# 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

* 1987–1992: Benno Möhlmann
* 1992–1994: Stefan Lottermann
* 1994–1996 Jürgen Rollmann
* 1996–1997 Benno Möhlmann
* 1997–1999: Jürgen Sparwasser
* 1999–present: Florian Gothe

## Awards
### Player of the Season
#### Player of the Year (1998–2003)

| Year | Player | Club |
| 1998 | Oliver Kahn | Bayern Munich |
| 1999 | Lothar Matthäus | Bayern Munich |
| 2000 | Mehmet Scholl | Bayern Munich |
| 2001 | Oliver Kahn | Bayern Munich |
| 2003 | Giovane Élber | Bayern Munich |

#### Player of the Season (2006–present)

| Season | Player | Club |
| 2005–06 | Miroslav Klose | Werder Bremen |
| 2006–07 | Diego | Werder Bremen |
| 2007–08 | Franck Ribéry | Bayern Munich |
| 2008–09 | Grafite | VfL 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 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2014–15 | Kevin De Bruyne | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2015–16 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2016–17 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich |
| 2017–18 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich |
| 2018–19 | Marco Reus | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2019–20 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich |
| 2020–21 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich |
| 2021–22 | Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig |
| 2022–23 | Jude Bellingham | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2023–24 | Florian Wirtz | Bayer Leverkusen |

### Newcomer of the Season (2010–present)

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

### Coach of the Season (2010–present)

| Season | Coach | Club |
| 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 | FC Augsburg |
| 2014–15 | Dieter Hecking | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2015–16 | Thomas Tuchel | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2016–17 | Julian Nagelsmann | TSG Hoffenheim |
| 2017–18 | Jupp Heynckes | Bayern Munich |
| 2018–19 | Adi Hütter | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 2019–20 | Hansi Flick | Bayern Munich |
| 2020–21 | Adi Hütter | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 2021–22 | Christian Streich | SC Freiburg |
| 2022–23 | Urs Fischer | Union Berlin |
| 2023–24 | Xabi Alonso | Bayer Leverkusen |

### Team of the Season
#### 2008–09

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

#### 2009–10

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

#### 2010–11

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

#### 2011–12

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

#### 2012–13

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

#### 2013–14

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

#### 2014–15

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

#### 2015–16

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

#### 2016–17

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

#### 2017–18

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

#### 2018–19

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

#### 2019–20

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

#### 2020–21

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

#### 2021–22

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

#### 2022–23

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

#### 2023–24

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