Vereinigung der Vertragsfussballspieler

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The Vereinigung der Vertragsfussballspieler e. V. (VDV) is the professional footballer's union in Germany. It has approximately 1,300 members, playing in the German professional leagues. Nowadays, it is possible that junior footballers at the beginning of their professional careers, can also be members from the age of fifteen. Footballers who have been playing abroad or having finished their career can stay members.

The union was founded on 15 June 1987 in Offenbach am Main by the former professional footballers Benno Möhlmann, Ewald Lienen and Frank Pagelsdorf, together with colleagues like Guido Buchwald, Florian Gothe, Charly Körbel and Bruno Labbadia. The goal was to work in the interest of the players. Especially important at that time were considered the topics of work and contract conditions, independence of players and their participation, democratization of professional football. In general, the goal is to give the players a common voice towards the clubs and associations.

Presidents[]

Awards[]

Player of the Season[]

Player of the Year (1998–2003)[]

Year Player Club Ref.
1998 Germany Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich
1999 Germany Lothar Matthäus
2000 Germany Mehmet Scholl [1][2]
2001 Germany Oliver Kahn [3]
2003 Brazil Giovane Élber [4]

Player of the Season (2006–present)[]

Season Player Club Ref.
2005–06 Germany Miroslav Klose Werder Bremen [5]
2006–07 Brazil Diego Werder Bremen
2007–08 France Franck Ribéry Bayern Munich [6]
2008–09 Brazil Grafite VfL Wolfsburg
2009–10 Netherlands Arjen Robben Bayern Munich
2010–11 Turkey Nuri Şahin Borussia Dortmund
2011–12 Germany Marco Reus Borussia Mönchengladbach
2012–13 Poland Robert Lewandowski Borussia Dortmund
2013–14 Germany Marco Reus
2014–15 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne VfL Wolfsburg
2015–16 Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund
2016–17 Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich
2017–18 Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich
2018–19 Germany Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund
2019–20 Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich [7]
2020–21 Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich [8]

Newcomer of the Season (2010–present)[]

Season Player Club Ref.
2009–10 Germany Thomas Müller Bayern Munich
2010–11 Germany Mario Götze Borussia Dortmund
2011–12 Austria David Alaba Bayern Munich
2012–13 Germany Max Kruse SC Freiburg
2013–14 Germany André Hahn FC Augsburg
2014–15 Germany Leroy Sané Schalke 04
2015–16 Germany Julian Weigl Borussia Dortmund
2016–17 France Ousmane Dembélé
2017–18 Jamaica Leon Bailey Bayer Leverkusen
2018–19 England Jadon Sancho Borussia Dortmund
2019–20 Canada Alphonso Davies Bayern Munich [7]
2020–21 England Jude Bellingham Borussia Dortmund [8]

Coach of the Season (2010–present)[]

Season Coach Club Ref.
2009–10 Netherlands Louis van Gaal Bayern Munich
2010–11 Germany Jürgen Klopp Borussia Dortmund
2011–12 Switzerland Lucien Favre Borussia Mönchengladbach
2012–13 Germany Jupp Heynckes Bayern Munich
2013–14 Germany Markus Weinzierl FC Augsburg
2014–15 Germany Dieter Hecking VfL Wolfsburg
2015–16 Germany Thomas Tuchel Borussia Dortmund
2016–17 Germany Julian Nagelsmann 1899 Hoffenheim
2017–18 Germany Jupp Heynckes Bayern Munich
2018–19 Austria Adi Hütter Eintracht Frankfurt
2019–20 Germany Hansi Flick Bayern Munich [7]
2020–21 Austria Adi Hütter Eintracht Frankfurt [8]

Team of the Season[]

2008–09[]

Position Player Club
Goalkeeper Germany Robert Enke Hannover 96
Defenders Germany Andreas Beck 1899 Hoffenheim
Brazil Lúcio Bayern Munich
Croatia Josip Šimunić Hertha BSC
Germany Philipp Lahm Bayern Munich
Midfielders Bosnia and Herzegovina Zvjezdan Misimović VfL Wolfsburg
Brazil Zé Roberto Bayern Munich
France Franck Ribéry
Brazil Diego Werder Bremen
Forwards Brazil Grafite VfL Wolfsburg
Germany Mario Gómez VfB Stuttgart

2009–10[]

Position Player Club
Goalkeeper Germany Manuel Neuer Schalke 04
Defenders Germany Philipp Lahm Bayern Munich
Finland Sami Hyypiä Bayer Leverkusen
Germany Mats Hummels Borussia Dortmund
Germany Dennis Aogo Hamburger SV
Midfielders Netherlands Arjen Robben Bayern Munich
Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger
Germany Toni Kroos
Germany Thomas Müller
Forwards Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Džeko VfL Wolfsburg
Germany Stefan Kießling Bayer Leverkusen

2010–11[]

Position Player Club
Goalkeeper Germany Manuel Neuer Schalke 04
Defenders Germany Philipp Lahm Bayern Munich
Serbia Neven Subotić Borussia Dortmund
Germany Mats Hummels
Germany Marcel Schmelzer
Midfielders Netherlands Arjen Robben Bayern Munich
Turkey Nuri Şahin Borussia Dortmund
Chile Arturo Vidal Bayer Leverkusen
Germany Mario Götze Borussia Dortmund
Forwards Senegal Papiss Cissé SC Freiburg
Germany Mario Gómez Bayern Munich

2011–12[]

