The 1965 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 Eusébio on 28 December 1965.
Eusébio was the first Portuguese national to win the award and still is the only Benfica player to have won it.
Rankings RankNameClub(s)NationalityPoints 1Eusébio Benfica67 2Giacinto Facchetti Internazionale59 3Luis Suárez Internazionale45 4Paul Van Himst Anderlecht25 5Bobby Charlton Manchester United19 6Flórián Albert Ferencváros14 7Gianni Rivera Milan10 8Georgi Asparuhov Levski Sofia9Sandro Mazzola InternazionaleValery Voronin Torpedo Moskva 11Denis Law Manchester United8 12Karl-Heinz Schnellinger Roma Milan6 13Jim Baxter Rangers Sunderland5Ferenc Puskás Real Madrid 15Mario Corso Internazionale3Lev Yashin Dynamo Moscow 17Amancio Real Madrid2Franz Beckenbauer Bayern MunichFerenc Bene ÚjpestMário Coluna BenficaMilan Galić PartizanPhilippe Gondet NantesAndrej Kvašňák Sparta PragueSlava Metreveli Dinamo Tbilisi 25Ivor Allchurch Cardiff City Swansea Town1Sigfried Held Kickers Offenbach Borussia DortmundKöbi Kuhn Zürich
References
External links France Football Official Ballon d'Or page