FIFA 70th anniversary retrospective awards
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The FIFA 70th anniversary retrospective awards was a published list of retroactive annual awards by FIFA for the period between 1904 and 1973 in order to celebrate its 70th anniversary in 1974. The first official award given by FIFA to the world's best football player was launched in 1991 under the name of FIFA World Player of the Year.[1][2]
Background[edit]
The 32nd FIFA Congress took place in Paris. In May 1974, in honor of the 70th anniversary of the founding of FIFA, a Technical study group of experts appointed by FIFA with the task to create a list of the best players per annum since the organization's inception. João Havelange was the FIFA president at the time,[3] succeding Stanley Rous[4][5] in the year of West Germany's 1974 FIFA World Cup.[6]
The following list features the top three football players every year from 1904 until 1973 as published by FIFA.
Winners[edit]
Wins by player[edit]
Wins by country[edit]
See also[edit]
- History of FIFA
- FIFA World Cup awards
- History of association football
- FIFA World Player of the Year
- International Football Association Board
- FIFA Congress
References[edit]
- ^ "FACTSheet FIFA awards" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "FIFA Awards". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. p. 534. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
- ^ "Rous, Sir Stanley Ford (1895–1986), football referee and administrator". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/40150. Retrieved 22 July 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Rous, Sir Stanley (Ford), (25 April 1895–18 July 1986), JP; Secretary of the Football Association, 1934–61 (now Hon. Vice-President); President, Fédération Internationale de Football Associations, 1961–74 (now Hon. President)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Past Presidents - FIFA". FIFA.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Moroccan-born Larbi Benbarek played for Morocco first (1936-1938) brefore switching to France (1936-1954).
- ^ Mozambique gained independence from the Portuguese Empire in 1975, thus Mozambique players were eligible to play for Portgal, due to lack of a home national team. Eusebio was first called-up to Portugal in 19161
Bibliography[edit]
- Skorobagatko, Anatoly (2001). Sports surveys: Ukraine and the world — 82 pages.
Sources[edit]
- Awards 1904-1973 (PDF).
- Newspaper "Ukrainian Football". 16 December 2014. p. 96.
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