1956 Ballon d'Or

Annual football award event in France 1956 Ballon d'Or Stanley Matthews 1962 (crop).jpg 1956 Ballon d'Or winner, Stanley Matthews in 1962 18 December 1956 Paris, France France Football ballondor.com Won by ENG Stanley Matthews (1st award) Established Ballon d'Or 1957 The 1956 Ballon d'Or was the inaugural Ballon d'Or award given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") RSSSF 22 October 2008 19 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081217034637/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html 17 December 2008 live Stanley Matthews received the award on 18 December 1956. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy56.html European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1956 José Luis Pierrend RSSSF 23 October 2008 19 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090116140915/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy56.html 16 January 2009 live https://www.lequipe.fr/FF/ballon_or/bo_1956.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090219033150/http://www.lequipe.fr/FF/ballon_or/bo_1956.html dead February 19, 2009 50 Ans De Ballon D'Or France Football 19 December 2008 fr Rankings RankNameClub(s)NationalityPoints 1 Stanley MatthewsENG Blackpool England 47 2 Alfredo Di Stéfano ESP 1945 Real Madrid Spain 1945Despite being born in Argentina, Alfredo Di Stéfano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956, and would play for the Spain national team.http://www.uefa.com/uefa/history/associationweeks/association=122/newsId=255616.html Europe dazzled by Di Stéfano UEFA 22 November 2004 25 September 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081211210548/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/history/associationweeks/association%3D122/newsId%3D255616.html 11 December 2008 lower-alpha 44 3 Raymond KopaFrance ReimsSpain 1945 Real Madrid France 33 4 Ferenc Puskás HUN 1949 Budapest Honvéd Hungary 1949 32 5 Lev Yashin Soviet Union 1955 Dynamo Moscow Soviet Union 1955 19 6 József Bozsik HUN 1949 Budapest Honvéd Hungary 1949 15 7 Ernst Ocwirk AUT Austria WienITA Sampdoria Austria 9 8 Sándor Kocsis HUN 1949 Budapest Honvéd Hungary 1949 6 9 Thadée Cisowski FRA RC Paris France 4 Ivan Kolev BUL 1948 CDNA Sofia Bulgaria 1948 Billy Wright ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers England 12 Júlio Botelho Italy Fiorentina ItalyDespite being born in Brazil, Júlio Botelho acquired Italian citizenship in 1956. lower-alpha 3 13 Stefan Bozhkov BUL 1948 CDNA Sofia Bulgaria 19482 Duncan Edwards ENG Manchester United England Gerhard Hanappi AUT Rapid Wien Austria Robert Jonquet FRA Reims France Miguel Montuori ITA Fiorentina Italy Pepillo ESP 1945 Sevilla Spain 1945 Juan Alberto Schiaffino ITA Milan Italy Eduard Streltsov Soviet Union 1955 Torpedo Moscow Soviet Union 1955 21 Marcelino Campanal ESP 1945 Sevilla Spain 1945 1 Břetislav Dolejší Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia Roger Piantoni FRA FC Nancy France Kees Rijvers FRA Saint-Étienne Netherlands Notes lower-alpha References External links France Football Official Ballon d'Or page 1956 Category:1955–56 in European football