1971 Ballon d'Or

1971 Ballon d'Or
1971 Ballon d'Or winner Johan Cruyff
Date28 December 1971
LocationParis, France
Presented byFrance Football
Highlights
Won by Johan Cruyff (1st award)
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or

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.

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