DFL Ehrenpreisträger (Honorary Award Recipients)

DFL Ehrenpreisträger (Honorary Award Recipients) are decided by the Executive Committee of the DFL (formerly the Executive Board of the Ligaverband). To date, 13 people have received this accolade. The DFL Ehrenpreis (Honorary Award) is awarded in recognition of notable and exceptional achievements in and around German professional football.

Heribert Bruchhagen

Honorary Award Recipient of the DFL, former member of the League Association, former Chairman of the Board of Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball AG & HSV Fußball AG

Karl-Heinz Heimann

Honorary Award Recipient of the DFL, former editor-in-chief of the “kicker”

Jupp Heynckes

Honorary Award Recipient of the DFL, former head coach of FC Bayern München

Ottmar Hitzfeld

Honorary Award Recipient of the DFL, one of the most successful coaches in Bundesliga history

Horst Hrubesch

Honorary Award Recipient of the DFL, former coach of the women's national team

Karl-Heinz Körbel

Honorary Award Recipient of the DFL, record player of the Bundesliga

Udo Lattek

Honorary Award Recipient of the DFL, most successful Bundesliga coach with eight championships

Lothar Matthäus

Honorary Award Recipient of the DFL, German record international player with 150 caps, "Bundesliga Legend"

Professor Tim Meyer

DFL Honorary Award recipient and Team doctor for the German national team

Wolfgang Overath

Honorary Award Recipient of the DFL, World Champion 1974

Claudio Pizarro

DFL Honorary Award Recipient, Bundesliga record goal scorer for SV Werder Bremen, "Bundesliga Legend"

Dr Fritz Pleitgen

Honorary Award Recipient of the DFL, Former "Tagesschau" editor, Former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the DFL Foundation

Otto Rehhagel

Honorary Award Recipient of the DFL, Champion coach of the then promoted 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1998

Uwe Seeler

Honorary Award Recipient of the DFL, Top scorer in the first Bundesliga season

Rudi Völler

DFL Honorary Award recipient, World Cup winner in 1990, Coach of the national team (2000 to 2004) and Top scorer in the Bundesliga 1982-83