The 1982 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 Paolo Rossi on 28 December 1982.[1]

Rossi was the third Italian national to win the award after Omar Sívori in 1961 and Gianni Rivera in 1969. Rossi was also the second Juventus player to win the trophy, after Sívori in 1961.[2]

Rankings

Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1Paolo RossiItaly Juventus Italy115
2Alain Giresse[notes 1]France Bordeaux France64
3Zbigniew BoniekItaly Juventus Poland53
4Karl-Heinz Rummenigge[notes 2]West Germany Bayern Munich West Germany51
5Bruno ContiItaly Roma Italy48
6Rinat DasayevSoviet Union Spartak Moscow Soviet Union17
7Pierre LittbarskiWest Germany 1. FC Köln West Germany10
8Dino ZoffItaly Juventus Italy9
9Michel PlatiniItaly Juventus France5
10Bernd SchusterSpain Barcelona West Germany4
11Giancarlo AntognoniItaly Fiorentina Italy3
12Bruno PezzeyWest Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Austria2
Gaetano ScireaItaly Juventus Italy2
Eric GeretsBelgium Standard Liège Belgium2
15Paul BreitnerWest Germany Bayern Munich West Germany1
Torbjörn NilssonSweden IFK Göteborg Sweden1
Walter SchachnerItaly Cesena Austria1
Marco TardelliItaly Juventus Italy1
Marius TrésorFrance Bordeaux France1

Notes

  1. ↑ France Football reports Giresse with 68 points.
  2. ↑ France Football reports Rummenigge with 47 points.

References

  1. ↑ Pierrend, José Luis (7 Apr 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1982". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 24 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.
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