1978 Ballon d'Or winner Kevin Keegan.

The 1978 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 the English forward Kevin Keegan on 27 December 1978.[1] There were 26 voters, from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Scotland, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia.[2]

Rankings

Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1Kevin KeeganWest Germany Hamburger SV England87
2Hans KranklSpain Barcelona Austria81
3 Rob Rensenbrink Belgium Anderlecht  Netherlands 50
4 Roberto Bettega Italy Juventus  Italy 28
5Paolo RossiItaly L.R. Vicenza Italy23
6 Ronnie Hellström West Germany Kaiserslautern  Sweden 20
Ruud Krol Netherlands Ajax  Netherlands
8 Kenny Dalglish England Liverpool  Scotland 10
Allan Simonsen West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach  Denmark
10 Peter Shilton England Nottingham Forest  England 9
11 Arie Haan Belgium Anderlecht  Netherlands 7
12 René van de Kerkhof Netherlands PSV Eindhoven  Netherlands 6
13 Antonio Cabrini Italy Juventus  Italy 5
Willy van de Kerkhof Netherlands PSV Eindhoven  Netherlands
15Johan CruyffSpain Barcelona Netherlands4
Graeme SounessEngland Liverpool Scotland
Zdeněk NehodaCzechoslovakia Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia
18 Marián MasnýCzechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava Czechoslovakia 3
19Archie GemmillEngland Nottingham Forest Scotland2
Marius Trésor France Marseille  France
21 João Alves Portugal Benfica  Portugal 1
Rainer Bonhof Spain Valencia  West Germany
Zbigniew Boniek Poland Widzew Łódź  Poland
Franco Causio Italy Juventus  Italy
Hansi Müller West Germany VfB Stuttgart  West Germany
Johan Neeskens Spain Barcelona  Netherlands
Michel Platini France Nancy  France
Karl-Heinz RummeniggeWest Germany Bayern Munich West Germany
Didier SixFrance Marseille France
François Van Der ElstBelgium Anderlecht Belgium

References

  1. ↑ "Palmarès Ballon d'Or - 1978 - Kevin Keegan". France Football. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1978". RSSSF. 1 May 2005. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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