Footballer of the Year in Germany

German Footballer of the Year
Kroos playing for Real Madrid in 2015
Kroos won the award in 2018.
Country Germany
Formerly called West Germany Footballer of the Year (1960–1991)
First awarded 1960
Current holder Toni Kroos (2018)
Most awards Franz Beckenbauer (4)
Women's Footballer of the Year
Marozsán playing for 1. FFC Frankfurt in 2015
Marozsán won the award in 2018.
Country Germany
First awarded 1996
Current holder Dzsenifer Marozsan (2018)
Most awards Birgit Prinz (8)

The title Footballer of the Year (German: Fußballer des Jahres) has been awarded in Germany since 1960. In 1996 the title Women's Footballer of the Year (German: Fußballerin des Jahres) was awarded for the first time.[1] Both awards are determined by a poll of German football journalists from the Association of German Sports Journalists (Verband Deutscher Sportjournalisten) and the publication kicker.[2] Eligible are German players abroad and players in Germany.

The current titleholders are Toni Kroos from Real Madrid and Dzsenifer Marozsan from Olympique Lyonnais.[3] In 2004, the Brazilian Aílton became the first foreign player to attain the honour.

Footballer of the Year

Year Player[2] Club[4]
1960Uwe SeelerHamburger SV
1961Max Morlock1. FC Nürnberg
1962Karl-Heinz Schnellinger1. FC Köln
1963Hans Schäfer1. FC Köln
1964Uwe SeelerHamburger SV
1965Hans TilkowskiBorussia Dortmund
1966Franz BeckenbauerBayern Munich
1967Gerd MüllerBayern Munich
1968Franz BeckenbauerBayern Munich
1969Gerd MüllerBayern Munich
1970Uwe SeelerHamburger SV
1971Berti VogtsBorussia Mönchengladbach
1972Günter NetzerBorussia Mönchengladbach
1973Günter NetzerBorussia Mönchengladbach
1974Franz BeckenbauerBayern Munich
1975Sepp MaierBayern Munich
1976Franz BeckenbauerBayern Munich
1977Sepp MaierBayern Munich
1978Sepp MaierBayern Munich
1979Berti VogtsBorussia Mönchengladbach
1980Karl-Heinz RummeniggeBayern Munich
1981Paul BreitnerBayern Munich
1982Karlheinz FörsterVfB Stuttgart
1983Rudi VöllerWerder Bremen
1984Harald Schumacher1. FC Köln
1985Hans-Peter BriegelItaly Verona
1986Harald Schumacher1. FC Köln
1987Uwe RahnBorussia Mönchengladbach
1988Jürgen KlinsmannVfB Stuttgart
1989Thomas Häßler1. FC Köln
1990Lothar MatthäusItaly Internazionale
1991Stefan Kuntz1. FC Kaiserslautern
1992Thomas HäßlerItaly Roma
1993Andreas Köpke1. FC Nürnberg
1994Jürgen KlinsmannFrance AS Monaco
1995Matthias SammerBorussia Dortmund
1996Matthias SammerBorussia Dortmund
1997Jürgen KohlerBorussia Dortmund
1998Oliver BierhoffItaly Udinese
1999Lothar MatthäusBayern Munich
2000Oliver KahnBayern Munich
2001Oliver KahnBayern Munich
2002Michael BallackBayer Leverkusen
2003Michael BallackBayern Munich
2004Brazil AíltonWerder Bremen
2005Michael BallackBayern Munich
2006Miroslav KloseWerder Bremen
2007Mario GómezVfB Stuttgart
2008France Franck RibéryBayern Munich
2009Brazil GrafiteVfL Wolfsburg
2010Netherlands Arjen RobbenBayern Munich
2011Manuel NeuerSchalke 04
2012Marco Reus[5]Borussia Mönchengladbach
2013Bastian Schweinsteiger[6]Bayern Munich
2014Manuel Neuer[7]Bayern Munich
2015Belgium Kevin De Bruyne[8]VfL Wolfsburg
2016Jérôme Boateng[9]Bayern Munich
2017Philipp Lahm[10]Bayern Munich
2018Toni Kroos[3]Spain Real Madrid

