1995 FIFA World Player of the Year

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.https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10 31 March 2016 live RSSSF https://web.archive.org/web/20160112042845/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html 12 January 2016 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 RankPlayerClub(s)CountryPoints1George WeahFrance Paris Saint-GermainItaly MilanLiberia Liberia1702Paolo MaldiniItaly MilanItaly Italy803Jürgen KlinsmannEngland Tottenham HotspurGermany Bayern MunichGermany Germany584RomárioESP BarcelonaBrazil FlamengoBrazil Brazil505Roberto BaggioItaly JuventusITA MilanItaly Italy496Hristo StoichkovSpain BarcelonaITA Parma Calcio 1913Bulgaria Bulgaria377Iván ZamoranoSpain Real MadridChile Chile368JuninhoBRA São PauloEngland MiddlesbroughBrazil Brazil289Matthias SammerGermany Borussia DortmundGermany Germany2310=Michael LaudrupSpain Real MadridDenmark Denmark2010=Gianfranco ZolaItaly ParmaItaly Italy20 References FIFA World Player of the Year Category:FIFA World Player of the Year