1968 Ballon d'Or

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The 1968 Ballon d'Or was the 13th Ballon d'Or awarded. It was awarded to Manchester United winger George Best.[1]


Rankings[change | change source]

Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1 George Best Manchester United  Northern Ireland 61
2 Bobby Charlton Manchester United  England 53
3 Dragan Džajić Red Star Belgrade  Yugoslavia 46
4 Franz Beckenbauer Bayern Munich  West Germany 36
5 Giacinto Facchetti Internazionale  Italy 30
6 Luigi Riva Cagliari  Italy 22
7 Amancio Amaro Real Madrid  Spain 21
8 Eusébio Benfica  Portugal 15
9 Gianni Rivera Milan  Italy 13
10 Jimmy Greaves Tottenham Hotspur  England 8
Pirri Real Madrid  Spain 8
12 Antal Dunai Újpest  Hungary 7
Willi Schulz Hamburger SV  West Germany 7
14 Georgi Asparuhov Levski Sofia  Bulgaria 6
Albert Shesternyov CSKA Moscow  Soviet Union 6
16 Ove Kindvall Feyenoord  Sweden 5
17 Flórián Albert Ferencváros  Hungary 4
Sandro Mazzola Internazionale  Italy 4
Lajos Szűcs Ferencváros  Hungary 4
20 Johan Cruyff Ajax  Netherlands 3
Gerd Müller Bayern Munich  West Germany 3
22 Jack Charlton Leeds United  England 2
Bobby Moore West Ham United  England 2
24 Alan Ball Everton  England 1
Ferenc Bene Újpest  Hungary 1
Angelo Domenghini Internazionale  Italy 1
Mirsad Fazlagić Sarajevo  Yugoslavia 1
Tommy Gemmell Celtic  Scotland 1
Jimmy Johnstone Celtic  Scotland 1
Murtaz Khurtsilava Dinamo Tbilisi  Soviet Union 1
Ivica Osim Željezničar  Yugoslavia 1
Louis Pilot Standard Liège  Luxembourg 1

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1968". RSSSF. 25 June 2005. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.

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