Vereinigung der Vertragsfussballspieler

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 Reference
1998 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich
1999 Lothar Matthäus
2000 Mehmet Scholl [1][2]
2001 Oliver Kahn [3]
2003 Giovane Élber [4]

Player of the Season (2006–present)

Season Player Club Reference
2005–06 Miroslav Klose Bayern Munich [5]
2006–07 Diego Wolfsburg
2007–08 Franck Ribéry Bayern Munich [6]
2008–09 Grafite Wolfsburg
2009–10 Arjen Robben Bayern Munich
2010–11 Nuri Şahin Borussia Dortmund
2011–12 Marco Reus Borussia Mönchengladbach
2012–13 Robert Lewandowski Borussia Dortmund
2013–14 Marco Reus
2014–15 Kevin De Bruyne Wolfsburg
2015–16 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund
2016–17 Marco Reus
2017–18 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich
2018–19 Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund
2019–20 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich [7]

Newcomer of the Season (2010–present)

Season Player Club Reference
2009–10 Thomas Müller Bayern Munich
2010–11 Mario Götze Borussia Dortmund
2011–12 David Alaba Bayern Munich
2012–13 Max Kruse Freiburg
2013–14 André Hahn Augsburg
2014–15 Leroy Sané Schalke
2015–16 Julian Weigl Borussia Dortmund
2016–17 Ousmane Dembélé
2017–18 Leon Bailey Bayer Leverkusen
2018–19 Jadon Sancho Borussia Dortmund
2019–20 Alphonso Davies Bayern Munich [7]

Coach of the Season (2010–present)

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

Team of the Season

2008–09

Position Name Club
Goalkeeper  Robert Enke Hannover 96
Defenders Andreas Beck TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Lúcio Bayern Munich
Josip Šimunić Hertha BSC
Philipp Lahm Bayern Munich
Midfielders Zvjezdan Misimović Wolfsburg
Zé Roberto Bayern Munich
Franck Ribéry
Diego Werder Bremen
Forwards Grafite Wolfsburg
Mario Gómez VfB Stuttgart

2009–10

Position Name Club
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer Schalke
Defenders Philipp Lahm Bayern Munich
Sami Hyypiä Bayer Leverkusen
Mats Hummels Borussia Dortmund
Dennis Aogo Hamburger SV
Midfielders Arjen Robben Bayern Munich
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Toni Kroos
Thomas Müller
Forwards Edin Džeko Wolfsburg
Stefan Kießling Bayer Leverkusen

2010–11

Position Name Club
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer Schalke
Defenders Philipp Lahm Bayern Munich
Neven Subotić Borussia Dortmund
Mats Hummels
Marcel Schmelzer
Midfielders Arjen Robben Bayern Munich
Nuri Şahin Borussia Dortmund
Arturo Vidal Bayern Leverkusen
Mario Götze Borussia Dortmund
Forwards Papiss Cissé Freiburg
Mario Gómez Bayern Munich

2011–12

Position Name Club
Goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen Borussia Mönchengladbach
Defenders Łukasz Piszczek Borussia Dortmund
Dante Borussia Mönchengladbach
Mats Hummels Borussia Dortmund
Philipp Lahm Bayern Munich
Midfielders Marco Reus Borussia Mönchengladbach
David Alaba Bayern Munich
Franck Ribéry
Shinji Kagawa Borussia Dortmund
Forwards Mario Gómez Bayern Munich
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Schalke

2012–13

Position Name Club
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
Defenders Philipp Lahm
 Mats Hummels Borussia Dortmund
Dante Bayern Munich
David Alaba
Midfielders Mario Götze Borussia Dortmund
Bastian Schweinsteiger Bayern Munich
İlkay Gündoğan Borussia Dortmund
Franck Ribéry Bayern Munich
Forwards Mario Mandžukić
Robert Lewandowski Borussia Dortmund

2013–14

Position Name Club
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
Defenders Philipp Lahm Bayern Munich
Mats Hummels Borussia Dortmund
Dante Bayern Munich
David Alaba
Midfielders Arjen Robben
Thiago
Franck Ribéry
Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund
Forwards Mario Mandžukić Bayern Munich
Robert Lewandowski Borussia Dortmund

2014–15

Position Name Club
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
Defenders Vieirinha Wolfsburg
Naldo
Jérôme Boateng Bayern Munich
Juan Bernat
Midfielders Arjen Robben
Granit Xhaka Borussia Mönchengladbach
David Alaba Bayern Munich
Kevin De Bruyne Wolfsburg
Forwards Alexander Meier Eintracht Frankfurt
Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich

2015–16

Position Name Club
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
Defenders Philipp Lahm
Mats Hummels Borussia Dortmund
Jérôme Boateng Bayern Munich
David Alaba
Midfielders Henrikh Mkhitaryan Borussia Dortmund
Arturo Vidal Bayern Munich
Douglas Costa
Thomas Müller
Forwards Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund
Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich

2016–17

Position Name Club
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
Defenders Philipp Lahm
Mats Hummels
Niklas Süle TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
 David Alaba Bayern Munich
Midfielders Ousmane Dembélé Borussia Dortmund
Thiago Bayern Munich
Emil Forsberg RB Leipzig
Naby Keïta
Forwards Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund
Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich

2017–18

Position Name Club
Goalkeeper Sven Ulreich Bayern Munich
Defenders Joshua Kimmich
Naldo Schalke
Mats Hummels Bayern Munich
Philipp Max Augsburg
Midfielders James Rodríguez Bayern Munich
Naby Keïta RB Leipzig
Javi Martínez Bayern Munich
Leon Bailey Bayer Leverkusen
Forwards Thomas Müller Bayern Munich
Robert Lewandowski

2018–19

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

2019–20

Position Name Club
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
Defender David Alaba
Alphonso Davies
Mats Hummels Borussia Dortmund
Achraf Hakimi
Midfielders Kai Havertz Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Joshua Kimmich Bayern Munich
Jadon Sancho Borussia Dortmund
Forwards Erling Haaland
Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich
Timo Werner RB Leipzig

Notes

  1. Möhlmann was later named honarary president of the VDV
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References

  1. "Freitag 09.02.2001, 11:03: Mehmet Scholl VdV-«Spieler des Jahres»". MOPO.de (in German). 2001-02-09. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  2. "Münchner vor Ballack und Nowotny: Mehmet Scholl ist VdV-Spieler des Jahres". RP ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  3. http://www.pokale-petersen.de/Oliver_Kahn-_2001_Fussballer_des_Jahres.jpg
  4. "Giovane Elber". FC Bayern München (in German). 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  5. SID (2006-10-12). "Fußball – Bundesliga: Klose zum "VdV-Spieler der Saison" gewählt". Focus Online. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
  6. "Franck Ribéry ist der Spieler des Jahres". www.tagesspiegel.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  7. "Lewandowski has won four times Player of the Season". fcbayern.com. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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