1987 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 1987 award. The winner was Ruud Gullit. See the list of all Ballon d'Or winners.
Final order for the men's 1987 Ballon d'Or
| Order | Player | Club | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruud Gullit | Milan | Netherlands | 106 |
| 2 | Paulo Futre | Porto / Atlético Madrid | Portugal | 91 |
| 3 | Emilio Butragueño | Real Madrid | Spain | 61 |
| 4 | Míchel | Real Madrid | Spain | 29 |
| 5 | Gary Lineker | Barcelona | England | 13 |
| 6 | John Barnes | Liverpool | England | 10 |
| Marco van Basten | Milan | Netherlands | 10 | |
| 8 | Gianluca Vialli | Sampdoria | Italy | 9 |
| 9 | Bryan Robson | Manchester United | England | 7 |
| 10 | Klaus Allofs | Marseille | West Germany | 6 |
| Glenn Hysén | Fiorentina | Sweden | 6 | |
| 12 | Manuel Amoros | Monaco | France | 5 |
| Lothar Matthäus | Bayern Munich | West Germany | 5 | |
| 14 | Mark Hateley | Monaco | England | 4 |
| Toni Polster | Torino | Austria | 4 | |
| Ian Rush | Juventus | Wales | 4 | |
| 17 | Pierre Littbarski | 1. FC Köln | West Germany | 3 |
| Paul McGrath | Manchester United | Republic of Ireland | 3 | |
| Jean-Marie Pfaff | Bayern Munich | Belgium | 3 | |
| Oleksandr Zavarov | Dynamo Kyiv | Soviet Union | 3 | |
| 21 | Peter Beardsley | Liverpool | England | 2 |
| Józef Młynarczyk | Porto | Poland | 2 | |
| Rinat Dasayev | Spartak Moscow | Soviet Union | 2 | |
| Preben Elkjær | Hellas Verona | Denmark | 2 | |
| Gheorghe Hagi | Steaua București | Romania | 2 | |
| Heinz Hermann | Neuchâtel Xamax | Switzerland | 2 | |
| Ally McCoist | Rangers | Scotland | 2 | |
| Rodion Cămătaru | Dinamo București | Romania | 2 | |
| Peter Shilton | Derby County | England | 2 | |
| 30 | Alessandro Altobelli | Internazionale | Italy | 1 |
| Glenn Hoddle | Monaco | England | 1 | |
| Sokol Kushta | Flamurtari | Albania | 1 | |
| Dimitris Saravakos | Panathinaikos | Greece | 1 | |
| Rudi Völler | Roma | West Germany | 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: 1987
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