1994 Ballon d'Or

1994 Ballon d'Or winner Hristo Stoichkov

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.

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).

Rankings

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

Team of the Year

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:

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Sweden Thomas Ravelli

France Marcel Desailly
Italy Paolo Maldini
Belgium Philippe Albert

Sweden Tomas Brolin
Finland Jari Litmanen
Bulgaria Yordan Letchkov
Romania Gheorghe Hagi
Italy Roberto Baggio

Germany Jürgen Klinsmann
Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov


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