Footballer of the Year in Germany

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 was awarded for the first time. Both awards are determined by a poll of German football journalists from the Association of German Sports Journalists (Verband der Deutschen Sportjournalisten) and the publication kicker.[1] Eligible are German players abroad and players in Germany.

In 2004, the Brazilian Aílton became the first foreign player to attain this honour. The most recent titleholders are Manuel Neuer from Bayern Munich and Alexandra Popp from VfL Wolfsburg.

(West) German Footballer of the Year

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

East German Footballer of the Year

The title was awarded between 1963 and 1991 by the publication Die Neue Fußballwoche.

Year Player Club
1963Manfred KaiserWismut Karl-Marx-Stadt
1964Klaus UrbanczykChemie Halle
1965Horst WeigangSC Leipzig
1966Jürgen NöldnerVorwärts Berlin
1967Dieter ErlerKarl-Marx-Stadt
1968Bernd BranschHallescher Chemie
1969Eberhard VogelKarl-Marx-Stadt
1970Roland DuckeCarl Zeiss Jena
1971Peter DuckeCarl Zeiss Jena
1972Jürgen CroySachsenring Zwickau
1973Hans-Jürgen KreischeDynamo Dresden
1974Bernd BranschCarl Zeiss Jena
1975Jürgen PommerenkeMagdeburg
1976Jürgen CroySachsenring Zwickau
1977Hans-Jürgen DörnerDynamo Dresden
1978Jürgen CroySachsenring Zwickau
1979Joachim StreichMagdeburg
1980Hans-Ulrich GrapenthinCarl Zeiss Jena
1981Hans-Ulrich GrapenthinCarl Zeiss Jena
1982Rüdiger SchnuphaseCarl Zeiss Jena
1983Joachim Streich1. FC Magdeburg
1984Hans-Jürgen DörnerDynamo Dresden
1985Hans-Jürgen DörnerDynamo Dresden
1986René MüllerLokomotive Leipzig
1987René MüllerLokomotive Leipzig
1988Andreas ThomBerliner Dynamo
1989Andreas TrautmannDynamo Dresden
1990Ulf KirstenDynamo Dresden
1991Torsten GütschowDynamo Dresden

German Female Footballer of the Year

Year Player Club
1996 Martina Voss FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen
1997 Bettina Wiegmann Grün-Weiß Brauweiler
1998 Silke Rottenberg SF Siegen
1999 Inka Grings FCR Duisburg
2000 Martina Voss FCR Duisburg
2001 Birgit Prinz 1. FFC Frankfurt
2002 Birgit Prinz 1. FFC Frankfurt
2003 Birgit Prinz 1. FFC Frankfurt
2004 Birgit Prinz 1. FFC Frankfurt
2005 Birgit Prinz 1. FFC Frankfurt
2006 Birgit Prinz 1. FFC Frankfurt
2007 Birgit Prinz 1. FFC Frankfurt
2008 Birgit Prinz 1. FFC Frankfurt
2009 Inka Grings FCR 2001 Duisburg
2010 Inka Grings FCR 2001 Duisburg
2011 Fatmire Bajramaj Turbine Potsdam
2012 Célia Okoyino da Mbabi[3] SC 07 Bad Neuenahr
2013 Martina Müller[4] VfL Wolfsburg
2014 Alexandra Popp[5] VfL Wolfsburg

References

  1. ↑ "Die Siegerliste" (in German). kicker Online. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  2. ↑ Pierrend, José Luis (14 March 2013). "(West) Germany – Footballer of the Year". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Marco Reus ist Fußballer des Jahres" (in German). kicker.de. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Bastian Schweinsteiger ist Fußballer des Jahres" (in German). kicker.de. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Manuel Neuer ist Fußballer des Jahres" (in German). kicker.de. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

See also