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
1976 Ballon d'Or winner Franz Beckenbauer
Date28 December 1976
Presented byFrance Football
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Rankings

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Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1 Franz Beckenbauer   Bayern Munich   West Germany 91
2 Rob Rensenbrink   Anderlecht   Netherlands 75
3 Ivo Viktor   Dukla Prague   Czechoslovakia 52
4 Kevin Keegan   Liverpool   England 32
5 Michel Platini   Nancy   France 19
6 Anton Ondruš   Slovan Bratislava   Czechoslovakia 16
7 Johan Cruyff   Barcelona   Netherlands 12
Ivan Ćurković   Saint-Étienne   Yugoslavia
9 Rainer Bonhof   Borussia Mönchengladbach   West Germany 9
Gerd Müller   Bayern Munich   West Germany
Marián Masný   Slovan Bratislava   Czechoslovakia
12 Franco Causio   Juventus   Italy 7
13 Berti Vogts   Borussia Mönchengladbach   West Germany 6
14 Tibor Nyilasi   Ferencváros   Hungary 5
15 Roberto Bettega   Juventus   Italy 4
Jürgen Croy   Sachsenring Zwickau   East Germany
Dudu Georgescu   Dinamo București   Romania
Jaroslav Pollák   VSS Košice   Czechoslovakia
19 Oleg Blokhin   Dinamo Kyiv   Soviet Union 3
Joachim Streich   1. FC Magdeburg   East Germany
21 Gérard Janvion   Saint-Étienne   France 2
Dieter Müller   1. FC Köln   West Germany
Dominique Rocheteau   Saint-Étienne   France
Santillana   Real Madrid   Spain
Benny Wendt   Tennis Borussia Berlin   Sweden
26 Dominique Bathenay   Saint-Étienne   France 1
Jupp Heynckes   Borussia Mönchengladbach   West Germany
Ali Kemal   Trabzonspor   Turkey
Dino Zoff   Juventus   Italy

References

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  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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