1978 Ballon d'Or

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, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia.[2]

1978 Ballon d'Or winner Kevin Keegan.

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