Otar Kiteishvili has once again made the most impression this Bundesliga season. At the Voted player of the season The jury consisting of the coaches, managers and presidents of the twelve clubs came to a clear conclusion:
Title hat-trick
The Georgian playmaker from champions Sturm secured the trophy for the third time in a row. That’s just before Ivica Vastic succeeded (1998 to 2000). In addition to the two storm stars, only one could Steffen Hofmann win the election three times.
Strong LASK duo
Kiteishvili, who currently leads the top scorers list with 14 goals, beat out the two LASK top performers in the election Sasa Kalajdzic and Sascha Horvath on your marks. The duo has played a major role in Linzer’s successful run, which could secure the double in the home game against Salzburg on Sunday.
Number 1 from Hartberg
A goalie who perhaps not everyone would have expected was chosen as the best goalkeeper of this season: Tom Ritzy Hülsmann, Hartberg’s tall goalkeeper, convinced the jury and won ahead of Lukas Jungwirth (LASK) and Nikolas Polster (WAC).
Newcomer from Salzburg
In the Newcomers of the Year category, two young Salzburg players competed for first place. The midfielder ultimately won the race Kerim Alajbegovicwho is in front of his teammate and defender Jannik Schuster and Jacob Hödl (Storm) prevailed.
The two Salzburg hopefuls will leave the club abroad after this season.
Kühbauer is the best
There were no doubts about the election Coach of the season. This award could actually only be given to Didi Kühbauer go, who celebrated the cup victory with LASK and thus gave the traditional club its first title since 1965. And there’s even a double.
The Burgenlander relegated Stephan Helm (Austria) and Manfred Schmid (Hartberg) to their places.
Became the referee of the season Sebastian Gishammer chosen.