The 1974 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 Dutch striker Johan Cruyff on 31 December 1974.[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] Cruyff became the first footballer to earn the award three times, following up from his wins in 1971 and 1973. French playmaker Michel Platini and Dutch compatriot Marco van Basten also won the Ballon d'Or three times after him.[3]

1974 Ballon d'Or
1974 Ballon d'Or winner Johan Cruyff
Date31 December 1974
Presented byFrance Football
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Won byNetherlands Johan Cruyff (3rd award)
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or
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Rankings

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Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1 Johan Cruyff   Barcelona   Netherlands 116
2 Franz Beckenbauer   Bayern Munich   West Germany 105
3 Kazimierz Deyna   Legia Warsaw   Poland 35
4 Paul Breitner   Bayern Munich   West Germany 32
5 Johan Neeskens   Barcelona   Netherlands 21
6 Grzegorz Lato   Stal Mielec   Poland 16
7 Gerd Müller   Bayern Munich   West Germany 14
8 Robert Gadocha   Legia Warsaw   Poland 11
9 Billy Bremner   Leeds United   Scotland 9
10 Ralf Edström   PSV Eindhoven   Sweden 4
Jürgen Sparwasser   1. FC Magdeburg   East Germany
Berti Vogts   Borussia Mönchengladbach   West Germany
13 Ronnie Hellström   1. FC Kaiserslautern   Sweden 3
Jan Tomaszewski   ŁKS Łódź   Poland
15 José Altafini   Juventus   Italy 2
Hristo Bonev   Lokomotiv Plovdiv   Bulgaria
Jerzy Gorgoń   Górnik Zabrze   Poland
Sepp Maier   Bayern Munich   West Germany
19 Oleg Blokhin   Dynamo Kyiv   Soviet Union 1
Rainer Bonhof   Borussia Mönchengladbach   West Germany
Jean-Marc Guillou   Angers   France
Uli Hoeneß   Bayern Munich   West Germany
Branko Oblak   Hajduk Split   Yugoslavia

References

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  1. ^ "Palmarès Ballon d'Or - 1974 - Johan Cruyff". France Football. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. ^ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1974". RSSSF. 1 May 2005. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  3. ^ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 21 January 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
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