The 1971 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 Johan Cruyff on 28 December 1971.
Cruyff was the first Dutch national to win the award, and also the first Ajax player to win the trophy.
Rankings RankPlayerClub(s)NationalityPoints1Johan Cruyff Ajax1162Sandro Mazzola Internazionale573George Best Manchester United564Günter Netzer Borussia Mönchengladbach305Franz Beckenbauer Bayern Munich276Gerd Müller Bayern Munich18Josip Skoblar Marseille8Martin ChiversFrance Football reports Chivers with 13 points. Tottenham Hotspur129Piet Keizer Ajax910Bobby Moore West Ham United7Ferenc Bene Újpest12Yevhen Rudakov Dynamo Kyiv613Giacinto Facchetti Internazionale4Mimis Domazos Panathinaikos15Pirri Real Madrid3Dragan Džajić Red Star BelgradeBerti Vogts Borussia Mönchengladbach18Terry Cooper Leeds United2Francis Lee Manchester CityWolfgang Overath 1. FC KölnWilfried Van Moer Standard Liège22Bobby Charlton Manchester United1Albert Shesternyov CSKA Moscow
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External links France Football Official Ballon d'Or page