German Footballer of the Year Award
Known as the Fußballer des Jahres back in Germany, the Footballer of the Year award dates back to 1960 when Hamburger SV's Uwe Seeler became the first recipient.
Voting for the award is done by members of both the German magazine Kicker and the Verband der Deutschen Sportjournalisten (the Association of German Sports Journalists). The winner is announced after the end of Germany's football season, usually in July.
Elligle players are any footballers playing in the Bundesliga and any German's playing abroad.
German Footballer of the Year Winners
All of the winners of Germany's Footballer of the Year award since 1960...
| Year | Winner | Club | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Jérôme Boateng | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 2015 | Kevin De Bruyne | VfL Wolfsburg | Belgium |
| 2014 | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 2013 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 2012 | Marco Reus | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Germany |
| 2011 | Manuel Neuer | Schalke 04 | Germany |
| 2010 | Arjen Robben | Bayern Munich | Holland |
| 2009 | Grafite | Vfl Wolfsburg | Brazil |
| 2008 | Franck Ribéry | Bayern Munich | France |
| 2007 | Mario Gómez | VfB Stuttgart | Germany |
| 2006 | Miroslav Klose | Werder Bremen | Germany |
| 2005 | Michael Ballack | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 2004 | Aílton Goncalves da Silva | Werder Bremen | Brazil |
| 2003 | Michael Ballack | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 2002 | Michael Ballack | Bayer Leverkusen | Germany |
| 2001 | Oliver Kahn | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 2000 | Oliver Kahn | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1999 | Lothar Matthäus | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1998 | Oliver Bierhoff | Udinese | Germany |
| 1997 | Jürgen Kohler | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
| 1996 | Matthias Sammer | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
| 1995 | Matthias Sammer | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
| 1994 | Jurgen Klinsmann | Monaco | Germany |
| 1993 | Andreas Köpke | 1.FC Nurnberg | Germany |
| 1992 | Thomas Hässler | Roma | Germany |
| 1991 | Stefan Kuntz | FC Kaiserslautern | Germany |
| 1990 | Lothar Matthaus | Inter Milan | Germany |
| 1989 | Thomas Hässler | 1.FC Köln | Germany |
| 1988 | Jurgen Klinsmann | VfB Stuttgart | Germany |
| 1987 | Uwe Rahn | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Germany |
| 1986 | Harald Schumacher | 1.FC Köln | Germany |
| 1985 | Hans-Peter Briegel | Verona | Germany |
| 1984 | Harald Schumacher | 1.FC Köln | Germany |
| 1983 | Rudi Völler | Werder Bremen | Germany |
| 1982 | Karlheinz Förster | VfB Stuttgart | Germany |
| 1981 | Paul Breitner | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1980 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1979 | Berti Vogts | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Germany |
| 1978 | Sepp Maier | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1977 | Sepp Maier | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1976 | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1975 | Sepp Maier | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1974 | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1973 | Günter Netzer | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Germany |
| 1972 | Günter Netzer | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Germany |
| 1971 | Berti Vogts | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Germany |
| 1970 | Uwe Seeler | Hamburger SV | Germany |
| 1969 | Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1968 | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1967 | Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1966 | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1965 | Hans Tilkowski | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
| 1964 | Uwe Seeler | Hamburger SV | Germany |
| 1963 | Hans Schäfer | 1.FC Köln | Germany |
| 1962 | Karl-Heinz Schnellinger | 1.FC Köln | Germany |
| 1961 | Max Morlock | 1.FC Nurnberg | Germany |
| 1960 | Uwe Seeler | Hamburger SV | Germany |