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1995 FIFA World Player of the Year
Association football award
Association football award
The 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by George Weah. He is the first African player to win the award and the only one to date. The gala took place at the Teatro Nazionale in Milan, on January 8, 1996. 95 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote. It was organised by European Sports Media, Adidas, FIFA and Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport.
Results
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Weah | France Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Italy Milan | Liberia Liberia | 170 | ||
| 2 | Paolo Maldini | Italy Milan | Italy Italy | 80 |
| 3 | Jürgen Klinsmann | England Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Germany Bayern Munich | Germany Germany | 58 | ||
| 4 | Romário | ESP Barcelona | ||
| Brazil Flamengo | Brazil Brazil | 50 | ||
| 5 | Roberto Baggio | Italy Juventus | ||
| ITA Milan | Italy Italy | 49 | ||
| 6 | Hristo Stoichkov | Spain BarcelonaITA Parma Calcio 1913 | Bulgaria Bulgaria | 37 |
| 7 | Iván Zamorano | Spain Real Madrid | Chile Chile | 36 |
| 8 | Juninho | BRA São Paulo | ||
| England Middlesbrough | Brazil Brazil | 28 | ||
| 9 | Matthias Sammer | Germany Borussia Dortmund | Germany Germany | 23 |
| 10= | Michael Laudrup | Spain Real Madrid | Denmark Denmark | 20 |
| 10= | Gianfranco Zola | Italy Parma | Italy Italy | 20 |
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