1979 Ballon d'Or
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| 1979 Ballon d'Or | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 1979 Ballon d'Or winner Kevin Keegan in 1980 | |
| Date | 25 December 1979 |
| Presented by | France Football |
| Highlights | |
| Won by |  Kevin Keegan (2nd award) |
| Website | francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or |
The 1979 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 English forward Kevin Keegan on 25 December 1979.[1] There were 26 voters, from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Scotland, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia.[2]
