The 1991 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Lothar Matthäus. The ceremony took place at the Madison Square Garden in New York, on December 8, 1991, as part of the 1994 FIFA World Cup preliminary draw. 83 national team coaches were chosen to vote.
Results
RankPlayerClub(s)CountryPoints1Lothar Matthäus Internazionale West Germany1282Jean-Pierre Papin Marseille France1133Gary Lineker Tottenham Hotspur England404Robert Prosinečki Red Star Belgrade Real Madrid Yugoslavia385Marco van Basten Milan Netherlands236Franco Baresi Milan Italy127Iván Zamorano Sevilla Chile108Andreas Brehme Internazionale West Germany99Gianluca Vialli Sampdoria Italy810Enzo Scifo Auxerre Torino Belgium7
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