Austrian Footballer of the Year

The Austrian Footballer of the Year award (German: APA-Fußballerwahl) is an annual football award, established in Austria in 1984 and sponsored by the Austria Press Agency (APA). The coaches of all Austrian Football Bundesliga clubs vote to elect the player of the year. Eligible for selection are all players playing in the Austrian league, as well as any Austrian player playing abroad. The winners for the preceding year are usually announced in January.

List of winners edit

YearPlayer (Wins)Nat.AgePos.Club(s)
1984Herbert Prohaska  AUT29MFAustria Wien
1985Herbert Prohaska (2)  AUT30MFAustria Wien
1986Toni Polster  AUT22FWAustria Wien
1987Heribert Weber  AUT32DFRapid Wien
1988Herbert Prohaska (3)  AUT33MFAustria Wien
1989Gerhard Rodax  AUT24FWAdmira Wacker
1990Andreas Ogris  AUT26FWAustria Wien
Espanyol
1991Néstor Gorosito  ARG27MFTirol Innsbruck
1992Andreas Herzog  AUT24MFRapid Wien
Werder Bremen
1993Franz Wohlfahrt  AUT29GKAustria Wien
1994Heimo Pfeifenberger  AUT28FWAustria Salzburg
1995Ivica Vastić  CRO26MFSturm Graz
1996Michael Konsel  AUT34GKRapid Wien
1997Toni Polster (2)  AUT33FW1. FC Köln
1998Ivica Vastić (2)  AUT29MFSturm Graz
1999Ivica Vastić (3)  AUT30MFSturm Graz
2000Radosław Gilewicz  POL29FWTirol Inssbruck
2001Ronald Brunmayr  AUT26FWGrazer AK
2002Vladimír Janočko  SVK26MFAustria Wien
2003Andreas Ivanschitz  AUT20MFRapid Wien
2004Steffen Hofmann  GER24MFRapid Wien
2005Mario Bazina  CRO30MFGrazer AK
2006Alexander Zickler  GER32FWRed Bull Salzburg
2007Ivica Vastić (4)  AUT38MFLASK
2008Marc Janko  AUT25FWRed Bull Salzburg
2009Steffen Hofmann (2)  GER29MFRapid Wien
2010Zlatko Junuzović  AUT23MFAustria Wien
2011David Alaba  AUT19DFBayern Munich
1899 Hoffenheim
2012David Alaba (2)  AUT20DFBayern Munich
2013David Alaba (3)  AUT21DFBayern Munich
2014David Alaba (4)  AUT22DFBayern Munich
2015David Alaba (5)  AUT23DFBayern Munich
2016David Alaba (6)  AUT24DFBayern Munich
2017Marcel Sabitzer  AUT24MFRB Leipzig
2018Marko Arnautović  AUT29FWWest Ham United
2019Erling Haaland  NOR19FWRed Bull Salzburg
2020David Alaba (7)  AUT28DFBayern Munich
2021David Alaba (8)  AUT29DFBayern Munich
Real Madrid
2022David Alaba (9)  AUT30DFReal Madrid
2023David Alaba (10)  AUT31DFReal Madrid

Multiple winners edit

Players in bold are still active.

WinsPlayerWinning yearsClub(s)
10David Alaba2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023Real Madrid
Bayern Munich
1899 Hoffenheim
4Ivica Vastić1995, 1998, 1999, 2007Sturm Graz
LASK
3Herbert Prohaska1984, 1985, 1988Austria Wien
2Toni Polster1986, 1997Austria Wien
1. FC Köln
2Steffen Hofmann2004, 2009Rapid Wien

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