1981 Ballon d'Or

1981 Ballon d'Or
1981 Ballon d'Or winner Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in 1982
Date29 December 1981
Presented byFrance Football
Highlights
Won by Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (2nd award)
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or

The 1981 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 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge on 29 December 1981.

This was Rummenigge's second win in succession.