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 RankNameClub(s)NationalityPoints1Hristo Stoichkov Barcelona2102Roberto Baggio Juventus1363Paolo Maldini Milan1094Gheorghe Hagi Barcelona68Tomas Brolin Parma686Jürgen Klinsmann Tottenham Hotspur437Thomas Ravelli IFK Göteborg218Jari Litmanen Ajax129Marcel Desailly Milan8Dejan Savićević Milan811Franco Baresi Milan7Michel Preud'homme Benfica713Michael Laudrup Real Madrid4Yordan Letchkov Hamburger SV4Eric Cantona Manchester United416Krasimir BalakovFrance Football reports Balakov with 4 points. Sporting CP3José Luis Caminero Atlético Madrid3Jean-Pierre Papin Bayern Munich3Giuseppe Signori Lazio3Lothar Matthäus Bayern Munich321Philippe Albert Newcastle United2Otto Konrad Austria Salzburg2Ciriaco Sforza Kaiserslautern224Kennet Andersson Caen1Zvonimir Boban Milan1Martin Dahlin Borussia Mönchengladbach1Pep Guardiola Barcelona1Andreas Möller Borussia Dortmund1
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: +GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards Thomas Ravelli Marcel Desailly Paolo Maldini Philippe Albert Tomas Brolin Jari Litmanen Yordan Letchkov Gheorghe Hagi Roberto Baggio Jürgen Klinsmann Hristo Stoichkov
References
External links France Football Official Ballon d'Or page