The title Football Manager of the Year (Trainer des Jahres) has been awarded in Germany since 2002. The award is determined by a poll of German football journalists from the Association of German Sports Journalists (Verband der Deutschen Sportjournalisten) and the publication kicker. [1]
Eligible are German managers and non-German managers coaching in Germany. [2]
Year | Manager | Team |
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2002 | Klaus Toppmöller [3] | Bayer Leverkusen |
2003 | Felix Magath [3] | VfB Stuttgart |
2004 | Thomas Schaaf [3] | Werder Bremen |
2005 | Felix Magath [3] | Bayern Munich |
2006 | Jürgen Klinsmann [3] | Germany |
2007 | Armin Veh [3] | VfB Stuttgart |
2008 | Ottmar Hitzfeld [3] | Bayern Munich |
2009 | Felix Magath [3] | VfL Wolfsburg |
2010 |
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Bayern Munich |
2011 | Jürgen Klopp [3] | Borussia Dortmund |
2012 | Jürgen Klopp [4] | Borussia Dortmund |
2013 | Jupp Heynckes [5] | Bayern Munich |
2014 | Joachim Löw [6] | Germany |
2015 | Dieter Hecking [7] | VfL Wolfsburg |
2016 | Dirk Schuster [8] | Darmstadt 98 |
2017 | Julian Nagelsmann [9] | TSG Hoffenheim |
2018 | Jupp Heynckes [10] | Bayern Munich |
2019 | Jürgen Klopp [11] |
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2020 | Hansi Flick [12] | Bayern Munich |
2021 | Thomas Tuchel [13] |
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2022 | Christian Streich [14] | SC Freiburg |
2023 |
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Union Berlin |
The title Football Manager of the Year (Trainer des Jahres) has been awarded in Germany since 2002. The award is determined by a poll of German football journalists from the Association of German Sports Journalists (Verband der Deutschen Sportjournalisten) and the publication kicker. [1]
Eligible are German managers and non-German managers coaching in Germany. [2]
Year | Manager | Team |
---|---|---|
2002 | Klaus Toppmöller [3] | Bayer Leverkusen |
2003 | Felix Magath [3] | VfB Stuttgart |
2004 | Thomas Schaaf [3] | Werder Bremen |
2005 | Felix Magath [3] | Bayern Munich |
2006 | Jürgen Klinsmann [3] | Germany |
2007 | Armin Veh [3] | VfB Stuttgart |
2008 | Ottmar Hitzfeld [3] | Bayern Munich |
2009 | Felix Magath [3] | VfL Wolfsburg |
2010 |
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Bayern Munich |
2011 | Jürgen Klopp [3] | Borussia Dortmund |
2012 | Jürgen Klopp [4] | Borussia Dortmund |
2013 | Jupp Heynckes [5] | Bayern Munich |
2014 | Joachim Löw [6] | Germany |
2015 | Dieter Hecking [7] | VfL Wolfsburg |
2016 | Dirk Schuster [8] | Darmstadt 98 |
2017 | Julian Nagelsmann [9] | TSG Hoffenheim |
2018 | Jupp Heynckes [10] | Bayern Munich |
2019 | Jürgen Klopp [11] |
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2020 | Hansi Flick [12] | Bayern Munich |
2021 | Thomas Tuchel [13] |
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2022 | Christian Streich [14] | SC Freiburg |
2023 |
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Union Berlin |