| 1982 Ballon d'Or | |
|---|---|
1982 Ballon d'Or winner Paolo Rossi | |
| Date | 28 December 1982 |
| Presented by | France Football |
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| Website | francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or |
The1982 Ballon d'Or, given to the bestfootball player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists fromUEFA member countries, was awarded toPaolo Rossi on 28 December 1982.[1]
Rossi was the third Italian national to win the award afterOmar Sívori in 1961 andGianni Rivera in 1969. Rossi was also the secondJuventus player to win the trophy, after Sívori in 1961.[2]