1956 – MATTHEWS
1957 – DI STEFANO
1958 – KOPA
1959 – DI STEFANO
1960 – SUAREZ
1961 – SIVORI
1962 – MASOPUST
1963 – YACHINE
1964 – LAW
1965 – EUSEBIO
1966 – B.CHARLTON
1967 – ALBERT
1968 – BEST
1969 – RIVERA
1970 – G. MÜLLER
1971 – CRUYFF
1972 – BECKENBAUER
1973 – CRUYFF
1974 – CRUYFF
1975 – BLOKHINE
1976 – BECKENBAUER
1977 – SIMONSEN
1978 – KEEGAN
1979 – KEEGAN
1980 – RUMMENIGGE
1981 – RUMMENIG
1982 – P. ROSSI
1983- PLATINI
1984 – PLATINI
1985 – PLATINI
1986 – BELANOV
1987 – GULLIT
1988 – VAN BASTEN
1989 – VAN BASTEN
1990 – MATTHÄUS
1991 – PAPIN
1992 – VAN BASTEN
1993 – R. BAGGIO
1994 – STOITCHKOV
1995 – WEAH
1996 – SAMMER
1997 – RONALDO
1998 – ZIDANE
1999 – RIVALDO
2000 – FIGO
2001 – OWEN
2002 – RONALDO
2003 – NEDVED
2004 – SHEVTCHENKO
2005 – RONALDINHO
2006 – CANNAVARO
2007 – KAKÁ
2008 – C.RONALDO