European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1985


The results of this voting were published on France Football # 2072 (24 December 1985).

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. Michel Platini                    France             Juventus              127    23  3  -  -  -    26
  2. Preben Elkjær-Larsen              Denmark            Verona                 71     1 13  4  1  -    19
  3. Bernd Schuster                    West Germany       FC Barcelona           46     2  3  5  4  1    15
  4. Michael Laudrup                   Denmark            Juventus               14     -  3  -  -  2     5
  5. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge             West Germany       Internazionale         13     -  1  1  3  -     5
  6. Zbigniew Boniek                   Poland             AS Roma                12     -  -  1  4  1     6
  7. Oleg Protassov                    Soviet Union       Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk   10     -  1  1  1  1     4
  8. Hans-Peter Briegel                West Germany       Verona                  9     -  1  1  1  -     3
  9. Bryan Robson                      England            Manchester United       8     -  -  2  1  -     3
     Rinat Dassaev                     Soviet Union       Spartak Moskva          8     -  -  2  -  2     4
 11. Rudi Völler                       West Germany       Werder Bremen           7     -  -  2  -  1     3
 12. Luis Fernandez                    France             Paris Saint-Germain     6     -  1  -  -  2     3
     Sřren Lerby                       Denmark            Bayern Munich           6     -  -  1  1  1     3
 14. Rafael Gordillo                   Spain              Real Madrid             5     -  -  1  1  -     2
     Ian Rush                          Wales              Liverpool               5     -  -  1  1  -     2
 16. Emilio Butragueńo                 Spain              Real Madrid             4     -  -  1  -  1     2
     Fernando Gomes                    Portugal           FC Porto                4     -  -  1  -  1     2
 18. Harald Schumacher                 West Germany       FC Köln                 3     -  -  1  -  -     1
     John Sivebæk                      Denmark            Vejle                   3     -  -  1  -  -     1
     Neville Southall                  Wales              Everton                 3     -  -  -  1  1     2
 21. Lajos Detari                      Hungary            Honvéd Budapest         2     -  -  -  1  -     1
     Alain Giresse                     France             Girondins Bordeaux      2     -  -  -  1  -     1  
     Vahid Halilhodzic                 Yugoslavia         FC Nantes               2     -  -  -  1  -     1
     Tibor Nyilasi                     Hungary            Austria Wien            2     -  -  -  1  -     1
     Peter Reid                        England            Everton                 2     -  -  -  1  -     1  
     Peter Shilton                     England            Southampton             2     -  -  -  1  -     1
     Graeme Souness                    Scotland           Sampdoria               2     -  -  -  1  -     1
     Pat Jennings                      Northern Ireland   Tottenham               2     -  -  -  -  2     2
 29. Steve Archibald                   Scotland           FC Barcelona            1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Jan Ceulemans                     Belgium            KV Brugge               1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Anatoli Demianenko                Soviet Union       Dinamo Kiev             1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Georgi Dimitrov                   Bulgaria           CSKA Sofia              1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Gheorghe Hagi                     Romania            Sportul stud. Bucuresti 1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Mark Hateley                      England            Milan AC                1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Herbert Prohaska                  Austria            Austria Wien            1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Gary Stevens                      England            Everton                 1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Andreas Thom                      East Germany       Dynamo Berlin           1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Ladislav Vizek                    Czechoslovakia     Dukla Praha             1     -  -  -  -  1     1
 

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