The 1982 Ballon d'Or, given to the best
football
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player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from
UEFA member countries, was awarded to
Paolo Rossi on 28 December 1982.
Rossi was the third Italian national to win the award after
Omar Sívori in 1961 and
Gianni Rivera in 1969. Rossi was also the second
Juventus
Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...
player to win the trophy, after Sívori in 1961.
Rankings
Notes
References
External links
''France Football'' Official Ballon d'Or page
{{Ballon d'Or recipients
1982
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1982–83 in European football