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| Year |
Player's Name |
Nationality |
| 1956 |
Stanley Matthews |
England |
| 1957 |
Alfredo Di Stefano |
Spain |
| 1958 |
Raymond Kopa |
France |
| 1959 |
Alfredo Di Stefano |
Spain |
| 1960 |
Luis Suarez |
Spain |
| 1961 |
Omar Sivori |
Italy |
| 1962 |
Josef Masopust |
Czech Republic |
| 1963 |
Lev Yachin |
Russia |
| 1964 |
Denis Law |
Scotland |
| 1965 |
Eusebio |
Portuguese |
| 1966 |
Bobby Charlton |
England |
| 1967 |
Florian Albert |
Hungary |
| 1968 |
George Best |
Ireland |
| 1969 |
Gianni Rivera |
Italy |
| 1970 |
Gerd Muller |
Germany |
| 1971 |
Johan Cruyjff |
Holland |
| 1972 |
Franz Beckenbauer |
Germany |
| 1973 |
Johan Cruyff |
Holland |
| 1974 |
Johan Cruyff |
Holland |
| 1975 |
Oleg Blockhin |
Russia |
| 1976 |
Franz Beckenbauer |
Germany |
| 1977 |
Alan Simonsen |
Denmark |
| 1978 |
Kevin Keegan |
England |
| 1979 |
Kevin Keegan |
England |
| 1980 |
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
Germany |
| 1981 |
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
Germany |
| 1982 |
Paolo Rossi |
Italy |
| 1983 |
Michel Platini |
France |
| 1984 |
Michel Platini |
France |
| 1985 |
Michel Platini |
France |
| 1986 |
Igor Belanov |
Russia |
| 1987 |
Ruud Gullit |
Holland |
| 1988 |
Marco Van Basten |
Holland |
| 1989 |
Marco Van Basten |
Holland |
| 1990 |
Lothar Matthaus |
Germany |
| 1991 |
Jean-Pierre Papin |
France |
| 1992 |
Marco Van Basten |
Holland |
| 1993 |
Roberto Baggio |
Italy |
| 1994 |
Hristo Stoitchkov |
Bulgaria |
| 1995 |
George Weah |
Liberia |
| 1996 |
Matthias Sammer |
Germany |
| 1997 |
Ronaldo |
Brazil |
| 1998 |
Zinedine Zidane |
France |
| 1999 |
Rivaldo |
Brazil |
| 2000 |
Luis Figo |
Portugal |
| 2001 |
Michael Owen |
England |
| 2002 |
Ronaldo |
Brazil |
| 2003 |
Pavel Nedved |
Czech Republic |
| 2004 |
Andriy Shevchenko |
Ukraine |
| 2005 |
Ronaldinho |
Brazil |
| 2006 |
Fabio Cannavaro |
Italy |
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