1966: Bobby Charlton (Manchester United, Inggris)
1967: Flórián Albert (Ferencváros, Hungaria)
1968: George Best (Manchester United, Irlandia Utara)
1969: Gianni Rivera (AC Milan, Italia)
1970: Gerd Müller (Bayern Munich, Jerman Barat)
1971: Johan Cruyff (Ajax, Belanda)
1972: Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munich, Jerman Barat)
1973: Johan Cruyff (Barcelona, Belanda)
1974: Johan Cruyff (Barcelona, Belanda)
1975: Oleg Blokhin (Dynamo Kyiv, Uni Soviet)
1976: Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munich, Jerman Barat)
1977: Allan Simonsen (Borussia Mönchengladbach, Denmark)
1978: Kevin Keegan (Hamburg, Inggris)
1979: Kevin Keegan (Hamburg, Inggris)
1980: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern Munich, Jerman Barat)
1981: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern Munich, Jerman Barat)