The title Footballer of the Year has been awarded in Germany since 1960. Eligible are German players as well as non-German players playing in Germany.
Eberhard Dirk Schuster is a German professional football manager, who last managed 1. FC Kaiserslautern and former player who played as a defender.
Joachim "Jogi" Löw is a German football coach and former player. He was the manager of the Germany national team from 2006 until 2021. During his tenure as manager, he led Germany to victory at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. In March 2021, Löw announced that he would resign from his position after the delayed Euro 2020. Of all head coaches of the Germany national football team, Löw has managed and won the most matches (189/120).
Mats Julian Hummels is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Roma and the Germany national team.
Marco Rose is a German professional football manager who is currently the manager of Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, and a former player who was a defender for Lokomotive Leipzig, Hannover 96 and Mainz 05.
Toni Kroos is a German former professional footballer. Regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, he was known for his vision, passing, crossing, and set-piece ability. Kroos played mainly as a central midfielder and occasionally played as a defensive midfielder. Kroos is the most decorated German football player, as he won 34 trophies over his 17 year career.
Jérôme Agyenim Boateng is a German professional footballer who plays for Austrian Bundesliga club LASK.
The Luxembourgish Footballer of the Year is an award granted every season to a football player from Luxembourg's domestic top-flight National Division, rewarding the player judged to have been the most valuable to his team that season. It is awarded by the sports desk of d'Wort, Luxembourg's most-read daily newspaper. It has been awarded every year since 1988, and has been named the Guy Greffrath Challenge after Guy Greffrath, the long-time sports editor at d'Wort, since 1997.
Jürgen Norbert Klopp is a German football executive and former manager and player who most recently managed Premier League club Liverpool. He is widely regarded as one of the best football managers in the world. Since 1 January 2025, Klopp has been the Head of Global Soccer for Red Bull GmbH.
Felix Kroos is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Hansa Rostock, Werder Bremen, Union Berlin, and Eintracht Braunschweig and represented Germany at international levels U16 through U21.
David Alaba is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defender for La Liga club Real Madrid and captains the Austria national team. Considered one of the best defenders in the world, he is renowned for his versatility, technical skills and ability to contribute effectively in both defensive and offensive roles on the field.
The Swiss Footballer of the Year is an annual award given to the best footballer based in Switzerland and the best Swiss national team player.
Dzsenifer Marozsán is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club Lyon. She previously played for 1. FC Saarbrücken and 1. FFC Frankfurt in the German Frauen Bundesliga and the Germany national team. Born in Hungary, she represented Germany at international level.
Urs Fischer is a Swiss football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Bundesliga club Union Berlin.
The 2012–13 FC Bayern Munich season was the 114th season in the club's history and the 48th consecutive season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, since the promotion of the team from the Regionalliga Süd in 1965. Before the start of the season, Bayern signed Xherdan Shaqiri, Dante, Claudio Pizarro, Mitchell Weiser, Tom Starke and Mario Mandžukić. Bayern also added holding midfielder Javi Martínez after the first week of the Bundesliga season at the transfer deadline.
Jonas Armin Hector is a German former professional footballer.
Lea Schüller is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team.
Edin Terzić is a German-Croatian professional football coach and former player, who was most recently the head coach of Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.
Christian Heidel is a German football executive who works for FSV Mainz 05 and previously worked for Schalke 04.
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