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Footballer of the Year (Germany)

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Footballer of the Year (Germany)
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The title Footballer of the Year (German: Fußballer des Jahres) has been awarded in West Germany from 1960 to 1990 and Germany since 1991. Eligible are German players as well as non-German players playing in Germany.[1]

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In 1996, the title Women's Footballer of the Year (German: Fußballerin des Jahres) was awarded for the first time.[2] Both awards are determined by a poll of German football journalists from the Association of German Sports Journalists (Verband Deutscher Sportjournalisten) and the publication kicker.[3]

The current titleholders are Florian Wirtz of Liverpool and Ann-Katrin Berger of NJ/NY Gotham FC tied with Giulia Gwinn of FC Bayern Munich.[4] In 2004, Brazilian Aílton became the first foreign player to attain the honour.[5]

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Footballer of the Year

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Women's Footballer of the Year

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Birgit Prinz won the Footballer of the Year award eight consecutive times from 2001 to 2008.
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Footballer of the Year for East Germany

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From 1963 to 1991, the publication Die Neue Fußballwoche awarded the Footballer of the Year for East Germany award.

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