1997 FIFA World Player of the Year
The 1997 FIFA World Player of the Year (then still FIFA World Player ) was chosen on January 12, 1998 at Disneyland Paris . It was the seventh award of the “ World Footballer of the Year ” award introduced by the FIFA World Cup in 1991 . The winner of the award was the Brazilian Ronaldo .
Voting mode
The winner was determined by a vote among 121 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. | Ronaldo |
 Brazil
|
 FC Barcelona / Inter Milan
|
480 |
| 2. | Roberto Carlos |
Brazil
|
real Madrid
|
85 |
| 3. | Dennis Bergkamp |
 Netherlands
|
 Arsenal FC
|
62 |
| Zinedine Zidane |
 France
|
Juventus Turin
|
62 | |
| 5. | Raúl |
Spain
|
real Madrid
|
51 |
| 6th | Alessandro Del Piero |
Italy
|
Juventus Turin
|
27 |
| 7th | Before that, Šuker |
 Croatia
|
real Madrid
|
20th |
| 8th. | Gabriel Batistuta |
 Argentina
|
AC Florence
|
16 |
| Alan Shearer |
England
|
Newcastle United
|
16 | |
| 10. | Leonardo |
Brazil
|
Paris Saint-Germain / AC Milan
|
14th |
| Peter Schmeichel |
 Denmark
|
Manchester United
|
14th |
Individual evidence
- ↑ The night of records and premieres. In: fifa.com. FIFA , accessed November 7, 2014 .
Elections for FIFA World Player of the Year