1992 FIFA World Player of the Year

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The 1992 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Marco van Basten. The gala took place at the Casino Estoril in Lisbon, Portugal on February 1, 1993, organised by FIFA, the European Sports Media and the Portuguese newspaper A Bola. 71 national team coaches were chosen to vote. It was sponsored by the brand Adidas.

Results[edit]

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Rank Player Club(s) Points
1 Netherlands Marco van Basten Italy Milan 161
2 Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov Spain Barcelona 88
3 Germany Thomas Häßler Italy Roma 61
4 France Jean-Pierre Papin France Marseille
Italy Milan		 46
5 Denmark Brian Laudrup Germany Bayern Munich
Italy Fiorentina		 44
Denmark Peter Schmeichel England Manchester United
7 Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp Netherlands Ajax 29
8 Netherlands Frank Rijkaard Italy Milan 23
9 Ghana Abedi Pele France Marseille 10
Italy Franco Baresi Italy Milan
Germany Jürgen Klinsmann Italy Internazionale
France Monaco
12 Netherlands Ronald Koeman Spain Barcelona 7
13 Argentina Gabriel Batistuta Italy Fiorentina 6
Portugal Paulo Futre Spain Atlético Madrid
15 Brazil Bebeto Brazil Vasco da Gama

Spain Deportivo La Coruña

5
Netherlands Ruud Gullit Italy Milan
The Gambia Alieu Jarjue
Germany Karl-Heinz Riedle Italy Lazio
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Savićević Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade

Italy Milan

Papua New Guinea Desmond Waku
Liberia George Weah France Monaco

France Paris Saint-Germain

Uruguay José Zalazar Spain Albacete
Spain Andoni Zubizarreta Spain Barcelona
24 England Gary Lineker England Tottenham Hotspur

Japan Nagoya Grampus

4
Germany Rudi Völler Italy Roma

France Marseille

26 Papua New Guinea Dennis Abego 3
Argentina Claudio Caniggia Italy Atalanta

Italy Roma

Italy Paolo Maldini Italy Milan
33 Italy Gianluigi Lentini Italy Torino

Italy Milan

2
Italy Gianluca Vialli Italy Sampdoria

Italy Juventus

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Guerin Sportivo World Player of the Year awards 1979-1986". BigSoccer Forum. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
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