Fritz Walter Medal
The Fritz Walter Medal has been awarded by the German Football Association in gold, silver and bronze to the young player of the year since 2005 , since 2009 in cooperation with the Fritz Walter Foundation . This award recognizes special achievements in each of the three age groups U17, U18 and U19. The naming is a reminder of the honorary captain of the German national team Fritz Walter , who died in 2002 and , as DFB President Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder said on the occasion of the award ceremony in 2005, has been a role model, both athletically and personally, since winning the 1954 World Cup .
The decision on the respective award winners is made by a jury consisting of representatives from the DFB Presidium, the DFB Youth Committee and the DFB coaching staff. Responsible for the formation of a revered player club will receive 20,000 euros for gold, 15,000 euros for silver and 10,000 euros for bronze.
While the male talents in the age groups U19, U18 and U17 are awarded gold, silver and bronze three players each, there is only one female prize winner for each age group, the medal only indicates the respective age group.
Award winners
2005
The Fritz Walter Medal was awarded for the first time in the run-up to Germany's international match against China on October 12, 2005 in Hamburg 's Volkspark Stadium .
2006
The second award of the Fritz Walter Medal took place on August 16, 2006 as part of the international match between the German national team and Sweden in the Gelsenkirchen Veltins Arena .
2007
The third award of the Fritz Walter Medal took place on September 12, 2007 as part of the international match between the German national team and Romania in Cologne's Rheinenergiestadion .
2008
The award for the 2008 winners took place on the day of the international match between the German national team and Belgium on August 20, 2008 in the Easycredit Stadium in Nuremberg .
2009
The 2009 award winners were honored on the day of the German national team's international match against Azerbaijan on September 9, 2009 in the Hanover AWD-Arena .
2010
The 2010 award winners were honored on the day of the international match between the German national team and Azerbaijan on September 7, 2010 in Cologne's Rheinenergiestadion .
2011
The 2011 award winners were honored on the day of the German national team's international match against Brazil on August 10, 2011 in the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart .
2012
The 2012 winners were honored on the day of the international match between the German national team and the Faroe Islands on September 7, 2012 in the AWD-Arena in Hanover.
| U 19 | U 18 | U 17 | Juniors | |
| gold |
Antonio Rudiger |
Matthias Ginter |
Leon Goretzka |
Lena Lotzen |
| silver |
André Hoffmann |
Thomas Pledl |
Max Meyer |
Lina Magull |
| bronze |
Patrick Rakovsky |
Dominik Kohr |
Pascal Itter |
Sara Däbritz |
2013
The 2013 award winners were honored on the day of the international match between the German national team and Paraguay on August 14, 2013 in the Fritz Walter Stadium in Kaiserslautern.
2014
The award winners were honored on September 7, 2014 in Essen.
2015
The award winners were honored on September 4, 2015 in Frankfurt am Main.
| U 19 | U 17 | Juniors | ||
| gold |
Jonathan Tah |
Felix Passlack |
Pauline Bremer |
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| silver |
Timo Werner |
Niklas Dorsch |
Nina Ehegötz |
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| bronze |
Lukas Klostermann |
Constantin Frommann |
Laura clearance |
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2016
The award winners were honored on August 31, 2016 in Mönchengladbach.
| U 19 | U 17 | Juniors | ||
| gold |
Benjamin Henrichs |
Gian-Luca Itter |
Nina Ehegötz |
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| silver |
Philipp Ochs |
Kai Havertz |
Anna Gerhardt |
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| bronze |
Maximilian Mittelstädt |
Arne Maier |
Tanja Pawollek |
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2017
The award winners were honored on September 4, 2017 in Stuttgart as part of the German national team's World Cup qualifier against Norway.
| U 19 | U 17 | Juniors | ||
| gold |
Salih Ozcan |
Fiete Arp |
Jana Feldkamp |
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| silver |
Aymen Barkok |
Jean-Manuel Mbom |
Janina Minge |
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| bronze |
Gökhan Gül |
Lars Lukas May |
Sophia Kleinherne |
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2018
The award winners were honored on September 9, 2018 in Sinsheim as part of the international match between the German national team and Peru.
| U19 | U17 | Juniors | ||
| gold |
Kai Havertz |
Noah Katterbach |
Tanja Pawollek |
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| silver | Arne Maier | Oliver Batista-Meier | Sophia Kleinherne | |
| bronze |
Manuel Wintzheimer |
Luca Blunt |
Lena Oberdorf | |
2019
The award winners were awarded on September 6, 2019 in Hamburg as part of the international match between the German national team and the Netherlands.
| U19 | U17 | Juniors | ||
| gold |
Nicolas Kühn |
Karim Adeyemi |
Klara Bühl |
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| silver | Josha Vagnoman | Jordan Meyer | Lena Oberdorf | |
| bronze |
Yann Aurel Bisseck |
Lazar Samardžić |
Gia Corley | |
2020
The 2020 winners were announced on August 18, 2020.
| U19 | U17 | Juniors | ||
| gold |
Noah Katterbach |
Florian Wirtz |
Lena Oberdorf |
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| silver | Kevin Ehlers | Torben Rhine | Gia Corley | |
| bronze | Frederik Jäkel |
Luca network |
Carlotta Wamser | |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b “Fritz Walter Medals” awarded to talented junior players. In: dfb.de , October 12, 2005.
- ↑ DFB awards Fritz Walter Medal to the "Young Player of the Year". In: dfb.de , February 9, 2004.
- ^ Fritz Walter Medal was awarded before the international match against Sweden. In: dfb.de , August 16, 2006.
- ↑ “Young Players of the Season” received the Fritz Walter Medal. In: dfb.de , September 12, 2007.
- ^ Fritz Walter Medal for four German U19 European champions. In: dfb.de , August 20, 2008.
- ^ Fritz Walter Medal: Careers suitable for film attract talent. In: dfb.de , September 7, 2010.
- ^ Fritz Walter Medal in gold for ter Stegen, Draxler and Can. In: dfb.de , July 22, 2011.
- ^ Fritz Walter Medal for Goretzka, Ginter, Rüdiger and Lotzen. In: dfb.de , July 30, 2012.
- ↑ These are the top talents in Germany. In: spox.com , July 15, 2013.
- ↑ Award for Brandt, Stark and Gimber. In: kicker.de , August 26, 2014.
- ^ Fritz Walter Medal in gold for Bremer, Tah and Passlack. In: dfb.de , July 30, 2015.
- ^ Fritz Walter Medal for Ehegötz, Henrichs and Itter. In: dfb.de , August 8, 2016.
- ^ Fritz Walter gold medals for Özcan, Arp and Feldkamp. In: dfb.de , July 28, 2017.
- ^ Fritz Walter Gold Medal to Havertz, Katterbach and Pawollek. In: dfb.de , September 9, 2018.
- ^ Fritz Walter Medal in gold to Kühn, Bühl and Adeyemi. In: dfb.de , September 6, 2019.
- ↑ Wirtz, Katterbach and Oberdorf receive the Fritz Walter Medal in gold. In: kicker.de , August 19, 2020.