1983 Ballon d'Or

{{Short description|Annual association football award event in France}}

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| name = 1983 Ballon d'Or

| image = Michel Platini en 1978, 'Argentina 78', Panini figurina n°90.jpg

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| caption = 1983 Ballon d'Or winner Michel Platini in 1978

| date = 27 December 1983

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| presenter = France Football

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| website = {{URL|https://www.francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or/|2=francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or}}

| award1_type = Won by

| award1_winner = {{flagicon|FRA}} Michel Platini (1st award)

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| previous = 1982

| main = Ballon d'Or

| next = 1984

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The 1983 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 Michel Platini on 27 December 1983.{{Cite web |first=José Luis |last=Pierrend |title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1983 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy83.html |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=26 March 2005 |access-date=3 May 2020 }}

Platini was the second French national to win the award after Raymond Kopa (in 1958), and the third player from Juventus after Omar Sívori and Paolo Rossi (in 1961 and 1982, respectively).{{cite web |title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |first1=Roberto |last1=Di Maggio |first2=Rob |last2=Moore |first3=Karel |last3=Stokkermans |date=5 December 2019 |access-date=3 May 2020 }}