The European Ballon d'Or is a long-standing and highly credible football authority, awarded since 1956 and over 65 years ago, in recognition of the most outstanding player of the year. Especially after the 2007 liberalization to play anywhere in the world to compete in the Ballon d'Or and after 2010 it merged with the World Footballer of the Year, the European Ballon d'Or has become synonymous with the officially announced first-person honour in football.
Over the past 65 years of Ballon d'Or history, fans have witnessed generations of superstars in different positions become Ballon d'Or winners. Looking back, there is only one superstar who has played the goalkeeping position who has won the European Ballon d'Or, that is, the 1963 European Ballon d'Or winner, the former Soviet national team goalkeeper Lev Yasin.
Over the years, modern football play has undergone drastic changes, but there has been no golden goalkeeper. In today's football era, how does it take for a goalkeeper to win the European Ballon d'Or? This is an interesting question, and in this article, it is worth discussing it in the footsteps of the author.
The first thing to note is that, as mentioned earlier, the Golden Globes have relaxed the candidacy restrictions on the selection, with two major changes. The first was opened in 1995 to non-European players playing in Europe, and the other was opened in 2007 to all players who play for clubs worldwide. This means that the modern goalkeeper goalkeeper wants to win the Ballon d'Or, facing opponents in the rest of the positions is of a higher quality than Yassin's time. To assess the likelihood and satisfaction of the next Goalkeeper, consider Yassin and the legendary goalkeeper who came close to the Ballon d'Or after Yassin.
Lev Yassin, 1963 Ballon d'Or winner, FIFA's best goalkeeper of the century squad, was awarded the title of "Goalkeeper of the Century". In the 1960s, Yassin was undoubtedly the number one goalkeeper in football, and his efficiency was staggering, both in sport and on penalties.
In terms of resume, Yassin has been playing for Dynamo Moscow for many years, and is better known for his experience in leading the national team. At the 1960 and 1964 European Championships, Jasin took the Soviet Union to a championship and a runner-up. As a national gate, Yasin participated in three World Cup finals, leading the team to the palace army in 1966.
What is more special is that Yassin did not win the Golden Globe award in the year of the competition, but instead won the Golden Globe award in 1963, which is quite a year of compensation. In addition to the excellent goalkeeping skills, the factor that really makes Yasin king and become a legendary goalkeeper in the legend is that he has greatly promoted the development of the goalkeeper's playing style with his own strength, which is equivalent to the king of the ball in the goalkeeper.
As early as the 50s, Yassin proposed that the goalkeeper's range of activity could not stop near the goal line and that the goalkeeper with the best defensive vision should be involved in the defensive command, and committed to execution. Later, Yassin became the first goalkeeper to box, pioneering the routine of quick counterattack with the ball thrown by hand and the participation of the goalkeeper in the attack. It can be said that in the treacherous Cold War era, Yasin won the Golden Globe Award is really not easy, the influence is so big that not giving him one, may affect the credibility of the Golden Globe Award.
After Yassin, look at the goalkeepers who are very close to the Ballon d'Or behind them, and the ones in active chronological order are: Dino Zoff, Ivo Victor, Oliver Kahn, Gianluigi Buffon, Igor Casillas, Manuyol Peter Neuer.
Dino Zoff, a former Italian goalkeeper, finished second in the 1973 Ballon d'Or Awards. Before Buffon's outright rise, Zoff was Italy's recognized chief goalkeeper. To this day, who is the Italian goalkeeper GOAT, the dispute between Zoff and Buffon may not be public. As an Italian international, Zoff's club career has left a wonderful footprint in Udinese, Mantua, Napoli and Juventus, and the national team career has helped the team win Euro 1968 and the 1982 World Cup as a main goalkeeper.
However, in the year of Italy's championship, Zoff's performance in the Ballon d'Or rankings was not high. Because of this, there are many eye-catching stars in the middle and front of the Italian squad, such as the golden boy Rossi. In 1973, Zoff moved to Juventus to win the title as the main goalkeeper. In the two years from 1972 to 1973, Zoff set a record of 1142 minutes without conceding a goal, which was a very impressive plus point for the media at the time, coupled with the attention effect of the newly transferred giants, Zoff rushed to the second place in the Ballon d'Or that year, losing to Cruyff.
