European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1970


The results of this voting were published on France Football # 1291 (29 December 1970).

There were 26 voters, from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia.

The columns are:
   Position
   Name of Player
   Name of Club
   Nationality
   Total Number of Points
   1P = First Places
   2P = Second Places
   3P = Third Places
   4P = Fourth Places
   5P = Fifth Places
   Votes = Number of Voters who nominated this player

Pos  Player                            Country            Club                Total    1P 2P 3P 4P 5P Votes
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  1. Gerd Müller                       West Germany       Bayern Munich          77     8  5  2  5  1    21
  2. Bobby Moore                       England            West Ham United        70     6  7  3  -  3    19     [see note 1]
  3. Luigi Riva                        Italy              Cagliari               65     5  4  4  5  2    20
  4. Franz Beckenbauer                 West Germany       Bayern Munich          32     2  3  1  3  1    10
  5. Wolfgang Overath                  West Germany       1.FC Köln              29     3  -  3  2  1     9
  6. Dragan Dzajic                     Yugoslavia         Crvena Zvezda          24     1  1  3  3  -     8
  7. Johan Cruyff                      Netherlands        Ajax                   13     -  1  2  1  1     5
  8. Gordon Banks                      England            Stoke City              8     -  2  -  -  -     2
     Alessandro Mazzola                Italy              Internazionale          8     -  -  1  2  1     4
 10. Uwe Seeler                        West Germany       Hamburger SV            7     1  -  -  1  -     2
     Albert Shesternev                 Soviet Union       Torpedo Moskva          7     1  -  -  -  2     3
     Gianni Rivera                     Italy              Milan AC                7     -  1  1  -  -     2
     Marinus Israël                    Netherlands        Feyenoord               7     -  -  1  1  2     4
 14. Angelo Domenghini                 Italy              Cagliari                4     -  1  -  -  -     1
     Ove Kindvall                      Sweden             Feyenoord               4     -  -  1  -  1     2
     Francis Lee                       England            Manchester City         4     -  -  1  -  1     2
     Wim Van Hanegem                   Netherlands        Feyenoord               4     -  -  1  -  1     2
 18. Terry Cooper                      England            Leeds United            3     -  -  1  -  -     1
     Geoff Hurst                       England            West Ham United         3     -  -  1  -  -     1
     Alan Ball                         England            Everton                 3     -  -  -  1  1     2
     Giacinto Facchetti                Italy              Internazionale          3     -  -  -  1  1     2
 22. Eusébio da Silva Ferreira         Portugal           Benfica                 2     -  -  -  1  -     1
     Josip Skoblar                     Yugoslavia         Olympique Marseille     2     -  -  -  -  2     2
 24. Cornel Dinu                       Romania            Dinamo Bucarest         1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Jean Djorkaeff                    France             Paris FC                1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Florea Dumitrache                 Romania            Dinamo Bucarest         1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Franz Hasil                       Austria            Feyenoord               1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Johan Kreische                    East Germany       Dynamo Dresden          1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Carlos Rexach                     Spain              FC Barcelona            1     -  -  -  -  1     1
 
Notes:
1. France-Football reports Bobby Moore with 69 points.
2. The jury from Italy chose 2 players in 5th place.
3. The jury from Soviet Union chose 2 players in 1st place, and no 2nd place player.


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