VdF footballer election
The “VdF” football election is an election initiated by the Association of Footballers and has been held since 1997. It will be awarded a total of 16 special prizes, in which the player of the year by Austria will be honored. The trophies were named after the Austrian footballer idol Bruno Pezzey and are simply called Bruno . All Bundesliga players and VdF members are allowed to vote . Furthermore, three of the 16 prizes are chosen through public elections on the Internet, and one by the Austrian national football team .
soccer player of the year
Bundesliga
| year | player | society |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | René Wagner | SK Rapid Vienna |
| 1998 | Hannes Reinmayr | SK Sturm Graz |
| 1999 | Edi limbs | SV Austria Salzburg |
| 2000 | Ivica Vastić | SK Sturm Graz |
| 2001 | Radoslaw Gilewicz | FC Tirol Innsbruck |
| 2002 | Ronald Brunmayr | Graz AK |
| 2003 | Vladimír Janočko | FK Austria Vienna |
| 2004 | Sigurd Rushfeldt | FK Austria Vienna |
| 2005 | Steffen Hofmann | SK Rapid Vienna |
| 2006 | Jocelyn Blanchard | FK Austria Vienna |
| 2007 | Alexander Zickler | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 2008 | Ümit Korkmaz | SK Rapid Vienna / Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 2009 | Marc Janko | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 2010 | Steffen Hofmann | SK Rapid Vienna |
| 2011 | Zlatko Junuzović | FK Austria Vienna |
| 2012 | Jakob Jantscher | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 2013 | Philipp Hosiner | FK Austria Vienna |
| 2014 | Kevin Kampl | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 2015 | Jonathan Soriano | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 2016 | Jonathan Soriano | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 2017 | Andreas Ulmer | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 2018 | Valon Berisha | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 2019 | Munas Dabbur | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
First League
| year | player | society |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Zeljko Radovic | First Vienna FC |
| 1998 | Lajos Détari | VSE St. Pölten |
| 1999 | Roman Stary | First Vienna FC |
| 2000 | Thomas Silberberger | SV Wörgl |
| 2001 | Roland Kollmann | FC Carinthia |
| 2002 | Theo Grüner | SC Austria Lustenau |
| 2003 | Michael Mörz | SV Mattersburg |
| 2004 | Samuel Koejoe | FC Wacker Tirol |
| 2005 | Sanel Kuljić | SV Ried |
| 2006 | Ivica Vastić | LASK Linz |
| 2007 | Ivica Vastić | LASK Linz |
| 2008 | Michael Liendl | Kapfenberger SV |
| 2009 | Diego Viana | SV Grödig |
| 2010 | Marcel Schreter | FC Wacker Innsbruck |
| 2011 | Christopher Dibon | FC Admira Wacker Mödling |
| 2012 | Jacobo Ynclán | Wolfsberger AC |
| 2013 | Thomas Salamon | SV Grödig |
| 2014 | Hannes Aigner | SCR Altach |
| 2015 | Smail Prevljak | FC Liefering |
| 2016 | Thomas Pichlmann | FC Wacker Innsbruck |
| 2017 | René Gartler | LASK Linz |
| 2018 | Zlatko Dedič | FC Wacker Innsbruck |
| 2019 | Ronivaldo | SC Austria Lustenau |
ÖFB Women's Bundesliga
| year | player | society |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Birgit Hufnagl | SV Neulengbach |
| 2004 | Melanie Fischer | SV Neulengbach |
| 2005 | Rosana dos Santos Augusto | SV Neulengbach |
| 2006 | Gertrud Stallinger | Union Kleinmünchen Linz |
| 2007 | Natascha Celouch | SV Neulengbach |
| 2008 | Marion Groebner | USC Landhaus Vienna |
| 2009 | Nina Aigner | FC Bayern Munich |
| 2010 | Nina Burger | SV Neulengbach |
| 2011 | Cornelia Haas | LUV Graz |
| 2012 | Laura Feiersinger | FC Bayern Munich |
| 2013 | Dominika Škorvánková | SV Neulengbach |
| 2014 | Nicole Billa | FSK St. Pölten |
| 2015 | Lisa Makas | FSK St. Pölten |
| 2016 | Jennifer Klein | SV Neulengbach |
| 2017 | Stefanie Enzinger | SK Sturm Graz |
| 2018 | Maria Gstöttner | SV Neulengbach |
| 2019 | Nina Burger | SC sand |
Team of the year
Men's