Position Player Club
Goalkeeper Germany Marc-André ter Stegen Borussia Mönchengladbach
Defenders Poland Łukasz Piszczek Borussia Dortmund
Brazil Dante Borussia Mönchengladbach
Germany Mats Hummels Borussia Dortmund
Germany Philipp Lahm Bayern Munich
Midfielders Germany Marco Reus Borussia Mönchengladbach
Austria David Alaba Bayern Munich
France Franck Ribéry
Japan Shinji Kagawa Borussia Dortmund
Forwards Germany Mario Gómez Bayern Munich
Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Schalke 04

2012–13[]

Position Player Club
Goalkeeper Germany Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
Defenders Germany Philipp Lahm
Germany Mats Hummels Borussia Dortmund
Brazil Dante Bayern Munich
Austria David Alaba
Midfielders Germany Mario Götze Borussia Dortmund
Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger Bayern Munich
Germany İlkay Gündoğan Borussia Dortmund
France Franck Ribéry Bayern Munich
Forwards Croatia Mario Mandžukić
Poland Robert Lewandowski Borussia Dortmund

2013–14[]

Position Player Club
Goalkeeper Germany Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
Defenders Germany Philipp Lahm Bayern Munich
Germany Mats Hummels Borussia Dortmund
Brazil Dante Bayern Munich
Austria David Alaba
Midfielders Netherlands Arjen Robben
Spain Thiago
France Franck Ribéry
Germany Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund
Forwards Croatia Mario Mandžukić Bayern Munich
Poland Robert Lewandowski Borussia Dortmund

2014–15[]

Position Player Club
Goalkeeper Germany Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
Defenders Portugal Vieirinha VfL Wolfsburg
Brazil Naldo
Germany Jérôme Boateng Bayern Munich
Spain Juan Bernat
Midfielders Netherlands Arjen Robben
Switzerland Granit Xhaka Borussia Mönchengladbach
Austria David Alaba Bayern Munich
Belgium Kevin De Bruyne VfL Wolfsburg
Forwards Germany Alexander Meier Eintracht Frankfurt
Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich

2015–16[]

Position Player Club
Goalkeeper Germany Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
Defenders Germany Philipp Lahm
Germany Mats Hummels Borussia Dortmund
Germany Jérôme Boateng Bayern Munich
Austria David Alaba
Midfielders Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan Borussia Dortmund
Chile Arturo Vidal Bayern Munich
Brazil Douglas Costa
Germany Thomas Müller
Forwards Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund
Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich

2016–17[]

Position Player Club
Goalkeeper Germany Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
Defenders Germany Philipp Lahm
Germany Mats Hummels
Germany Niklas Süle 1899 Hoffenheim
Austria David Alaba Bayern Munich
Midfielders France Ousmane Dembélé Borussia Dortmund
Spain Thiago Bayern Munich
Sweden Emil Forsberg RB Leipzig
Guinea Naby Keïta
Forwards Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund
Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich

2017–18[]

Position Player Club
Goalkeeper Germany Sven Ulreich Bayern Munich
Defenders Germany Joshua Kimmich
Brazil Naldo Schalke 04
Germany Mats Hummels Bayern Munich
Germany Philipp Max FC Augsburg
Midfielders Colombia James Rodríguez Bayern Munich
Guinea Naby Keïta RB Leipzig
Spain Javi Martínez Bayern Munich
Jamaica Leon Bailey Bayer Leverkusen
Forwards Germany Thomas Müller Bayern Munich
Poland Robert Lewandowski

2018–19[]

Position Player Club
Goalkeeper Hungary Péter Gulácsi RB Leipzig
Defenders Germany Joshua Kimmich Bayern Munich
Japan Makoto Hasebe Eintracht Frankfurt
Germany Niklas Süle Bayern Munich
Germany Nico Schulz 1899 Hoffenheim
Midfielders Belgium Axel Witsel Borussia Dortmund
England Jadon Sancho
Germany Marco Reus
Germany Kai Havertz Bayer Leverkusen
Forwards Serbia Luka Jović Eintracht Frankfurt
Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich

2019–20[]

Position Player Club
Goalkeeper Germany Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
Defender Austria David Alaba
Canada Alphonso Davies
Germany Mats Hummels Borussia Dortmund
Morocco Achraf Hakimi
Midfielders Germany Kai Havertz Bayer Leverkusen
Germany Joshua Kimmich Bayern Munich
England Jadon Sancho Borussia Dortmund
Forwards Norway Erling Haaland
Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich
Germany Timo Werner RB Leipzig

2020–21[]

Position Player Club
Goalkeeper Germany Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
Defender Canada Alphonso Davies
France Dayot Upamecano RB Leipzig
Germany Mats Hummels Borussia Dortmund
Austria David Alaba Bayern Munich
Midfielders Serbia Filip Kostić Eintracht Frankfurt
Germany Thomas Müller Bayern Munich
Germany Joshua Kimmich
Germany Leon Goretzka
Forwards Poland Robert Lewandowski
Norway Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund

Notes[]

  1. ^ Möhlmann was later named honorary president of the VDV.

References[]

  1. ^ "Freitag 09.02.2001, 11:03: Mehmet Scholl VdV-"Spieler des Jahres"". MOPO.de (in German). 9 February 2001. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Münchner vor Ballack und Nowotny: Mehmet Scholl ist VdV-Spieler des Jahres". RP ONLINE (in German). 9 February 2001. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. ^ http://www.pokale-petersen.de/Oliver_Kahn-_2001_Fussballer_des_Jahres.jpg
  4. ^ "Giovane Elber" (in German). FC Bayern München. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Fußball – Bundesliga: Klose zum "VdV-Spieler der Saison" gewählt". Focus Online (in German). 12 October 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Franck Ribéry ist der Spieler des Jahres". Tages Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Lewandowski, Flick and Davies honoured by players' union". FC Bayern Munich. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Robert Lewandowski zum VDV-Spieler der Saison gewählt" (in German). VDV. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

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