1966 Ballon d'Or facts for kids

The 1966 Ballon d'Or was a very important football award given out in 1966. It was the 11th time this award was presented. The winner was Bobby Charlton, a fantastic midfielder who played for Manchester United. He was chosen as the best football player in Europe that year!

Who Won the 1966 Ballon d'Or?

The Ballon d'Or is an award given each year to the best male football player in Europe. Sports journalists from different countries vote for their favorite players. The player with the most points wins! In 1966, the competition was very close.

Top Players in the 1966 Ballon d'Or Voting

Here's a list of the top players who received votes for the 1966 Ballon d'Or award:

Rank	Player's Name	Club Team	Country	Points
1	Bobby Charlton	Manchester United	England	81
2	Eusébio	S.L. Benfica	Portugal	80
3	Franz Beckenbauer	Bayern Munich	West Germany	59
4	Bobby Moore	West Ham United	England	31
5	Flórián Albert	Ferencvárosi	Hungary	23
6	Ferenc Bene	Újpesti Dózsa	Hungary	8
7	Lev Yashin	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet Union	6
8	Alan Ball	Blackpool Everton	England	6
9	János Farkas	Vasas	Hungary	6
10	José Torres	S.L. Benfica	Portugal	5
11	Mario Corso	Inter Milan	Italy	4
	Valery Voronin	Torpedo Moscow	Soviet Union	4
13	Mário Coluna	S.L. Benfica	Portugal	3
14	Georgi Asparuhov	Levski Sofia	Bulgaria	2
	Geoff Hurst	West Ham United	England	2
	Sandro Mazzola	Inter Milan	Italy	2
	Gordon Banks	Leicester City	England	2
18	Tony Dunne	Manchester United	Ireland	1
	Willi Schulz	Hamburger SV	West Germany	1
	Denis Law	Manchester United	Scotland	1
	Paul Van Himst	Anderlecht	Belgium	1
	Igor Chislenko	Dynamo Moscow	Soviet Union	1
	Helmut Haller	Bologna	West Germany	1

Source: France Football

See also

• In Spanish: Balón de Oro 1966 para niños