1976 Ballon d'Or

The 1976 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 the West German defender Franz Beckenbauer on 28 December 1976.[1] There were 26 voters, from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia.[2]

1976 Ballon d'Or winner Franz Beckenbauer.

Rankings
Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1Franz BeckenbauerWest Germany Bayern Munich West Germany91
2Rob RensenbrinkBelgium Anderlecht Netherlands75
3Ivo ViktorCzech Republic Dukla Prague Czechoslovakia 52
4Kevin KeeganEngland Liverpool England32
5Michel PlatiniFrance Nancy France19
6Anton OndrušCzech Republic Slovan Bratislava Czechoslovakia16
7Johan CruyffSpain Barcelona Netherlands12
Ivan ĆurkovićFrance Saint-Étienne Yugoslavia
9Rainer BonhofWest Germany Borussia M’Gladbach West Germany9
Gerd MüllerWest Germany Bayern Munich West Germany
Marián MasnýCzech Republic Slovan Bratislava Czechoslovakia
12Franco CausioItaly Juventus Italy7
13Berti VogtsWest Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach West Germany6
14Tibor NyilasiHungary Ferencváros Hungary5
15Roberto BettegaItaly Juventus Italy4
Jürgen CroyEast Germany Sachsenring Zwickau East Germany
Dudu GeorgescuRomania Dinamo București Romania
Jaroslav PollákCzech Republic VSS Košice Czechoslovakia
19Oleg BlokhinSoviet Union Dinamo Kyiv Soviet Union3
Joachim StreichEast Germany 1. FC Magdeburg East Germany
21Gérard JanvionFrance Saint-Étienne France2
Dieter MüllerWest Germany 1. FC Köln West Germany
Dominique RocheteauFrance Saint-Étienne France
SantillanaSpain Real Madrid Spain
Benny WendtWest Germany Tennis Borussia Berlin Sweden
26Dominique BathenayFrance Saint-Étienne France1
Jupp HeynckesWest Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach West Germany
Ali KemalTurkey Trabzonspor Turkey
Dino ZoffItaly Juventus Italy

References
  1. "Palmarès Ballon d'Or – 1976 - Franz Beckenbauer". France Football. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1976". RSSSF. 1 May 2005. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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