Germany midfielder and Real Madrid star Toni Kroos has been named the German Footballer of the Year 2017/18, while Dzsenifer Marozsan clinched the German Women’S Footballer of the Year 2017/18 award.
Kroos claimed 185 of the 475 votes casted by the members of the Association of German Sports Journalists (VDS) in conjunction with popular football magazine kicker. SC Freiburg striker Nils Petersen (39 votes), Schalke defender Naldo (38), Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich (22) and Manchester City’s Leroy Sané (22) complete the Top 5 of the voting.
German Women’s national team captain and Olympique Lyonnais midfielder Dzsenifer Marozsan was adjudged German Women’S Footballer of the Year 2017/18 award, ahead of four players from German Women’s Bundesliga champions VfL Wolfsburg: Pernille Harder (70 votes), Alexandra Popp (58), Almuth Schult (30) and Lena Goeßling (19).
Former FC Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes has been named the German Coach of the Year 2017/18. The 73-year-old gaffer claimed the award ahead of Schalke coach Domenico Tedesco and former Eintracht Frankfurt coach Niko Kovac.
Results
German Footballer of the Year 2017/18 – Top 10
# | Name | Club | Votes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Toni Kroos | Real Madrid CF | 185 |
2 | Nils Petersen | SC Freiburg | 39 |
3 | Naldo | FC Schalke 04 | 38 |
4 | Joshua Kimmich | FC Bayern München | 22 |
4 | Leroy Sané | Manchester City FC | 22 |
6 | Sven Ulreich | FC Bayern München | 18 |
7 | Mats Hummels | FC Bayern München | 10 |
7 | Marc-André ter Stegen | FC Barcelona | 10 |
9 | Jonas Hector | 1. FC Köln | 9 |
9 | Robert Lewandowski | FC Bayern München | 9 |
German Women’s Footballer of the Year 2017/18 – Top 10
# | Name | Club | Votes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dzsenifer Marozsan | Olympique Lyon | 105 |
2 | Pernille Harder | VfL Wolfsburg | 70 |
3 | Alexandra Popp | VfL Wolfsburg | 58 |
4 | Almuth Schult | VfL Wolfsburg | 30 |
5 | Lena Goeßling | VfL Wolfsburg | 19 |
6 | Sara Däbritz | FC Bayern München | 12 |
7 | Lina Magull | SC Freiburg | 10 |
8 | Lea Schüller | SGS Essen | 9 |
9 | Melanie Leupolz | FC Bayern München | 8 |
10 | Linda Dallmann | SGS Essen | 7 |
German Coach of the Year 2017/18 – Top 10
# | Name | Club | Votes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jupp Heynckes | FC Bayern München | 91 |
2 | Domenico Tedesco | FC Schalke 04 | 89 |
3 | Niko Kovac | Eintracht Frankfurt | 77 |
4 | Jürgen Klopp | FC Liverpool | 64 |
5 | Julian Nagelsmann | TSG Hoffenheim | 47 |
6 | Christian Streich | SC Freiburg | 32 |
7 | Tayfun Korkut | VfB Stuttgart | 17 |
8 | Florian Kohfeldt | SV Werder Bremen | 12 |
9 | Friedhelm Funkel | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 6 |
10 | Markus Anfang | Holstein Kiel | 5 |