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Ballon d'Or

1956

Winner : Stanley Matthews

- Blackpool FC

- English

- 1m74

- Right-Winger

2nd : Alfredo Di Stéfano

- Real Madrid

- Argentinian/Colombian/Spanish

- 1m78

- Second Striker/Attacking-Midfielder/Striker

3rd : Raymond Kopa

- Real Madrid

- French

- 1m68

- Attacking-Midfielder/Right-Winger

1957

Winner : Alfredo Di Stéfano

- Real Madrid

- Argentinian/Colombian/Spanish

- 1m78

- Second Striker/Attacking-Midfielder/Striker

2nd : Billy Wright

- Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

- English

- 1m73

- Center-Back/Defensive-Midfielder

3rd ex aequo : Duncan Edwards

- Manchester United

- English

- 1m80

- Left-Midfielder/Central-Midfielder/Defensive-Midfielder

3rd ex aequo : Raymond Kopa

- Real Madrid

- French

- 1m68

- Attacking-Midfielder/Right-Winger

1958

Winner : Raymond Kopa

- Real Madrid

- French

- 1m68

- Attacking-Midfielder/Right-Winger

2nd : Helmut Rahn

- Rot-Weiss Essen

- German

- 1m78

- Right-Winger

3rd : Just Fontaine

- Stade de Reims

- French

- 1m74

- Striker

1959

Winner : Alfredo Di Stéfano

- Real Madrid

- Argentinian/Colombian/Spanish

- 1m78

- Second Striker/Attacking-Midfielder/Striker

2nd : Raymond Kopa

- Stade de Reims

- French

- 1m68

- Attacking-Midfielder/Right-Winger

3rd : John Charles

- Juventus

- Welsh

- 1m88

- Striker/Center-Back

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