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1970 Ballon d'Or
| 1970 Ballon d'Or |
|---|
| 1970 Ballon d'Or winner, Gerd Müller |
| 29 December 1970 |
| Paris, France |
| France Football |
| Gerd Müller (1st award) |
| ballondor.com |
The 1970 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 West German forward Gerd Müller on 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. Müller became the first West German national and the first Bayern Munich player to win the Ballon d'Or.
| Rank | Name | Club(s) | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich | West Germany | 77 |
| 2 | Bobby Moore | West Ham United | England | 70 |
| 3 | Gigi Riva | Cagliari | Italy | 65 |
| 4 | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich | West Germany | 32 |
| 5 | Wolfgang Overath | 1. FC Köln | West Germany | 29 |
| 6 | Dragan Džajić | Red Star Belgrade | Yugoslavia | 24 |
| 7 | Johan Cruyff | Ajax | Netherlands | 13 |
| 8 | Gordon Banks | Stoke City | England | 8 |
| Sandro Mazzola | Internazionale | Italy | ||
| 10 | Rinus Israël | Feyenoord | Netherlands | 7 |
| Gianni Rivera | Milan | Italy | ||
| Uwe Seeler | Hamburger SV | West Germany | ||
| Albert Shesternyov | CSKA Moscow | Soviet Union | ||
| 14 | Angelo Domenghini | Cagliari | Italy | 4 |
| Ove Kindvall | Feyenoord | Sweden | ||
| Francis Lee | Manchester City | England | ||
| Willem van Hanegem | Feyenoord | Netherlands | ||
| 18 | Alan Ball | Everton | England | 3 |
| Terry Cooper | Leeds United | England | ||
| Giacinto Facchetti | Internazionale | Italy | ||
| Geoff Hurst | West Ham United | England | ||
| 22 | Eusébio | Benfica | Portugal | 2 |
| Josip Skoblar | Marseille | Yugoslavia | ||
| 24 | Cornel Dinu | Dinamo București | Romania | 1 |
| Jean Djorkaeff | Paris Saint-Germain | France | ||
| Florea Dumitrache | Dinamo București | Romania | ||
| Franz Hasil | Feyenoord | Austria | ||
| Hans-Jürgen Kreische | Dynamo Dresden | East Germany | ||
| Carles Rexach | Barcelona | Spain |
- France Football Official Ballon d'Or page
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