Ballon d'Or 1958
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The 1958 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA
member countries, was awarded to Raymond Kopa
on 16 December 1958.
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
member countries, was awarded to Raymond Kopa
Raymond Kopa
Raymond Kopa , is a former French football offensive midfielder, integral to the French national team of the 1950s....
on 16 December 1958.
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| Rank | Name | Club | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond Kopa Raymond Kopa Raymond Kopa , is a former French football offensive midfielder, integral to the French national team of the 1950s.... |
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 Early Modern France |
71 |
| 2 | Helmut Rahn Helmut Rahn Helmut Rahn, known as Der Boss , was a German football player. He became a legend for having scored the winning goal in the final game of the 1954 FIFA World Cup .- Career :... |
Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia.- Early years :The club was formed as SV Vogelheim on 1 February 1907 out of the merger of two smaller clubs: SC Preussen and Deutsche Eiche. In 1910, Vogelheim came to an arrangement with Turnerbund... |
 West Germany |
40 |
| 3 | Just Fontaine Just Fontaine Just "Justo" Fontaine is a former French football player.-Football career:He holds the record for most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup finals tournament, with 13 in 1958... |
Stade de Reims Stade Reims Stade de Reims is a French association football club based in Reims. The club was formed in 1911 under the name Société Sportive du Parc Pommery and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football having achieved promotion to the league following the 2009–10 season... |
Early Modern France |
23 |
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 Wales |
15 |
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 Sweden |
15 | |
| 6 | Billy Wright | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
 Kingdom of England |
9 |
| 7 | Johnny Haynes Johnny Haynes John Norman "Johnny" Haynes was an English footballer, best known for his 18 years at Fulham. He played a club-record 658 games and scored 158 goals for the club between 1952 and 1970... |
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Kingdom of England |
7 |
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6 |
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West Germany |
6 | |
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Sweden |
6 | |
| 11 | Colin McDonald | Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
Kingdom of England |
5 |
| 12 | Gunnar Gren Gunnar Gren Gunnar Gren was a Swedish football player and coach. He is best known for playing for IFK Gothenburg and AC Milan. He was part of the famous "Gre-No-Li" trio of forwards at A.C. Milan and the Swedish national team... |
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4 |
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 Spain |
4 | |
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 Soviet Union |
3 |
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 Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
3 | |
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3 | |
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3 | |
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3 | |
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 Italy |
2 |
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Northern Ireland |
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 Kingdom of Bulgaria |
2 | |
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Sweden |
2 | |
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Dukla Praha |  Czechoslovakia |
2 | |
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 Austria |
1 |
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1 |