The 1983 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Michel Platini on 27 December 1983.
Platini was the second French national to win the award after Raymond Kopa (in 1958), and the third player from Juventus after Omar Sívori and Paolo Rossi (in 1961 and 1982, respectively).
Rankings RankNameClub(s)NationalityPoints 1 Michel Platini Juventus 110 2 Kenny Dalglish Liverpool 26 3 Allan Simonsen Vejle 25 4 Gordon Strachan Aberdeen 24 5 Felix Magath Hamburger SV 20 6 Jean-Marie Pfaff Bayern Munich 15 Rinat Dasayev Spartak Moscow 15 8 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Bayern Munich 14 Jesper Olsen Ajax 14 10 Bryan Robson Manchester United 13 11 Fernando Gomes Porto 10 Bernd Schuster Barcelona 10 Franky Vercauteren Anderlecht 10 Alain Giresse Bordeaux 10 15 Safet Sušić Paris Saint-Germain 8 Ian Rush Liverpool 8 17 Morten Olsen Anderlecht 6 18 Norman Whiteside Manchester United 5 19 Bruno Conti Roma 4 Eric Gerets Milan 4 Erwin Vandenbergh Anderlecht 4 Michael Laudrup Lazio 4 23 Liam Brady Sampdoria 3 Antonio Cabrini Juventus 3 Carlos Manuel Benfica 3 Vasilis Hatzipanagis Iraklis 3 Glenn Hysén IFK Göteborg 3 Paolo Rossi Juventus 3 Costică Ștefănescu Universitatea Craiova 3 30 Zbigniew Boniek Juventus 2 Fedor Cherenkov Spartak Moscow 2 Ruud Gullit Feyenoord 2 33 Søren Lerby Bayern Munich 1 Stoycho Mladenov CSKA Sofia 1 Tibor Nyilasi Austria Wien 1 Rudi Völler Werder Bremen 1
References
External links France Football Official Ballon d'Or page