The 1959 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 Alfredo Di Stéfano on 15 December 1959. It was the second time that Di Stéfano won the award.
Rankings RankNameClub(s)NationalityPoints 1 Alfredo Di Stéfano Real Madrid 80 2 Raymond Kopa Real Madrid Reims 42 3 John Charles Juventus 24 4 Luis Suárez Barcelona 22 5 Agne Simonsson Örgryte IS 20 6 Lajos Tichy Budapest Honvéd 18 7 Ferenc Puskás Real Madrid 16 8 Francisco Gento Real Madrid 12 9 Helmut Rahn Rot-Weiss Essen 1. FC Köln 11 10 Horst Szymaniak Wuppertaler SV Karlsruher SC 8 11 Lev Yashin Dynamo Moscow 7 12 Yuriy Voynov Dynamo Kyiv 5 13 Dezső Bundzsák Vasas 4 Gyula Grosics Tatabánya Ivan Kolev CDNA Sofia Nils Liedholm Milan 17 Titus Buberník ČH Bratislava 3 Just Fontaine Reims Georgi Naydenov CDNA Sofia 20 Flórián Albert Ferencváros 2 Uwe Seeler Hamburger SV Joan Segarra Barcelona 23 János Göröcs Újpest 1 Ken Jones Scunthorpe United Roger Marche RC Paris Antoni Ramallets Barcelona
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External links France Football Official Ballon d'Or page