Football Manager of the Year (Germany)
Annual association football award
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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.[1] 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.[2]
Football Managers of the Year
Felix Magath and Jürgen Klopp share the record for most award wins, with three each.
| 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 |  Louis van Gaal[3] |
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] |  Liverpool |
| 2020 | Hansi Flick[12] | Bayern Munich |
| 2021 | Thomas Tuchel[13] | Chelsea |
| 2022 | Christian Streich[14] | SC Freiburg |
| 2023 |  Urs Fischer[15] |
Union Berlin |
| 2024 |  Xabi Alonso[16] |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| 2025 | Julian Schuster[17] | SC Freiburg |