Franco Foda, 2022 – Special Olympics Austria, Austria
By promoting acceptance and inclusion, aiming to create a better world for everyone: Franco Foda supports Special Olympics Austria with his prize money for being nominated for the German Football Ambassador Awards 2022. Already during his active career, the DFB Cup winner (1. FC Kaiserslautern, Bayer 04 Leverkusen) Franco Foda was drawn to Austria to […]
Jochen Figge, 2022 – Belize Football Association, Belize
JOCHEN FIGGE, 2022 – BELIZE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, BELIZE The German Football Ambassador 2022 supports the Belize Football Association with his prize money – in particular the promotion of youth leagues, women’s football and the education and training of coaches. As a DFB foreign expert, DOSB, FIFA coach and technical advisor, Jochen Figge has been active […]
Dr. Carolin Braun 2022 – Botswana Football Association, Botswana
Promoting girls’ and women’s football: Dr Carolin Braun supports the Botswana Football Association as part of her nomination as German Football Ambassador 2022 Dr Carolin Braun gained her first experience as a coach abroad in The Gambia before being sent to Botswana for a funded long-term project (2019 – 2022) as part of the Federal […]
Joe Zinnbauer, 2021 – German Sports Club Johannesburg, South Africa
Integration through sport: Joe Zinnbauer supports the German Sports Club Johannesburg (Deutscher Sportclub Johannesburg – DSCJ) Founded on the own initiative of parents of pupils at the German School Johannesburg (DSJ), the club supports and promotes the integration of children from different backgrounds – specifically children from Soweto. The club was founded in 2018 and […]
Michael Feichtenbeiner, 2021 – ‘a Chance To Play’, Thailand
In collaboration with the Selangor FC club, Michael Feichtenbeiner supports a project that introduces disadvantaged children to sport through football. In addition to sport, the children and young people are introduced to important life skills. The project also gives the children the chance to make many social contacts. Michael Feichtenbeiner is a trained sports and […]
Uli Stielike, 2021 – Futvalle Football School, Bolivia
Bringing children together through football and showing them prospects: Uli Stielike supports the FUTVALLE football school in Bolivia as part of his award as German Football Ambassador 2021. After his active football career ended, Uli Stielike started his coaching career and continued to commit himself to football – including stints as a coach for the […]
Leon Goretzka & Joshua Kimmich, 2020 – #wekickcorona, Germany
With their commitment to #WeKickCorona, the German Football Ambassadors Honorary Award Winners 2020 provide concrete help to charitable associations and social institutions from all areas of society. The two FC Bayern München national team players Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka are representative of the social commitment of numerous football players during the Corona pandemic. With […]
Robert Jaspert, 2020 – Mabarrat Orphans Project Association, Lebanon
Robert Jaspert, nominee of the German Football Ambassador Main Award 2020, supports the project Mabarrat Waisenkinderprojekt e.V. (Mabarat Orphans Project Association), Berlin / Lebanon Due to Corona, the visit to the Mabarrat Orphans Project could not take place in Lebanon, but took place in a branch office in Berlin. Robert Jaspert donated his prize money […]
Robin Gosens, 2020 – Plan International, Zambia
Robin Gosens, winner of the German Football Ambassador Public Award 2020, supports the new Plan International project – “Protecting people from climate change” in Zambia. Robin Gosens of Atalanta Bergamo is the winner of the public vote 2020 and now succeeds Marc-André ter Stegen as German Football Ambassador. In a public online vote, the 26-year-old […]