The 1995 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
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member countries, was awarded to
George Weah
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on 24 December 1995.
It was the first edition of this award where players born outside Europe were allowed to receive votes and was the first time a player representing an African nation won the award.
Rankings
Additionally, sixteen players were nominated but received no votes:
Daniel Amokachi (Everton & Nigeria),
Dino Baggio (Parma & Italy),
Abel Balbo (Roma & Argentina),
Mario Basler
Mario Basler (born 18 December 1968) is a German Association football, football manager and former professional player who mainly played as a right midfielder. He is currently at TSG Eisenberg as a player and advisor.
A dead-ball specialist, Ba ...
(Werder Bremen & Germany),
Júlio César (Borussia Dortmund & Brazil),
Didier Deschamps (Juventus & France),
Donato Gama (Deportivo La Coruña & Spain),
Stefan Effenberg (Borussia Mönchengladbach & Germany),
Vincent Guérin (Paris Saint-Germain & France),
Christian Karembeu (Nantes/Sampdoria & France),
Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain & France),
Japhet N'Doram (Nantes & Chad),
Jay-Jay Okocha (Eintracht Frankfurt & Nigeria),
Fernando Redondo (Real Madrid & Argentina),
Peter Schmeichel (Manchester United & Denmark) and
Clarence Seedorf
Clarence Clyde Seedorf (; born 1 April 1976) is a Dutch former professional Association football, football manager and player. He is regarded by many as one of the greatest midfielders of all time. He is currently working primarily remotely as ...
(Ajax/Sampdoria & Netherlands).
References
External links
''France Football'' Official Ballon d'Or page
{{Ballon d'Or recipients
1995
1995 was designated as:
* United Nations Year for Tolerance
* World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War
This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
1995–96 in European football