| 1969 Ballon d'Or | |
|---|---|
 1969 Ballon d'Or winner Gianni Rivera | |
| Date | 23 December 1969 |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Presented by | France Football |
| Highlights | |
| Won by |  Gianni Rivera (1st award) |
| Website | francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or |
The 1969 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 the Italian midfielder Gianni Rivera (Milan) on 23 December 1969.[1] There were 26 voters, from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia.[2] Rivera became the second Italian to win the award, after Omar Sívori in 1961. He was also the first Milan player to win the trophy.[3]
- ^ "1969 – Gianni Rivera". France Football. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1969". RSSSF. 22 June 2005. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. 21 January 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2015.