The 1994 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 Hristo Stoichkov on 20 December 1994.[1]

1994 Ballon d'Or
1994 Ballon d'Or winner Hristo Stoichkov in 2011
Date20 December 1994
Presented byFrance Football
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or
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Stoichkov was the first Bulgarian national to win the award. He was the third Barcelona player to win the trophy after Luis Suárez (1960), and Johan Cruyff (1973, 1974).[2]

Rankings edit

Rank Name Nationality Club(s) Points
1 Hristo Stoichkov   Bulgaria   Barcelona 210
2 Roberto Baggio   Italy   Juventus 136
3 Paolo Maldini   Italy   Milan 109
4 Gheorghe Hagi   Romania   Barcelona 68
Tomas Brolin   Sweden   Parma 68
6 Jürgen Klinsmann   Germany   Tottenham Hotspur 43
7 Thomas Ravelli   Sweden   IFK Göteborg 21
8 Jari Litmanen   Finland   Ajax 12
9 Marcel Desailly   France   Milan 8
Dejan Savićević   FR Yugoslavia   Milan 8
11 Franco Baresi   Italy   Milan 7
Michel Preud'homme   Belgium   Benfica 7
13 Michael Laudrup   Denmark   Real Madrid 4
Yordan Letchkov   Bulgaria   Hamburger SV 4
Eric Cantona   France   Manchester United 4
16 Krasimir Balakov[notes 1]   Bulgaria   Sporting CP 3
José Luis Caminero   Spain   Atlético Madrid 3
Jean-Pierre Papin   France   Bayern Munich 3
Giuseppe Signori   Italy   Lazio 3
Lothar Matthäus   Germany   Bayern Munich 3
21 Philippe Albert   Belgium   Newcastle United 2
Otto Konrad   Austria   Austria Salzburg 2
Ciriaco Sforza    Switzerland   Kaiserslautern 2
24 Kennet Andersson   Sweden   Caen 1
Zvonimir Boban   Croatia   Milan 1
Martin Dahlin   Sweden   Borussia Mönchengladbach 1
Pep Guardiola   Spain   Barcelona 1
Andreas Möller   Germany   Borussia Dortmund 1
  1. ^ France Football reports Balakov with 4 points.

Team of the Year edit

Apparently there was also a European Team of the Year chosen at the Ballon d'Or presentation. The team reported by El País was as follows:[3]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards

  Thomas Ravelli

  Marcel Desailly
  Paolo Maldini
  Philippe Albert

  Tomas Brolin
  Jari Litmanen
  Yordan Letchkov
  Gheorghe Hagi
  Roberto Baggio

  Jürgen Klinsmann
  Hristo Stoichkov

References edit

  1. ^ Pierrend, José Luis (7 April 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1994". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
  2. ^ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  3. ^ Carbonell, Rafael (1994-12-19). "París corona a Stoichkov como rey de Europa". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2022-07-12.

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