The German Football
Ambassador
The German Football Ambassador represent Germany
throughout the world.This initiative honors the work of
coaches and players each year and by joining culture
and sport, it is meant to promote the positive image of
Germany in foreign countries.
NEWS
The 2024 main award winner, Ralf Rangnick, donated his prize money to his Ralf Rangnick Foundation, which has been committed …
Toni Kroos donates his prize money from the 2024 Public Award to his own foundation, the Toni Kroos Foundation. Founded …
Lothar Matthäus and Andreas Brehme, two iconic figures in German football history, were honored with the 2024 Honorary Award of …
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WHO WILL BE THE GERMAN FOOTBALL AMBASSADOR 2025?
Ann-Katrin Berger (NJ/NY Gotham FC)
Previously: Paris Saint-Germain, Birmingham City LFC, Chelsea FC. Has played abroad for 13 years. 20 caps for the German national team. Named “Goalkeeper of the Year” in the NWSL in 2024. Won Olympic bronze in 2024 and named Germany’s Footballer of the Year. Twice overcame thyroid cancer and made successful comebacks. Advocates for equality and same-sex marriage; supporter of the Judan Ali Football Academy.
Julian Gressel (Inter Miami)
Kai Havertz (Arsenal FC)
Sara Däbritz (Olympique Lyonnais)
Previously: Paris Saint-Germain. Has played abroad for 5 years. 107 caps for the German national team. Won the French championship and cup with Lyon in 2024. Previously won the French championship with Paris Saint-Germain. Reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Women’s Champions League in 2025 with Lyon. As a member of #TeamCocaCola, she promotes women’s football. Supports equality and youth development through various initiatives and charity matches.
Lennart Thy (Lion City Sailors)
Stefan Ortega (Manchester City)
AWARDS & NOMINEES 2023
Dzsenifer Marozsán honoured in Lyon as German Football Ambassador 2023
Dzsenifer Marozsán honoured in Lyon as German Football Ambassador 2023. Roland Bischof, President of Deutscher Fußball Botschafter e.V., presented Dzsenifer Marozsán with the coveted award at her club Olympique Lyon’s final public training session at the Groupama Stadium. […]
MARGRET KRATZ RECEIVES THE AWARD FOR GERMAN SOCCER AMBASSADOR 2023 IN SYDNEY
Margret Kratz is the name of the new German Football Ambassador 2023, who should have received her award directly from the hands of the German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who had also prepared a speech, a t the award ceremony at the Goethe Institute in Sydney. […]
TINA THEUNE HONORED AS GERMAN FOOTBALL AMBASSADOR 2023 AT THE FIFA MUSEUM IN ZURICH
On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, the German Football Ambassadors e.V. will award Franz Beckenbauer with the Honorary Award 2022. The award stands for the life’s work of the football legend and will be presented with the participation of numerous celebrities on 19 May 2022 at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin. “All those who were able to get to know him privately see a person full of kindness, down-to-earthness and generous charity. Or in this case: an absolutely worthy winner of the 2022 Honorary Award for his life’s work!”, Roland Bischof, as President of the non-profit association, had already emphasised at the announcement.
Franz Beckenbauer expressed his thanks via video message: “I would like to thank you very much for this award. It is a great honour for me.” As he was unable to attend in person due to the stress of travelling, Heidrun Beckenbauer accepted the award on behalf of her husband from Reiner Calmund, who also held the laudatory speech.
HALL OF FAME
The recipients of the German Football Ambassador Award in category coach, as well as leading figures, that proved themselves as global ambassadors of the German football for over 25 years enter the Hall of Fame if chosen by the jury.
