1999 Ballon d'Or
| 1999 Ballon d'Or | |
|---|---|
1999 Ballon d'Or winner Rivaldo in 2014 | |
| Date | 21 December 1999 |
| Presented by | France Football |
| Highlights | |
| Won by | Rivaldo (1st award) |
| Website | francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or |
The 1999 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 Rivaldo on 21 December 1999.[1] On 22 November 2000, the shortlist of 50 male players compiled by a group of experts from France Football was announced. [2][3]
Rankings[4]
Additionally, 22 players were nominated but received no votes: Fabien Barthez (Monaco & France), Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal and Netherlands), Laurent Blanc (Marseille/Inter Milan & France), Gianluigi Buffon (Parma & Italy), Frank de Boer (Ajax/Barcelona & Netherlands), Marcel Desailly (Chelsea & France), Giovane Élber (Bayern Munich & Brazil), Pep Guardiola (Barcelona & Spain), Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus & Italy), Patrick Kluivert (Barcelona & Netherlands), Paolo Maldini (Milan & Italy), Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid & Spain), Hidetoshi Nakata (Perugia & Japan), Emmanuel Petit (Arsenal & France), Gus Poyet (Chelsea & Uruguay), Oleksandr Shovkovskyi (Dynamo Kyiv & Ukraine), Lilian Thuram (Parma & France), Sylvain Wiltord (Bordeaux & France) and Gianfranco Zola (Chelsea & Italy).
References
- ^ Pierrend, José Luis (26 March 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1999". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ "EURO TOP 50 NAMED". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 2025-12-19. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ^ "THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD ?". Soccer Gaming. 1999-12-04. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ^ "France Football". www.francefootball.fr. Archived from the original on 2005-11-25. Retrieved 2025-12-19.