German Player of the Year
In a nutshell:
Germany's premier football award, started back in 1960.
Awarded to:
Any footballer playing in Germany, or any German footballer playing abroad.
Voted by:
A selection of football journalists and the German football magazine Kicker.
When:
Annually, at the end of each season.
Worth a mention:
Brazilian striker Ailton became the first non-German to win the award in 2004.
GERMAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR WINNERS
| Year | Player | Team | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Arjen Robben | Bayern Munich | Holland |
| 2009 | Grafite | Vfl Wolfsburg | Brazil |
| 2008 | Franck Ribery | Bayern Munich | France |
| 2007 | Mario Gomez | VfB Stuttgart | Germany |
| 2006 | Miroslav Klose | Werder Bremen | Germany |
| 2005 | Michael Ballack | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 2004 | Ailton 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 Matthaus | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1998 | Oliver Bierhoff | Udinese | Germany |
| 1997 | Jurgen Kohler | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
| 1996 | Matthias Sammer | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
| 1995 | Matthias Sammer | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
| 1994 | Jurgen Klinsmann | Monaco | Germany |
| 1993 | Andreas Kopke | FC Nurnberg | Germany |
| 1992 | Thomas Hassler | Roma | Germany |
| 1991 | Stefan Kuntz | FC Kaiserslautern | Germany |
| 1990 | Lothar Matthaus | Inter Milan | Germany |
| 1989 | Thomas Hassler | FC Koln | Germany |
| 1988 | Jurgen Klinsmann | VfB Stuttgart | Germany |
| 1987 | Uwe Rahn | Borussia Monchengladbach | Germany |
| 1986 | Harald Schumacher | FC Koln | Germany |
| 1985 | Hans-Peter Briegel | Verona | Germany |
| 1984 | Harald Schumacher | FC Koln | Germany |
| 1983 | Rudi Voller | Werder Bremen | Germany |
| 1982 | Karlheinz Forster | VfB Stuttgart | Germany |
| 1981 | Paul Breitner | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1980 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1979 | Berti Vogts | Borussia Monchengladbach | 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 | Gunter Netzer | Borussia Monchengladbach | Germany |
| 1972 | Gunter Netzer | Borussia Monchengladbach | Germany |
| 1971 | Berti Vogts | Borussia Monchengladbach | Germany |
| 1970 | Uwe Seeler | Hamburg | Germany |
| 1969 | Gerd Muller | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1968 | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1967 | Gerd Muller | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1966 | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich | Germany |
| 1965 | Hans Tilkowski | Borussia Dortmund | Germany |
| 1964 | Uwe Seeler | Hamburg | Germany |
| 1963 | Hans Sch,fer | FC Koln | Germany |
| 1962 | Karl-Heinz Schnellinger | FC Koln | Germany |
| 1961 | Max Morlock | FC Nurnberg | Germany |
| 1960 | Uwe Seeler | Hamburg | Germany |