RAFL RAGNICK
GERMAN FOOTBALL AMBASSADOR 2024
TONI KROOS
GERMAN FOOTBALL AMBASSADOR 2024 PUBLIC AWARD
LOTHAR MATTHÄUS
GERMAN FOOTBALL AMBASSADOR 2024 HONORARY AWARD
IMAGO / Sven SimonANDREAS
BREHME
GERMAN FOOTBALL AMBASSADOR 2024 HONORARY AWARD
Dzsenifer
Marozsán
GERMAN FOOTBALL
AMBASSADOR 2023
PUBLIC AWARD
Margret
Kratz
GERMAN FOOTBALL
AMBASSADOR 2023
Tina
Theune
GERMAN FOOTBALL
AMBASSADOR 2023
HONORARY AWARD
DETTMAR
CRAMER
GERMAN FOOTBALL AMBASSADOR 2013 HONORARY AWARD
SAMI
KHEDIRA
GERMAN FOOTBALL AMBASSADOR 2013 PUBLIC AWARD
JÜRGEN
KLOPP
GERMAN FOOTBALL AMBASSADOR 2019
RUDI
GUTENDORF
COACH LEGEND
MIROSLAV
KLOSE
GERMAN FOOTBALL AMBASSADOR 2017 HONORARY AWARD
HOLGER
OBERMANN
GERMAN FOOTBALL AMBASSADOR
2013
GERNOT
ROHR
GERMAN FOOTBALL AMBASSADOR 2016
BERND
SCHUSTER
GERMAN FOOTBALL AMBASSADOR 2019 HONORARY AWARD
UWE
SEELER
FOOTBALL LEGEND
ANJA
ZIVKOVIC
GERMAN FOOTBALL AMBASSADOR 2020
ROBIN
GOSENS
GERMAN FOOTBALL AMBASSADOR 2020 PUBLIC AWARD
AWARD-CEREMONY
2013-2024
Award for German Football coaches and players who are committed to the positive development of football and society abroad.
INITIATOR - Roland Bischof is the driving force behind the idea of the German Football Ambassador
For 10 years now, Roland Bischof has been the driving force behind the good idea of the German Football Ambassador. With great commitment and private financing (the football ambassador has no public funding such as grants or subsidies!) he built up a nationally known and internationally active movement in a very short time.
He brought numerous supporting personalities and companies together, whereby Rainer Holzschuh and Dr. Norbert Taubken in particular, were important companions and close advisors on his way.
Celisa Pereira has accompanied the football ambassador from the very beginning. Among others, she works for PRESENTED BY… GmbH in the creative sector.
Guido Kambli managed to combine his enthusiasm for sport & media with his professional activities. He begun as a journalist and sports reporter, later on continued as managing director of an event agency and since 1993 he is an independent lawyer.
Horst Hrubesch is a former soccer player and DFB trainer. As a player, he won three German championship titles, the European Cup of State Champions and became European Champion. As coach he became European Champion of the U21, U19 as well as silver medallist of the Olympic Games 2016. Hrubesch is also Walter-Bensemann-Prize winner.
Dr. Martin Schaefer was Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini from the end of 2017 until August 2021 and has been Envoy at the German Embassy in Paris since September 2021. As a former passionate football player, his coaching licence is currently lying useless in the cupboard due to lack of time. At the German Embassy in South Africa, he already had a deep look behind the scenes of the World Cup 2010.
Berti Vogts is former regular player at Borussia Mönchengladbach and became European Champion in 1972 and World Champion in 1974 with the German national team. After his active player time he was national coach in Germany, Kuweit, Scotland, Nigeria and Azerbaijan. Since 2018 he has been a member of the jury of the Deutscher Fussball Botschafter e.V.
Lutz Pfannenstiel has been active as a goalkeeper on all continents. Since August 2020, he has been sports director at the future MLS club St. Louis City SC. Before that, Pfannenstiel worked as a football expert for DAZN, BBC and ZDF, among others, trained international coaches at the German Football Association (DFB) and was most recently the sports director at Fortuna Düsseldorf. Since 2009, he has been involved in climate protection with his project “Global United FC”.
JURY
Horst
Hrubesch
Former football player & DFB coach – actual coach of U23 Hamburger SV
Dr. Martin
Schaefer
Envoy at the German Embassy in Paris, France
Lutz
Pfannenstiel
Sports director of the MLS club
St. Louis City SC
Berti
Vogts
Former world class football player & national coach
BOARD
Roland
Bischof
President of the German Football Ambassador – Managing director of
PRESENTED BY GmbH
Guido
Kambli
Lawyer at Bay GmbH
Sylvia
Walker
Sports presenter
Kristina
Fraesdorf
Director uniqFEED
Celisa
Pereira
Founding member of the German Football Ambassador – PRESENTED BY GmbH creative
ADVISORY BOARD
Monika
Staab
Football Coach & pioneer of German women's football
Johannes
Ebert
Secretary General of Goethe-Institut
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Member of the UEFA Executive Committee
Dr. Norbert
Taubken
German Football Ambassador Advisory Board Chairman - Partner at Scholz & Friends Agency
Katrin Müller-Hohenstein
Sports presenter
Urs
Meier
Former worldclass referee - football expert & speaker
Dietmar
Hopp
Founder of SAP
& patron of
TSG Hoffenheim 1899
Domitila
Barros
Miss Germany 2022
& GREENfluencer
