The 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by George Weah. He is the first African player to win the award and the only one to date.[1] The gala took place at the Teatro Nazionale in Milan, on January 8, 1996. 95 national team coaches, based on the current FIFA Men's World Ranking were chosen to vote. It was organised by European Sports Media, Adidas, FIFA and Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport.
Results
edit| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Weah |  Paris Saint-Germain Milan |
 Liberia |
170 |
| 2 | Paolo Maldini | Milan |
Italy |
80 |
| 3 | Jürgen Klinsmann |  Tottenham Hotspur Bayern Munich |
Germany |
58 |
| 4 | Romário |  Barcelona Flamengo |
Brazil |
50 |
| 5 | Roberto Baggio | Juventus Milan |
Italy |
49 |
| 6 | Hristo Stoichkov | Barcelona Parma Calcio 1913 |
 Bulgaria |
37 |
| 7 | Iván Zamorano | Real Madrid |
 Chile |
36 |
| 8 | Juninho | São Paulo Middlesbrough |
Brazil |
28 |
| 9 | Matthias Sammer | Borussia Dortmund |
Germany |
23 |
| 10= | Michael Laudrup | Real Madrid |
 Denmark |
20 |
| 10= | Gianfranco Zola | Parma |
Italy |
20 |
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year - Top 10". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.