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1991 Ballon d'Or
Annual association football award event in France
Annual association football award event in France
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1991 Ballon d'Or |
| image | Jean-Pierre Papin (2).jpg |
| caption | 1991 Ballon d'Or winner Jean-Pierre Papin in 2009 |
| date | 24 December 1991 |
| presenter | *France Football* |
| website | |
| award1_type | Won by |
| award1_winner | FRA Jean-Pierre Papin (1st award) |
| previous | [1990](1990-ballon-d-or) |
| main | Ballon d'Or |
| next | [1992](1992-ballon-d-or) |
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.{{Cite web
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.{{Cite web
Rankings
| Rank | Name | Club(s) | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Papin | FRA Marseille | France | 141 |
| 2 | Dejan Savićević | YUG Red Star Belgrade | Yugoslavia | 42 |
| Darko Pančev | YUG Red Star Belgrade | Yugoslavia | 42 | |
| Lothar Matthäus | ITA Internazionale | Germany | 42 | |
| 5 | Robert Prosinečki | YUG Red Star Belgrade | ||
| ESP Real Madrid | Yugoslavia | 34 | ||
| 6 | Gary Lineker | ENG Tottenham Hotspur | England | 33 |
| 7 | Gianluca Vialli | ITA Sampdoria | Italy | 18 |
| 8 | Miodrag Belodedici | YUG Red Star Belgrade | Romania | 15 |
| 9 | Mark Hughes | ENG Manchester United | Wales | 12 |
| 10 | Chris Waddle | FRA Marseille | England | 11 |
| 11 | Michael Laudrup | ESP Barcelona | Denmark | 7 |
| 12 | Rudi Völler | ITA Roma | Germany | 5 |
| 13 | Txiki Begiristain | ESP Barcelona | Spain | 3 |
| Stéphane Chapuisat | GER Borussia Dortmund | Switzerland | 3 | |
| Bruno Martini | FRA Auxerre | France | 3 | |
| Paul McGrath | ENG Aston Villa | Republic of Ireland | 3 | |
| Dean Saunders | ENG Derby County | |||
| ENG Liverpool | Wales | 3 | ||
| Hristo Stoichkov | ESP Barcelona | Bulgaria | 3 | |
| 19 | Roberto Mancini | ITA Sampdoria | Italy | 2 |
| Marco van Basten | ITA Milan | Netherlands | 2 | |
| 21 | Guido Buchwald | GER VfB Stuttgart | Germany | 1 |
| Thomas Doll | ITA Lazio | Germany | 1 | |
| Stefan Effenberg | GER Bayern Munich | Germany | 1 | |
| Ruud Gullit | ITA Milan | Netherlands | 1 | |
| Gheorghe Hagi | ESP Real Madrid | Romania | 1 | |
| Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko | SCO Rangers | Soviet Union | 1 | |
| Gary Pallister | ENG Manchester United | England | 1 | |
| Dimitris Saravakos | GRE Panathinaikos | Greece | 1 | |
| Gianluca Pagliuca | ITA Sampdoria | Italy | 1 | |
| Guy Hellers | BEL Standard Liège | Luxembourg | 1 | |
| Laurent Blanc | ITA Napoli | France | 1 |
References
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