The 1991 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 Jean-Pierre Papin on 24 December 1991.[1]

1991 Ballon d'Or
1991 Ballon d'Or winner Jean-Pierre Papin in 2012
Date24 December 1991
Presented byFrance Football
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or
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Papin was the third French national to win the award after Raymond Kopa (1958) and Michel Platini (1983, 1984 and 1985). He was also the first player from the French League to win the trophy.[2]

Rankings

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Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1 Jean-Pierre Papin   Marseille   France 141
2 Dejan Savićević   Red Star Belgrade   Yugoslavia 42
Darko Pančev   Red Star Belgrade   Yugoslavia 42
Lothar Matthäus   Internazionale   Germany 42
5 Robert Prosinečki   Red Star Belgrade
  Real Madrid
  Yugoslavia 34
6 Gary Lineker   Tottenham Hotspur   England 33
7 Gianluca Vialli   Sampdoria   Italy 18
8 Miodrag Belodedici   Red Star Belgrade   Romania 15
9 Mark Hughes   Manchester United   Wales 12
10 Chris Waddle   Marseille   England 11
11 Michael Laudrup   Barcelona   Denmark 7
12 Rudi Völler   Roma   Germany 5
13 Txiki Begiristain   Barcelona   Spain 3
Stéphane Chapuisat   Borussia Dortmund    Switzerland 3
Bruno Martini   Auxerre   France 3
Paul McGrath   Aston Villa   Republic of Ireland 3
Dean Saunders   Derby County
  Liverpool
  Wales 3
Hristo Stoichkov   Barcelona   Bulgaria 3
19 Roberto Mancini   Sampdoria   Italy 2
Marco van Basten   Milan   Netherlands 2
21 Guido Buchwald   VfB Stuttgart   Germany 1
Thomas Doll   Lazio   Germany 1
Stefan Effenberg   Bayern Munich   Germany 1
Ruud Gullit   Milan   Netherlands 1
Gheorghe Hagi   Real Madrid   Romania 1
Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko   Rangers   Soviet Union 1
Gary Pallister   Manchester United   England 1
Dimitris Saravakos   Panathinaikos   Greece 1
Gianluca Pagliuca   Sampdoria   Italy 1
Guy Hellers   Standard Liège   Luxembourg 1
Laurent Blanc   Napoli   France 1

References

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  1. ^ Pierrend, José Luis (18 December 2008). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1991". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  2. ^ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
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