iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ada ▁County , ▁Id aho ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Military ▁Academy ▁al umn i ▁Category : Def ense ▁Language ▁Institute ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Washington ▁al umn i ▁Category : F em ale ▁gener als ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁military ▁attach és <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁Ball on ▁d ' Or , ▁ ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁best ▁football ▁player ▁in ▁Europe ▁as ▁jud ged ▁by ▁a ▁panel ▁of ▁sports ▁journal ists ▁from ▁UEFA ▁member ▁countries , ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁Italian ▁mid f iel der ▁Gian ni ▁River a ▁( Mil an ) ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁There ▁were ▁ 2 6 ▁vot ers , ▁from ▁Austria , ▁Belg ium , ▁Bulg aria , ▁Czech oslov ak ia , ▁Den mark , ▁East ▁Germany , ▁England , ▁Finland , ▁France , ▁Greece , ▁Hung ary , ▁Italy , ▁Luxemb ourg , ▁Netherlands , ▁Norway , ▁Poland , ▁Portugal , ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁Roman ia , ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁Spain , ▁Sweden , ▁Switzerland , ▁Turkey , ▁West ▁Germany ▁and ▁Y ug oslav ia . ▁ ▁River a ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁Italian ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁award ▁after ▁the ▁O mar ▁S ív ori ▁win ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁Also ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Milan ▁player ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁tro phy . ▁ ▁Rank ings ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁France