In case you didn’t know…

The German Football awards are given on a yearly to eligible players abroad and players in Germany.

Toni Kroos and Jupp Heynckes won the German Footballer of the Year and the German Coach of the Year awards last year.

The heart of the matter

Marco Reus and Jurgen Klopp have been named German Footballer of the Year and German Coach of the Year.

German international Reus has been named Footballer of the Year award for the second time in his career while Jurgen Klopp has been named the Coach of the Year for the third time in his career.

Marco Reus won 150 of the 540 votes that were cast with Kai Havertz and Joshua Kimmich finishing second and third respectively. The Borussia Dortmund forward scored 21 goals as BVB finished second in the Bundesliga.

Jurgen Klopp won his third award following his UEFA Champions League triumph with Liverpool. The former BVB coach won the award ahead of Adi Hutter and Niko Kovac.

What’s next

The curtain-raiser for the Bundesliga season is on the 4th of August with Bayern Munich facing rivals Borussia Dortmund in the DFL Super Cup.

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