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2001 Ballon d'Or

Annual association football award event in France

Annual association football award event in France

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name2001 Ballon d'Or
imageMichael Owen 072007 cropped.jpg
caption2001 Ballon d'Or winner Michael Owen in 2007
date18 December 2001
presenterFrance Football
website
award1_typeWon by
award1_winnerENG Michael Owen (1st award)
previous2000
mainBallon d'Or
next2002

The 2001 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 Michael Owen on 18 December 2001.{{Cite web | access-date = 3 February 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090216092548/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy01.html| archive-date = 16 February 2009 | url-status=live}} On 12 November 2001, the shortlist of 50 male players compiled by a group of experts from France Football was announced.

Owen was the fourth English national to win the award after Stanley Matthews (1956), Bobby Charlton (1966) and Kevin Keegan (1978, 1979).

Rankings

RankPlayerClub(s)NationalityPoints
1Michael OwenLiverpoolEngland176
2RaúlReal MadridSpain140
3Oliver KahnBayern MunichGermany114
4David BeckhamManchester UnitedEngland102
5Francesco TottiRomaItaly57
6Luís FigoReal MadridPortugal56
7RivaldoBarcelonaBrazil20
8Andriy ShevchenkoMilanUkraine18
9Thierry HenryArsenalFrance14
Zinedine ZidaneReal MadridFrance14
11Bixente LizarazuBayern MunichFrance10
12David TrezeguetJuventusFrance7
13Stefan EffenbergBayern MunichGermany6
14Henrik LarssonCelticSweden4
Alessandro NestaLazioItaly4
16Juan Sebastián VerónLazio
Manchester UnitedArgentina3
Hernán CrespoLazioArgentina3
18Giovane ÉlberBayern MunichBrazil2
Gaizka MendietaValencia
LazioSpain2
Roberto CarlosReal MadridBrazil2
Damiano TommasiRomaItaly2
Sami HyypiäLiverpoolFinland2
Emmanuel OlisadebePanathinaikosPoland2
Ebbe SandSchalke 04Denmark2
25Roberto BaggioBresciaItaly1
Steven GerrardLiverpoolEngland1
Rui CostaMilanPortugal1
28Sonny AndersonLyonBrazil0
Fabien BarthezManchester UnitedFrance0
Gabriel BatistutaRomaArgentina0
Gianluigi BuffonParma
JuventusItaly0
CafuRomaBrazil0
Vincent CandelaRomaFrance0
Alessandro Del PieroJuventusItaly0
Marcel DesaillyChelseaFrance0
Rio FerdinandLeeds UnitedEngland0
Ryan GiggsManchester UnitedWales0
Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkChelseaNetherlands0
Iván HelgueraReal MadridSpain0
Harry KewellLeeds UnitedAustralia0
Patrick KluivertBarcelonaNetherlands0
Samuel KuffourBayern MunichGhana0
Hidetoshi NakataRoma
ParmaJapan0
Pavel NedvědLazio
JuventusCzech Republic0
PauletaBordeauxPortugal0
Robert PiresArsenalFrance0
Paul ScholesManchester UnitedEngland0
Lilian ThuramParma
JuventusFrance0
Patrick VieiraArsenalFrance0
Eric CarrièreNantesFrance0

References

References

  1. (2001-11-12). "Slechts twee Nederlanders bij besten".
  2. "France Football".
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