European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1981


The results of this voting were published on France Football # 1864 (29 December 1981).

There were 26 voters, from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Scotland, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia.

The columns are:
   Position
   Name of Player
   Name of Club
   Nationality
   Total Number of Points
   1P = First Places
   2P = Second Places
   3P = Third Places
   4P = Fourth Places
   5P = Fifth Places
   Votes = Number of Voters who nominated this player

Pos  Player                            Country            Club                Total    1P 2P 3P 4P 5P Votes
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  1. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge             West Germany       Bayern Munich         106    17  5  -  -  1    23
  2. Paul Breitner                     West Germany       Bayern Munich          64     4  7  4  2  -    17
  3. Bernd Schuster                    West Germany       FC Barcelona           39     3  5  -  2  -    10
  4. Michel Platini                    France             AS Saint-Etienne       36     -  3  4  5  2    14
  5. Oleg Blokhin                      Soviet Union       Dinamo Kiev            14     -  1  -  2  6     9
  6. Dino Zoff                         Italy              Juventus               13     1  -  2  -  2     5
  7. Ramaz Shengelia                   Soviet Union       Dinamo Tbilisi         10     -  1  1  1  1     4
  8. Alexsandr Chivadze                Soviet Union       Dinamo Tbilisi          9     -  1  1  1  -     3
  9. Liam Brady                        Ireland            Juventus                7     -  1  1  -  -     2
     John Wark                         Scotland           Ipswich Town            7     -  1  1  -  -     2
 11. David Kipiani                     Soviet Union       Dinamo Tbilisi          6     1  -  -  -  1     2
     Andras Toroczik                   Hungary            Újpest Dózsa            6     -  -  2  -  -     2
     Zbigniew Boniek                   Poland             Widzew Lodz             6     -  -  -  2  2     4
     Maxime Bossis                     France             FC Nantes               6     -  -  -  2  2     4
     Bruno Pezzey                      Austria            Eintracht Frankfurt     6     -  -  -  1  4     5
 16. Horst Hrubesch                    West Germany       Hamburger SV            5     -  -  1  1  -     2
     Ruud Krol                         Netherlands        Napoli                  5     -  -  1  1  -     2
     Vladimir Petrovic                 Yugoslavia         Crvena Zvezda           5     -  -  1  1  -     2
 19. Zlatko Vujovic                    Yugoslavia         Hajduk Split            4     -  1  -  -  -     1
     Trevor Brooking                   England            West Ham United         4     -  -  1  -  1     2
 21. Giancarlo Antognoni               Italy              Fiorentina              3     -  -  1  -  -     1
     Jan Ceulemans                     Belgium            KV Brugge               3     -  -  1  -  -     1
     Kenny Dalglish                    Scotland           Livepool                3     -  -  1  -  -     1
     Bryan Robson                      England            Manchester United       3     -  -  1  -  -     1
     Frank Stapleton                   Ireland            Manchester United       3     -  -  1  -  -     1
     Wilfred Van Moer                  Belgium            Beveren                 3     -  -  1  -  -     1
     Luis Arconada                     Spain              Real Sociedad           3     -  -  -  1  1     2
 28. Grzegorz Lato                     Poland             Lokeren                 2     -  -  -  1  -     2
     Tibor Nyilasi                     Hungary            Ferencváros             2     -  -  -  1  -     1
     Wlodzimierz Smolarek              Poland             Widzew Lódz             2     -  -  -  1  -     1
     Frans Thijssen                    Netherlands        Ipswich Town            2     -  -  -  1  -     1
 32. Antonio Oliveira                  Portugal           Sporting Lisboa         1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Uli Stielike                      West Germany       Real Madrid             1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Jesús Zamora                      Spain              Real Sociedad           1     -  -  -  -  1     1
 

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