1994 FIFA World Player of the Year


The FIFA World Player of the Year award of 1994 went to the Brazilian and Barcelona striker Romário, second place went to the Bulgarian Hristo Stoichkov and third was Roberto Baggio of Italy and Juventus.
After finishing as the runner-up in 1993, Romário repeated his series of brilliant performances, dominating the 1994 FIFA World Cup and 1993–94 La Liga. Stoichkov came in second, doubling Romário in the Barcelona attack.

Results

RankPlayerClubCountryPoints
1Romário Barcelona Brazil346
2Hristo Stoichkov Barcelona Bulgaria100
3Roberto Baggio Juventus Italy80
4Gheorghe Hagi Barcelona Romania50
5Paolo Maldini Milan Italy40
6Bebeto Deportivo La Coruña Brazil16
7Dennis Bergkamp Internazionale Netherlands11
8Dunga VfB Stuttgart Brazil9
9=Franco Baresi Milan Italy7
9=Tomas Brolin Parma Sweden7
9=Jürgen Klinsmann Tottenham Hotspur Germany7
9=Mauro Silva Deportivo La Coruña Brazil7