| year | team | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | SV Austria Salzburg | Bundesliga |
| 1998 | SK Sturm Graz | Bundesliga |
| 1999 | Black and white Bregenz | First League |
| 2000 | FC Tirol Innsbruck | Bundesliga |
| 2001 | FC Carinthia | First League |
| 2002 | FC Tirol Innsbruck | Bundesliga |
| 2003 | SV Mattersburg | First League |
| 2004 | Graz AK | Bundesliga |
| 2005 | SK Rapid Vienna | Bundesliga |
| 2006 | FK Austria Vienna | Bundesliga |
| 2007 | Austria U20 | U20 world championship |
| 2008 | SK Rapid Vienna | Bundesliga |
| 2009 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | Bundesliga |
| 2010 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | Bundesliga |
| 2011 | SK Sturm Graz | Bundesliga |
| 2012 | FC Admira Wacker Mödling | Bundesliga |
| 2013 | FK Austria Vienna | Bundesliga |
| 2014 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | Bundesliga |
| 2015 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | Bundesliga |
| 2016 | Austrian national soccer team | European Football Championship 2016 / qualification |
| 2017 | FC Salzburg Youth League Team | UEFA Youth League |
| 2018 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | Bundesliga |
| 2019 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | Bundesliga |
Ladies
| year | team | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | SV Neulengbach | ÖFB Women's Bundesliga |
| 2004 | SV Neulengbach | ÖFB Women's Bundesliga |
| 2005 | SV Neulengbach | ÖFB Women's Bundesliga |
| 2006 | SV Neulengbach | ÖFB Women's Bundesliga |
| 2007 | SV Neulengbach | ÖFB Women's Bundesliga |
| 2008 | FC Wacker Innsbruck | ÖFB Women's Bundesliga |
| 2009 | SV Neulengbach | ÖFB Women's Bundesliga |
| 2010 | USK yard | ÖFB Women's Bundesliga |
| 2011 | FC Südburgenland | ÖFB Women's Bundesliga |
| 2012 | SV Neulengbach | ÖFB Women's Bundesliga |
| 2013 | FSK St. Pölten | ÖFB Women's Bundesliga |
| 2014 | SV Neulengbach | ÖFB Women's Bundesliga |
| 2015 | FSK St. Pölten | ÖFB Women's Bundesliga |
| 2016 | SK Sturm Graz | ÖFB Women's Bundesliga |
| 2017 | Austrian national soccer team for women | 2017 European Women's Football Championship |
| 2018 | SKN St. Pölten | ÖFB Women's Bundesliga |
| 2019 | SKN St. Pölten | ÖFB Women's Bundesliga |
Coach of the year
| year | Trainer | society |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Heribert Weber | SV Austria Salzburg |
| 1998 | Ivica Osim | SK Sturm Graz |
| 1999 | Hans Krankl | SV Austria Salzburg |
| 2000 | Kurt Jara | FC Tirol Innsbruck |
| 2001 | Kurt Jara | FC Tirol Innsbruck |
| 2002 | Walter Schachner | FC Carinthia / FK Austria Vienna |
| 2003 | Georg Zellhofer | ASKÖ Pasching |
| 2004 | Walter Schachner | Graz AK |
| 2005 | Josef Hickersberger | SK Rapid Vienna |
| 2006 | Michael Streiter | SCR Altach |
| 2007 | Franz Lederer | SV Mattersburg |
| 2008 | Werner Gregoritsch | Kapfenberger SV |
| 2009 | Paul Gludovatz | SV Ried |
| 2010 | Huub Stevens | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 2011 | Franco Foda | SK Sturm Graz |
| 2012 | Dietmar Kühbauer | FC Admira Wacker Mödling |
| 2013 | Peter Stoeger | FK Austria Vienna |
| 2014 | Roger Schmidt | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 2015 | Damir Canadi | SCR Altach |
| 2016 | Marcel Koller | Austrian national soccer team |
| 2017 | Óscar García | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 2018 | Marco Rose | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 2019 | Marco Rose | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
Newcomer of the year
| year | player | society |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Alexander Manninger | Grazer AK / Arsenal FC |
| 1998 | Gerd Wimmer | SK Rapid Vienna |
| 1999 | Jürgen Pichorner | LASK Linz |
| 2000 | Martin Stranzl | TSV 1860 Munich |
| 2001 | Emanuel Pogatetz | FC Carinthia / Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| 2002 | Paul Scharner | FK Austria Vienna |
| 2003 | Thomas Mandl | FK Austria Vienna |
