The title Football Manager of the Year (Trainer des Jahres) has been awarded in Germany since 2002. Eligible are German managers and non-German managers coaching in Germany. [1] The award is determined by a poll of German football journalists from the Association of German Sports Journalists (Verband der Deutschen Sportjournalisten) and the publication kicker. [2]
| Year | Manager | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Klaus Toppmöller [3] | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 2003 | Felix Magath [3] | VfB Stuttgart |
| 2004 | Thomas Schaaf [3] | Werder Bremen |
| 2005 | Felix Magath [3] | Bayern Munich |
| 2006 | Jürgen Klinsmann [3] | Germany |
| 2007 | Armin Veh [3] | VfB Stuttgart |
| 2008 | Ottmar Hitzfeld [3] | Bayern Munich |
| 2009 | Felix Magath [3] | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2010 | | Bayern Munich |
| 2011 | Jürgen Klopp [3] | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2012 | Jürgen Klopp [4] | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2013 | Jupp Heynckes [5] | Bayern Munich |
| 2014 | Joachim Löw [6] | Germany |
| 2015 | Dieter Hecking [7] | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2016 | Dirk Schuster [8] | Darmstadt 98 |
| 2017 | Julian Nagelsmann [9] | TSG Hoffenheim |
| 2018 | Jupp Heynckes [10] | Bayern Munich |
| 2019 | Jürgen Klopp [11] | |
| 2020 | Hansi Flick [12] | Bayern Munich |
| 2021 | Thomas Tuchel [13] | |
| 2022 | Christian Streich [14] | SC Freiburg |
| 2023 | | Union Berlin |
| 2024 | | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| 2025 | Julian Schuster [17] | SC Freiburg |