Women's Footballer of the Year

Birgit Prinz won the Footballer of the Year award eight consecutive times from 2001-2008.
Year Player Club
1996Martina Voss[11] FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen
1997Bettina Wiegmann[11]Grün-Weiß Brauweiler
1998Silke Rottenberg[11]SF Siegen
1999Inka Grings[11]FCR Duisburg
2000Martina Voss[11]FCR Duisburg
2001Birgit Prinz[11]1. FFC Frankfurt
2002Birgit Prinz[11]1. FFC Frankfurt
2003Birgit Prinz[11]1. FFC Frankfurt
2004Birgit Prinz[11]1. FFC Frankfurt
2005Birgit Prinz[11]1. FFC Frankfurt
2006Birgit Prinz[11]1. FFC Frankfurt
2007Birgit Prinz[11]1. FFC Frankfurt
2008Birgit Prinz[11]1. FFC Frankfurt
2009Inka Grings[11]FCR 2001 Duisburg
2010Inka Grings[11]FCR 2001 Duisburg
2011Fatmire Bajramaj[11]Turbine Potsdam
2012Célia Okoyino da Mbabi[5]SC 07 Bad Neuenahr
2013Martina Müller[6]VfL Wolfsburg
2014Alexandra Popp[7]VfL Wolfsburg
2015Célia Šašić[8]1. FFC Frankfurt
2016Alexandra Popp[9]VfL Wolfsburg
2017Dzsenifer Marozsan[10]France Olympique Lyonnais
2018Dzsenifer Marozsan[3]France Olympique Lyonnais

East German Footballer of the Year

From 1963–1991, the publication Die Neue Fußballwoche awarded the East German Footballer of the Year award.

Year Player Club
1963Manfred KaiserFC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
1964Klaus UrbanczykSC Chemie Halle
1965Horst WeigangSC Leipzig
1966Jürgen NöldnerVorwärts Berlin
1967Dieter ErlerFC Karl-Marx-Stadt
1968Bernd BranschHallescher FC Chemie
1969Eberhard VogelFC Karl-Marx-Stadt
1970Roland DuckeFC Carl Zeiss Jena
1971Peter DuckeFC Carl Zeiss Jena
1972Jürgen CroySachsenring Zwickau
1973Hans-Jürgen KreischeDynamo Dresden
1974Bernd BranschFC Carl Zeiss Jena
1975Jürgen Pommerenke1. FC Magdeburg
1976Jürgen CroySachsenring Zwickau
1977Hans-Jürgen DörnerDynamo Dresden
1978Jürgen CroySachsenring Zwickau
1979Joachim Streich1. FC Magdeburg
1980Hans-Ulrich GrapenthinFC Carl Zeiss Jena
1981Hans-Ulrich GrapenthinFC Carl Zeiss Jena
1982Rüdiger SchnuphaseFC Carl Zeiss Jena
1983Joachim Streich1. FC Magdeburg
1984Hans-Jürgen DörnerDynamo Dresden
1985Hans-Jürgen DörnerDynamo Dresden
1986René Müller1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
1987René Müller1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
1988Andreas ThomBerliner FC Dynamo
1989Andreas TrautmannDynamo Dresden
1990Ulf KirstenDynamo Dresden
1991Torsten GütschowDynamo Dresden

East German Women's Footballer of the Year

Year Player Club
1990Katrin Prühs[12]BSG Post Rostock

References

  1. "Marozsans Vorgängerinnen: Die Fußballerinnen des Jahres seit 1996". kicker. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Fußballer des Jahres seit 1960: Die Siegerliste". kicker.de (in German). 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Toni Kroos ist Fußballer des Jahres 2017/18". kicker.de (in German). 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  4. Pierrend, José Luis (14 March 2013). "(West) Germany – Footballer of the Year". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Marco Reus ist Fußballer des Jahres" (in German). kicker.de. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Bastian Schweinsteiger ist Fußballer des Jahres" (in German). kicker.de. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Manuel Neuer ist Fußballer des Jahres" (in German). kicker.de. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Kevin De Bruyne ist Fußballer des Jahres" (in German). kicker.de. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Jerome Boateng "Fußballspieler des Jahres 2015/2016"" (in German). kicker.de. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Philipp Lahm ist Fußballer des Jahres 2016/2017" (in German). kicker.de. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Marozsans Vorgängerinnen: Die Fußballerinnen des Jahres seit 1996". kicker.de (in German). 23 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  12. "Vor 25 Jahren: Frauen der BSG Post Rostock holen letztes DDR-Double" [25 years ago: Women's team of BSG Post Rostock complete the last East German double]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

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