Only a lucky few have enjoyed the privilege of having entered football history by winning the Golden Ball. But more select is the honor of having won the Super Ballon d’Or, a fact that has only happened once. Such a feat belongs to Alfredo Di Stéfano.
The legend of Real Madrid He received the Super Ballon d’Or in 1989 from France Football magazine. In that same year, Marco Van Basten was named the best player in Europe for the second time in his sporting career, and the prestigious French weekly also decided to award a Special award for the best European player of the last three decades.
For this special occasion, France Football counted on the collaboration of its readers through votes, a jury chosen by the media itself and former champions of the Ballon d’Or. Among them They decided that the winner should be Alfredo Di Stéfano ahead of Cruyff (winner in 1971, 73 ‘and 74’) and Platini (1983, 84 ‘and 85’), who closed the podium. Further behind in number of votes were Beckenbauer (1972 and 76 ‘), Keegan (1978 and 79’) and Rummenigge (1980 and 81 ‘).
Alfredo Di Stéfano’s Super Ballon d’Or is on display at the Santiago Bernabéu Museum
MACARIO MUÑOZ (DIARIO AS)
La Saeta Rubia, as the legendary Madrid forward was known, also had the privilege of winning the Ballon d’Or in the 1957 and 1959 editions. Will we ever see another Super Ballon d’Or again?
