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

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Awards

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Player of the Season

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Player of the Year (1998–2003)

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Year Player Club Ref.
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)

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Season Player Club Ref.
2005–06   Miroslav Klose Werder Bremen [5]
2006–07   Diego Werder Bremen
2007–08   Franck Ribéry Bayern Munich [6]
2008–09   Grafite VfL Wolfsburg [7]
2009–10   Arjen Robben Bayern Munich [8]
2010–11   Nuri Şahin Borussia Dortmund [9]
2011–12   Marco Reus Borussia Mönchengladbach [10]
2012–13   Robert Lewandowski Borussia Dortmund [11]
2013–14   Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund [12]
2014–15   Kevin De Bruyne VfL Wolfsburg [13]
2015–16   Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund [14]
2016–17   Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich [15]
2017–18   Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich [16]
2018–19   Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund [17]
2019–20   Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich [18]
2020–21   Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich [19]
2021–22   Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig [20]
2022–23   Jude Bellingham Borussia Dortmund [21]
2023–24   Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen [22]

Newcomer of the Season (2010–present)

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Season Player Club Ref.
2009–10   Thomas Müller Bayern Munich [8]
2010–11   Mario Götze Borussia Dortmund [9]
2011–12   David Alaba Bayern Munich [10]
2012–13   Max Kruse SC Freiburg [11]
2013–14   André Hahn FC Augsburg [12]
2014–15   Leroy Sané Schalke 04 [13]
2015–16   Julian Weigl Borussia Dortmund [14]
2016–17   Ousmane Dembélé Borussia Dortmund [15]
2017–18   Leon Bailey Bayer Leverkusen [16]
2018–19   Jadon Sancho Borussia Dortmund [17]
2019–20   Alphonso Davies Bayern Munich [18]
2020–21   Jude Bellingham Borussia Dortmund [19]
2021–22   Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen [20]
2022–23   Randal Kolo Muani Eintracht Frankfurt [21]
2023–24   Deniz Undav VfB Stuttgart [22]

Coach of the Season (2010–present)

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Season Coach Club Ref.
2009–10   Louis van Gaal Bayern Munich [8]
2010–11   Jürgen Klopp Borussia Dortmund [9]
2011–12   Lucien Favre Borussia Mönchengladbach [10]
2012–13   Jupp Heynckes Bayern Munich [11]
2013–14   Markus Weinzierl FC Augsburg [12]
2014–15   Dieter Hecking VfL Wolfsburg [13]
2015–16   Thomas Tuchel Borussia Dortmund [14]
2016–17   Julian Nagelsmann TSG Hoffenheim [15]
2017–18   Jupp Heynckes Bayern Munich [16]
2018–19   Adi Hütter Eintracht Frankfurt [17]
2019–20   Hansi Flick Bayern Munich [18]
2020–21   Adi Hütter Eintracht Frankfurt [19]
2021–22   Christian Streich SC Freiburg [20]
2022–23   Urs Fischer Union Berlin [21]
2023–24   Xabi Alonso Bayer Leverkusen [22]

Team of the Season

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2008–09

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

2009–10

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Position Player Club
Goalkeeper   Manuel Neuer Schalke 04
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 VfL Wolfsburg
  Stefan Kießling Bayer Leverkusen

2010–11

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

2011–12

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Position Player 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 04

2012–13

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Position Player 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

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Position Player 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

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

2015–16

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Position Player 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

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Position Player Club
Goalkeeper   Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
Defenders   Philipp Lahm
  Mats Hummels
  Niklas Süle TSG 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

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Position Player Club
Goalkeeper   Sven Ulreich Bayern Munich
Defenders   Joshua Kimmich
  Naldo Schalke 04
  Mats Hummels Bayern Munich
  Philipp Max FC 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

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Position Player Club
Goalkeeper   Péter Gulácsi RB Leipzig
Defenders   Joshua Kimmich Bayern Munich
  Makoto Hasebe Eintracht Frankfurt
  Niklas Süle Bayern Munich
  Nico Schulz TSG 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

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

2020–21

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

2021–22

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Position Player Club
Goalkeeper   Mark Flekken SC Freiburg
Defenders   David Raum TSG Hoffenheim
  Nico Schlotterbeck SC Freiburg
  Niklas Süle Bayern Munich
  Joshua Kimmich
Midfielders   Patrik Schick Bayer Leverkusen
  Jude Bellingham Borussia Dortmund
  Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig
  Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen
Forwards   Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich
  Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund

2022–23

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Position Player Club
Goalkeeper   Gregor Kobel Borussia Dortmund
Defenders   Joško Gvardiol RB Leipzig
  Matthijs de Ligt Bayern Munich
  Dayot Upamecano
  Jeremie Frimpong Bayer Leverkusen
Midfielders   Alphonso Davies Bayern Munich
  Joshua Kimmich
  Jamal Musiala
  Jude Bellingham Borussia Dortmund
Forwards   Randal Kolo Muani Eintracht Frankfurt
  Niclas Füllkrug Werder Bremen

2023–24

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Position Player Club
Goalkeeper   Gregor Kobel Borussia Dortmund
Defenders   Álex Grimaldo Bayer Leverkusen
  Jonathan Tah
  Waldemar Anton VfB Stuttgart
  Jeremie Frimpong Bayer Leverkusen
Midfielders   Jamal Musiala Bayern Munich
  Granit Xhaka Bayer Leverkusen
  Florian Wirtz
  Xavi Simons RB Leipzig
Forwards   Serhou Guirassy VfB Stuttgart
  Harry Kane Bayern Munich

Notes

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

References

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  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. ^ "Spieler des Jahres 2001". Archived from the original on 2014-04-16.
  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". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Superstimmung bei der VDV 11-Party" (in German). VDV. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  8. ^ a b c "Arjen Robben ist VDV-Spieler der Saison" (in German). VDV. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  9. ^ a b c "Sahin und Götze räumen bei VDV-Wahl ab" (in German). VDV. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  10. ^ a b c "Reus liegt vor Ribéry und Huntelaar" (in German). VDV. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  11. ^ a b c "Lewandowski, Kruse und Heynckes vorn" (in German). VDV. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  12. ^ a b c "Trophäen gehen an Reus, Weinzierl und Hahn" (in German). VDV. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  13. ^ a b c "De Bruyne, Sané und Favre auf dem Thron" (in German). VDV. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  14. ^ a b c "Aubameyang ist VDV-Spieler der Saison" (in German). VDV. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  15. ^ a b c "Profis wählen Lewandowski, Dembélé und Nagelsmann" (in German). VDV. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  16. ^ a b c "Robert Lewandowski erneut VDV-Spieler der Saison" (in German). VDV. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  17. ^ a b c "Marco Reus zum VDV-Spieler der Saison gewählt" (in German). VDV. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  18. ^ a b c "Robert Lewandowski zum VDV-Spieler der Saison gewählt" (in German). VDV. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  19. ^ a b c "Robert Lewandowski zum VDV-Spieler der Saison gewählt" (in German). VDV. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  20. ^ a b c "Christopher Nkunku zum VDV-Spieler der Saison gewählt" (in German). VDV. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  21. ^ a b c "Jude Bellingham ist VDV-Spieler der Saison" (in German). VDV. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  22. ^ a b c "Florian Wirtz ist VDV-Spieler der Saison" (in German). VDV. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
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