1963 Ballon d'Or
Annual football award event in France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1963 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 Lev Yashin on 17 December 1963.[1] He was the first, and as of 2024, the only goalkeeper to win this award. He also became the first Soviet and Russian national to win the award.[2][3]
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1963 Ballon d'Or | ||||
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Date | 17 December 1963 | |||
Location | Paris, France | |||
Presented by | France Football | |||
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Won by | Lev Yashin (1st award) | |||
Website | francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or | |||
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