| 2004 | Andreas Lasnik | SV Ried |
| 2005 | Sebastián Martínez | SK Rapid Vienna |
| 2006 | Marc Janko | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 2007 | Marko Stanković | DSV Leoben / SK Sturm Graz |
| 2008 | Ümit Korkmaz | SK Rapid Vienna / Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 2009 | Daniel Beichler | SK Sturm Graz |
| 2010 | Heinz Lindner | FK Austria Vienna |
| 2011 | Daniel Royer | SV Ried / Hannover 96 |
| 2012 | Marcel Sabitzer | FC Admira Wacker Mödling |
| 2013 | Philipp Hosiner | FK Austria Vienna |
| 2014 | Stefan Ilsanker | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 2015 | Philipp Schobesberger | SK Rapid Vienna |
| 2016 | Alessandro Schöpf | FC Schalke 04 |
| 2017 | Konrad Laimer | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 2018 | Smail Prevljak | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 2019 | Thomas Goiginger | LASK |
Honorary Award of the Year
| year | person | society |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Walter Hörmann | SV Austria Salzburg |
| 1998 | Michael Konsel | AS Roma |
| 1999 | Toni upholstery | Borussia Monchengladbach |
| 2000 | Peter Schöttel | SK Rapid Vienna |
| 2001 | Peter Stoeger | FC Admira Wacker Mödling |
| 2002 | Željko Vuković | FC Carinthia |
| 2003 | ÖFB project team EURO 2008 | Austrian national soccer team |
| 2004 | Robert Wazinger | FC Wacker Innsbruck |
| 2005 | Dieter Ramusch | Graz AK |
| 2006 | Wolfgang Knaller | LASK Linz |
| 2007 | Paul Gludovatz | Austria U20 |
| 2008 | Roland Kirchler | SCR Altach |
| 2009 | Markus Schopp | SK Sturm Graz |
| 2010 | Herwig Drechsel | SV Ried |
| 2011 | Günther Neukirchner | SK Sturm Graz |
| 2012 | Mario Haas | SK Sturm Graz |
| 2013 | Ferdinand Feldhofer | SK Sturm Graz |
| 2014 | Szabolcs Sáfár | FC Wacker Innsbruck |
| 2015 | Franz Schiemer | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 2016 | Andreas Schicker | SC Wiener Neustadt |
| 2017 | Ralph Hasenhüttl | RB Leipzig |
| 2018 | Steffen Hofmann | SK Rapid Vienna |
| 2019 | Adi Hütter | Eintracht Frankfurt |
Unlucky one of the year
| year | person | society |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Ferdinand Feldhofer | SK Rapid Vienna |
| 2004 | Krzysztof Ratajczyk | FK Austria Vienna |
| 2005 | Markus Katzer | SK Rapid Vienna |
| 2006 | Jürgen Säumel | SK Sturm Graz |
| 2007 | Stefan Kulovits | SK Rapid Vienna |
| 2008 | Helge Payer | SK Rapid Vienna |
| 2009 | Ümit Korkmaz | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 2010 | Eddie Gustafsson | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 2011 | Hubert Auer | SV Ried |
| 2012 | Peter Hackmair | FC Wacker Innsbruck |
| 2013 | Deni Alar | SK Rapid Vienna |
| 2014 | Alexander Grünwald | FK Austria Vienna |
| 2015 | Andreas Kuen | SK Rapid Vienna |
| 2016 | Christoph Leitgeb | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 2017 | Robert Almer | FK Austria Vienna |
| 2018 | Andreas Kuen | SK Rapid Vienna |
| 2019 | Hannes Wolf | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
Referee of the year
| year | referee | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Konrad Plautz | FIFA referee |
| 2004 | Thomas Steiner | Bundesliga referee |
| 2005 | Stefan Messner | FIFA referee |
| 2006 | Konrad Plautz | FIFA referee |
| 2007 | Thomas Steiner | FIFA referee |
| 2008 | Thomas Einwaller | FIFA referee |
| 2009 | Louis Hofmann | Bundesliga referee |
| 2010 | Harald Lechner | FIFA referee |
| 2011 | Thomas Gangl | FIFA referee |
| 2012 | René Eisner | FIFA referee |
| 2013 | René Eisner | FIFA referee |
| 2014 | Harald Lechner | FIFA referee |
| 2015 | René Eisner | FIFA referee |
| 2016 | Harald Lechner | FIFA referee |
| 2017 | René Eisner | FIFA referee |
| 2018 | Harald Lechner | FIFA referee |
| 2019 | Harald Lechner | FIFA referee |
Artist of the year
Since 2005, the most beautiful goal of the past season has been chosen in a public vote with the Artist of the Year .