Ivo Victor, a former Czechoslovak goalkeeper, was mainly active in the 1960s and mid-1970s. In the history of football, Victor is a legendary goalkeeper who is easily forgotten, and he is also a typical representative of the steel goal of a small country. Subject to the influence of the times, Victor has not played abroad, resulting in a low reputation that has been circulated to the present.
Back in the 1976 European Championship, Victor had help and various divine pokers throughout the whole process, leading Czechoslovakia to win the European Championship and summit Europe without being optimistic, and personally winning the best goalkeeper honor in the competition. In that year's Ballon d'Or awards, Victor rushed to third place, which was the only time in his career that he reached the Top 10 of the Ballon d'Or.
Oliver Kahn, nicknamed the Lion King, is the most legendary goalkeeper with the most leadership temperament and powerful aura in his personal heart. As Bayern Munich's legendary goalkeeper plus Germany's legendary international goalkeeper, Kahn reached the top three of the Ballon d'Or of the Year twice in 2001 and 2002 (both third).
In 2001, Kahn lost to Irving and Raul; in 2002, Kahn lost to Ronaldo and Carlos. In the 2002 World Cup, Kahn led the unpromissed Germany to the final of the 3R (Big Luo, Little Luo, Rivaldo) + double card (Cafu + Carlos) sitting in Brazil, and its brave performance must still impress fans to this day. In 2002, Kahn, the loser, won the world cup's best player, which was enough to witness his dream journey that year.
GianLuigi Buffon, an ageless legend from Italy, is one of Juventus' most iconic players. Since becoming famous as a young player for many years, Buffon has maintained the performance of a world-class goalkeeper for a long time, and has been a strong contender for the "world's first goalkeeper" for more than a decade, with waves of people competing with him, and there are many fierce roles that have been pressed by him on the bench.
In 2006, Buffon helped Italy win the title, during which time he conceded only one oolong and penalty. Unfortunately, in the Ballon d'Or, Buffon lost to teammate Cannavaro and was second. Later, Buffon touched the fourth place of the year at the Golden Globes.
Iasilias, Spanish goalkeeper & Real Madrid all-time legend. In his heyday, Casillas was the ultimate representative of the explosive and reactive goalkeeper, whether it was a single knife or a second save or a penalty, Casillas was very strong.
During his career, Casillas reached the top 10 of the Annual Ballon d'Or several times, with the closest one being fourth place of the year in 2008. That year, San Cassi had La Liga champions & European Cup winners, losing to Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi and Torres in the selection.
Neuer, German goalkeeper and current star for Bayern Munich. Back in 2014, Neuer helped the German national team win the World Cup title, and he was individually awarded the Golden Glove. In the league that year, Neuer's Bayern was the Bundesliga champion. In the same year's competition, Neuer lost messi and C Ronaldo ranked third, and was the last goalkeeper to reach the Top 3 of the Ballon d'Or.
Combined with the experience of goalkeepers who were close but did not make it possible to score goals, the difficulty of winning the Ballon d'Or as a goalkeeper requires satisfying several conditions that are unlikely or subvert the general perception of football. After all, football is a team sport that wins and loses by a few points, the encouragement of attack is greater than the defense, and in the case of team honor is bright enough, often the rest of the teammates will play more prominently and easily get more praise than the goalkeeper.
If you want to take the golden ball as a goalkeeper, I am afraid that you have to lead the second-rate clubs in Europe to win the Champions League and have a personal performance; or in the year of the competition, lead the overall second-rate national team to the World Cup and have a personal performance to have a god performance.
If it is a long-term play in a big club and born in a football powerhouse, the overall quality of the teammates around him is very high, the goalkeeper himself in addition to satisfying the league, the national team competition has a god performance plus a heavy honor, then it is necessary to add a consideration to it is possible to overpower the midfield superstar to get the annual golden ball, that is, to hand over the performance of redefining the modern football goalkeeper. After Yassin of that year, neuer was slightly more prominent in this regard, and he was a promoter of the goalkeeper-type goalkeeper style of play.