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 [7]
2009–10 Netherlands Arjen Robben Bayern Munich [8]
2010–11 Turkey Nuri Şahin Borussia Dortmund [9]
2011–12 Germany Marco Reus Borussia Mönchengladbach [10]
2012–13 Poland Robert Lewandowski Borussia Dortmund [11]
2013–14 Germany Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund [12]
2014–15 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne VfL Wolfsburg [13]
2015–16 Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund [14]
2016–17 Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich [15]
2017–18 Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich [16]
2018–19 Germany Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund [17]
2019–20 Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich [18]
2020–21 Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich [19]
2021–22 France Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig [20]
2022–23 England Jude Bellingham Borussia Dortmund [21]

Newcomer of the Season (2010–present)

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

Coach of the Season (2010–present)

Season Coach Club Ref.
2009–10 Netherlands Louis van Gaal Bayern Munich [8]
2010–11 Germany Jürgen Klopp Borussia Dortmund [9]
2011–12 Switzerland Lucien Favre Borussia Mönchengladbach [10]
2012–13 Germany Jupp Heynckes Bayern Munich [11]
2013–14 Germany Markus Weinzierl FC Augsburg [12]
2014–15 Germany Dieter Hecking VfL Wolfsburg [13]
2015–16 Germany Thomas Tuchel Borussia Dortmund [14]
2016–17 Germany Julian Nagelsmann 1899 Hoffenheim [15]
2017–18 Germany Jupp Heynckes Bayern Munich [16]
2018–19 Austria Adi Hütter Eintracht Frankfurt [17]
2019–20 Germany Hansi Flick Bayern Munich [18]
2020–21 Austria Adi Hütter Eintracht Frankfurt [19]
2021–22 Germany Christian Streich SC Freiburg [20]
2022–23 Switzerland Urs Fischer Union Berlin [21]

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
Defenders 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
Defenders Canada Alphonso Davies
Austria David Alaba
France Dayot Upamecano RB Leipzig
Germany Mats Hummels Borussia Dortmund
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

2021–22

Position Player Club
Goalkeeper Netherlands Mark Flekken SC Freiburg
Defenders Germany David Raum 1899 Hoffenheim
Germany Nico Schlotterbeck SC Freiburg
Germany Niklas Süle Bayern Munich
Germany Joshua Kimmich
Midfielders Czech Republic Patrik Schick Bayer Leverkusen
England Jude Bellingham Borussia Dortmund
France Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig
Germany Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen
Forwards Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich
Norway Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund

2022–23

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

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. ↑ "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. 1 2 3 "Arjen Robben ist VDV-Spieler der Saison" (in German). VDV. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  9. 1 2 3 "Sahin und Götze räumen bei VDV-Wahl ab" (in German). VDV. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  10. 1 2 3 "Reus liegt vor Ribéry und Huntelaar" (in German). VDV. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  11. 1 2 3 "Lewandowski, Kruse und Heynckes vorn" (in German). VDV. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  12. 1 2 3 "Trophäen gehen an Reus, Weinzierl und Hahn" (in German). VDV. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  13. 1 2 3 "De Bruyne, Sané und Favre auf dem Thron" (in German). VDV. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  14. 1 2 3 "Aubameyang ist VDV-Spieler der Saison" (in German). VDV. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  15. 1 2 3 "Profis wählen Lewandowski, Dembélé und Nagelsmann" (in German). VDV. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  16. 1 2 3 "Robert Lewandowski erneut VDV-Spieler der Saison" (in German). VDV. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  17. 1 2 3 "Marco Reus zum VDV-Spieler der Saison gewählt" (in German). VDV. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  18. 1 2 3 "Robert Lewandowski zum VDV-Spieler der Saison gewählt" (in German). VDV. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  19. 1 2 3 "Robert Lewandowski zum VDV-Spieler der Saison gewählt" (in German). VDV. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  20. 1 2 3 "Christopher Nkunku zum VDV-Spieler der Saison gewählt" (in German). VDV. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  21. 1 2 3 "Jude Bellingham ist VDV-Spieler der Saison" (in German). VDV. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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