1991 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 1991 award. The winner was French player Jean-Pierre Papin whoplayed for Marseille. See the list of all Ballon d'Or winners.
Final order for the men's 1991 Ballon d'Or
| Order | Player | Club | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Papin | France | Marseille | 141 |
| 2 | Dejan Savićević | Yugoslavia | Red Star Belgrade | 42 |
| Darko Pančev | Yugoslavia | Red Star Belgrade | 42 | |
| Lothar Matthäus | Germany | Internazionale | 42 | |
| 5 | Robert Prosinečki | Yugoslavia | Red Star Belgrade / Real Madrid | 34 |
| 6 | Gary Lineker | England | Tottenham Hotspur | 33 |
| 7 | Gianluca Vialli | Italy | Sampdoria | 18 |
| 8 | Miodrag Belodedici | Romania | Red Star Belgrade | 15 |
| 9 | Mark Hughes | Wales | Manchester United | 12 |
| 10 | Chris Waddle | England | Marseille | 11 |
| 11 | Michael Laudrup | Denmark | Barcelona | 7 |
| 12 | Rudi Völler | Germany | Roma | 5 |
| 13 | Txiki Begiristain | Spain | Barcelona | 3 |
| Stéphane Chapuisat | Switzerland | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | |
| Bruno Martini | France | Auxerre | 3 | |
| Paul McGrath | Republic of Ireland | Aston Villa | 3 | |
| Dean Saunders | Wales | Derby County / Liverpool | 3 | |
| Hristo Stoichkov | Bulgaria | Barcelona | 3 | |
| 19 | Roberto Mancini | Italy | Sampdoria | 2 |
| Marco van Basten | Netherlands | Milan | 2 | |
| 21 | Guido Buchwald | Germany | VfB Stuttgart | 1 |
| Thomas Doll | Germany | Lazio | 1 | |
| Stefan Effenberg | Germany | Bayern Munich | 1 | |
| Ruud Gullit | Netherlands | Milan | 1 | |
| Gheorghe Hagi | Romania | Real Madrid | 1 | |
| Alexei Mikhailichenko | Soviet Union | Rangers | 1 | |
| Gary Pallister | England | Manchester United | 1 | |
| Dimitris Saravakos | Greece | Panathinaikos | 1 | |
| Gianluca Pagliuca | Italy | Sampdoria | 1 | |
| Guy Hellers | Luxembourg | Standard Liège | 1 | |
| Laurent Blanc | France | Napoli | 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: 1991
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