The 1957 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 Alfredo Di Stéfano on 17 December 1957.[1]

Rankings

Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1 Alfredo Di Stéfano Spain Real Madrid  Spain[a] 72
2 Billy Wright England Wolverhampton Wanderers  England 19
3 Duncan Edwards England Manchester United  England 16
Raymond Kopa Spain Real Madrid  France
5 László Kubala Spain Barcelona  Hungary 15
6 John Charles England Leeds United
Italy Juventus		  Wales 14
7 Eduard Streltsov Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow  Soviet Union 12
8 Tommy Taylor England Manchester United  England 10
9 József Bozsik Hungary Budapest Honvéd  Hungary 9
Igor Netto Soviet Union Spartak Moscow  Soviet Union
11 Lev Yashin Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow  Soviet Union 8
12 Paco Gento Spain Real Madrid  Spain 7
Gyula Grosics Hungary Budapest Honvéd
Hungary Tatabánya		  Hungary
14 Danny Blanchflower England Tottenham Hotspur  Northern Ireland 4
Miloš Milutinović Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan  Yugoslavia
Juan Alberto Schiaffino Italy Milan  Italy
17 Gerhard Hanappi Austria Rapid Wien  Austria 3
Johnny Haynes England Fulham  England
Stanley Matthews England Blackpool  England
20 Sándor Kocsis Switzerland Young Fellows Zürich  Hungary 2
Horst Szymaniak West Germany Wuppertaler SV  West Germany
22 Kurt Hamrin Italy Padova  Sweden 1
Ladislav Novák Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague  Czechoslovakia

Notes

  1. ^ Despite being born in Argentina, Alfredo Di Stéfano acquired Spanish citizenship in 1956, and went on to play for the Spain national team.[2]

References

  1. ^ Pierrend, José (18 April 2007). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1957". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "Europe dazzled by Di Stéfano". UEFA. 22 November 2004. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
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