In a vote of journalists organized by kickerFlorian Wirtz of Liverpool was elected footballer of the year.
633 journalists voted in total. The 22 -year -old finished with 191 votes, comfortably before Michael Olise, second, who obtained 81 votes. In third, Nick Woltemade from VFB Stuttgart with 71 votes, and in fourth, Thomas Müller with 70.
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By being elected footballer of the year and following the winner of 2024, Toni Kroos, Wirtz said about the now retired midfielder:
“I must say that I could not imagine a better successor than you!” You are a special player at so many levels “,”
While Kroos rented Wirtz in Kicker:
“In my opinion, you have done everything correctly with your move to the Liverpool FC, and this underlines your state of mind and your conviction.”
On the motivation that the price grants him, Wirtz said:
“I am aware that at 22 years old, I still have a lot of work in front of me to meet all the expectations that come with being appointed footballer of the year, among others. And I will continue to set myself these expectations anyway. ”
Last season, Wirtz scored 10 goals and helped 13 while Bayer Leverkusen finished second in Bayern Munich in Bundesliga. The 22 -year -old was also nominated for the Ballon d’Or. The performance of the Köln native led to great speculations on his future in Leverkusen; He would end up joining Liverpool winning in the Premier League.
The footballer of the year was not the only price awarded; Journalists also voted for the coach of the year, who was given to Julian Schuster de Freiburg.
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The vote for this price was much closer than the vote of the footballer of the year. In the first season of Schuster as a head coach, he led Freiburg to fifth place, receiving 97 votes for his success.
The second place was the head coach of Werder Bremen, Horst Steffen, with 76 votes for his work with Elversberg, leading them to the qualification series of relegation. In third, Hansi Flick with 72 votes, which won three trophies, including Laliga in his first season with Barcelona.
GGFN | Jack Meenan