| year | player | team |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Marek Kincl | SK Rapid Vienna |
| 2006 | Alexander Zickler | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 2007 | Herwig Drechsel | SV Ried |
| 2008 | Erwin Hoffer | SK Rapid Vienna |
| 2009 | Mario Haas | SK Sturm Graz |
| 2010 | Zlatko Junuzović | FK Austria Vienna |
| 2011 | Roman Kienast | SK Sturm Graz |
| 2012 | Jörg Siebenhandl | SC Wiener Neustadt |
| 2013 | Thorsten Schick | FC Admira Wacker Mödling |
| 2014 | Dieter Elsneg | SV Grödig |
| 2015 | Florian Kainz | SK Rapid Vienna |
| 2016 | Benjamin Sulimani | SV Grödig |
| 2017 | Tarkan Serbest | FK Austria Vienna |
| 2018 | Peter Žulj | SK Sturm Graz |
| 2019 | Christian Ramsebner | LASK |
Legionnaire of the season
From 2010 to 2016 the best ÖFB legionary was honored as ambassador . Only the Austrian national soccer team were entitled to vote . In 2017 the category was renamed "Legionnaire of the Season" and is no longer chosen by the national team.
| year | player | Team (country) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Paul Scharner |
West Bromwich Albion 
|
| 2011 | Martin Harnik |
VfB Stuttgart 
|
| 2012 | David Alaba |
FC Bayern Munich
|
| 2013 | David Alaba |
FC Bayern Munich
|
| 2014 | David Alaba |
FC Bayern Munich
|
| 2015 | Zlatko Junuzović |
Werder Bremen
|
| 2016 | David Alaba |
FC Bayern Munich
|
| 2017 | Guido Burgstaller |
FC Schalke 04
|
| 2018 | Marko Arnautovic |
West Ham United
|
| 2019 | Martin Hinteregger |
Eintracht Frankfurt
|
Goalkeeper of the Year
| year | player | team |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Christian Gratzei | SK Sturm Graz |
| 2012 | Jörg Siebenhandl | SC Wiener Neustadt |
| 2013 | Szabolcs Sáfár | FC Wacker Innsbruck |
| 2014 | Péter Gulácsi | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 2015 | Andreas Lukse | SCR Altach |
| 2016 | Robert Almer | FK Austria Vienna |
| 2017 | Andreas Lukse | SCR Altach |
| 2018 | Alexander Walke | FC Red Bull Salzburg |
| 2019 | Alexander Schlager | LASK |
Top scorer
From 2011 to 2016, the top scorer of the previous Bundesliga season was honored at the Bruno Gala.
| season | Player (team) | Gates |
|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | Roland Linz ( FK Austria Vienna ) | 21st |
| 2011/12 | Jakob Jantscher & Stefan Maierhofer (both FC Red Bull Salzburg ) | 14th |
| 2012/13 | Philipp Hosiner ( FK Austria Vienna ) | 32 |
| 2013/14 | Jonatan Soriano ( FC Red Bull Salzburg ) | 31 |
| 2014/15 | Jonatan Soriano ( FC Red Bull Salzburg ) | 31 |
| 2015/16 | Jonatan Soriano ( FC Red Bull Salzburg ) | 21st |
| 2016/17 | Olarenwaju Kayode ( Austria Vienna ) | 17th |
| 2017/18 | Munas Dabbur ( FC Red Bull Salzburg ) | 22nd |
| 2018/19 | Munas Dabbur ( FC Red Bull Salzburg ) | 20th |
Amateur Player of the Year
Since 2011, the most popular amateur player has been chosen in a public vote.
| year | player | Team (league) |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Alexander Trappl | SV Austria Salzburg ( Regionalliga West ) |
| 2012 | Florian Hirsch | SV Austria Salzburg ( Regionalliga West ) |
| 2013 | Matthias Kloss | USV Grafenwörth ( Regional League Northwest (Lower Austria) ) |
| 2014 | Laurenz Sacher | GAK 1902 ( 1st class Middle A (Styria) ) |
| 2015 | Christian Dengg | Deutschlandsberger SC |
| 2016 | Philipp Offenthaler | Wacker Burghausen |
| 2017 | Marcel Pani | ASK Kohfidisch |
| 2018 | Michael Wallner | SV Lebring |
| 2019 | Melih Kirim | SV Lend |
Amateur team of the year
The most popular amateur team has been chosen in a public vote since 2011.
| year | team | league |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | SV Schwechat | Regional League East |
| 2012 | ASV 13 | Vienna Oberliga A |
| 2013 | FCJ Alt Ottakring | Vienna Oberliga A |
| 2014 | GAK 1902 | 1st class Middle A (Styria) |
| 2015 | Black and white Bregenz | Vorarlberg League |
| 2016 | SV Wörgl | Regionalliga West |
| 2017 | TSV Pöllau | Regional League Styria |
| 2018 | SC Ortmann | Regional League South / Southeast |
| 2019 | SV St. Lorenzen / Kn | Oberliga Nord |