The 1991 Ballon d'Or, given to the best

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player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from

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member countries, was awarded to

Jean-Pierre Papin Jean-Pierre Roger Guillaume Papin (; born 5 November 1963) is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a forward. He is the head coach of Championnat National 3 club Marseille B. He won the Ballon d'Or in 1991. Pa ...

on 24 December 1991. Papin was the third French national to win the award after

Raymond Kopa Raymond Kopa (né Kopaszewski; 13 October 1931 – 3 March 2017) was a French professional footballer, integral to the France national team of the 1950s. At club level he was part of the legendary Real Madrid team of the 1950s, winning three Eu ...

(1958) and

Michel Platini Michel François Platini (; born 21 June 1955) is a French association football, football Administrator (business), administrator and former player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Platini won the Ballon d'O ...

(1983, 1984 and 1985). He was also the first player from the

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to win the trophy.

Rankings

References

External links

''France Football'' Official Ballon d'Or page
{{Ballon d'Or recipients

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1991–92 in European football