The title Football Manager of the Year (Trainer des Jahres) has been awarded in Germany since 2002. Eligible are German managers and non-German managers coaching in Germany. 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.
Football Managers of the Year
YearManagerTeam2002 Bayer Leverkusen2003 VfB Stuttgart2004 Werder Bremen2005 Bayern Munich2006 Germany2007 VfB Stuttgart2008 Bayern Munich2009 VfL Wolfsburg2010 Bayern Munich2011 Borussia Dortmund2012 Borussia Dortmund2013 Bayern Munich2014 Germany2015 VfL Wolfsburg2016 Darmstadt 982017 TSG Hoffenheim2018 Bayern Munich2019 Liverpool2020 Bayern Munich2021 Chelsea2022 SC Freiburg2023 Union Berlin2024 Bayer 04 Leverkusen2025 SC Freiburg
See also Footballer of the Year (Germany) German Sportspersonality of the Year VDV Awards
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