The 1963 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in the World as judged by a panel of sports journalists from France Football member countries, was awarded to Lev Yashin on 17 December 1963. He was the first, and as of 2025, the only goalkeeper to win this award. He also became the first Soviet and Russian national to win the award.Reno, Bill (May 12, 2015) Why a Goalkeeper Will Never Win Another Ballon d'Or. Paster Magazine.European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1963. rsssf.org
Rankings RankNameClub(s)NationalityPoints 1 Lev Yashin Dynamo Moscow 73 2 Gianni Rivera Milan 55 3 Jimmy Greaves Tottenham Hotspur 50 4 Denis Law Manchester United 45 5 Eusébio Benfica 19 6 Karl-Heinz Schnellinger 1. FC Köln Mantova 16 7 Uwe Seeler Hamburger SV 98 Bobby Charlton Manchester United 5 Luis Suárez Inter Milan Giovanni Trapattoni Milan 11 José Altafini Milan 4 Paul Van Himst Anderlecht 13 Flórián Albert Ferencváros 3 Harry Bild IFK Norrköping Josef Masopust Dukla Prague Omar Sívori Juventus 17 Robert Herbin Saint-Étienne 2 Jef Jurion Anderlecht Cesare Maldini Milan Károly Sándor MTK Budapest 21 Mário Coluna Benfica 1 Ake Johansson IFK Norrköping Manfred Kaiser Wismut Aue Metin Oktay Galatasaray Svatopluk Pluskal Dukla Prague
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