FIFA World Player of the Year 1995
The FIFA World Player of the Year 1995 (then still FIFA World Player ) was chosen on January 8, 1996 at a gala organized by the Italian sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport on the occasion of its 100th anniversary in the Teatro Nazionale in Milan . It was the fifth award of the “ World Footballer of the Year ” award introduced by the FIFA World Cup in 1991 . The winner of the award was the Liberian George Weah .
Voting mode
The winner was determined by voting among 95 national coaches from around the world. They each named the three best footballers in their opinion, although none of the three were allowed to come from their own country. An entry in first place brought five points, a second place three points, the third place one point. Then the points were added.
Result (Top 10)
- Placement : the placement achieved by a player.
- Name : Name of the awarded player.
- Nationality : Nationality of the awarded player.
- Club : Club for which the player was active in the calendar year. If a player has changed clubs, the club who is leaving is named in first position.
- Votes : the total votes received from all countries.
placement | Surname | nationality | society | be right |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | George Weah | Liberia | Paris Saint-Germain / AC Milan | 170 |
2. | Paolo Maldini | Italy | AC Milan | 80 |
3. | Jürgen Klinsmann | Germany | Tottenham Hotspur / FC Bayern Munich | 58 |
4th | Romario | Brazil | FC Barcelona / CR Flamengo | 50 |
5. | Roberto Baggio | Italy | Juventus Turin / AC Milan | 49 |
6th | Christo Stoitschkow | Bulgaria | FC Barcelona / AC Parma | 37 |
7th | Iván Zamorano | Chile | real Madrid | 36 |
8th. | Juninho Paulista | Brazil | Sao Paulo FC / Middlesbrough FC | 28 |
9. | Matthias Sammer | Germany | Borussia Dortmund | 23 |
10. | Michael Laudrup | Denmark | real Madrid | 20th |
Gianfranco Zola | Italy | AC Parma | 20th |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lots of football celebrities at the lavish gala. In: fifa.com. FIFA , accessed November 7, 2014 .