Wales | 1 |
| Sigfried Held | Kickers Offenbach / Borussia Dortmund | West Germany | 1 | |
| Köbi Kuhn | Zürich | Switzerland | 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: 1965
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