By Ultan Corcoran@UltanCorcoran

Kompany and Olise named Bundesliga coach and player of the Season by German professional footballers' union

FC Bayern's coach and French winger were given the lion's share of votes by their fellow professionals in the Bundesrepublik.
Article image
Photo: Alex Grimm/Getty Images.

Vincent Kompany has been voted as the Bundesliga coach of the season by the VDV [German professional footballers' union]

With 71.8% of the vote, the Belgian finished ahead of Mainz's Urs Fischer [6.4 percent] and Freiburg's Julian Schuster [5.5 percent].

Regarding the players, Michael Olise has been nominated as the Bundesliga Player of the Season alongside his coach.

The French playmaker claimed 71.8% of the votes, ahead of teammate Harry Kane who finished with 23.9%.of the total. 

Regarding best newcomers, RB Leipzig star Yan Diomande (30.6%) pipped Lennart Karl (20.7%) with 1.FC Köln's Said El Mala (17.1%) third. 

The VDV Team of the Season is as follows: 

GK: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich, 19.7%)

DEF: Jonathan Tah (Bayern Munich, 41.8%), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich, 48.4%), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund, 52.5%)

MID: Konrad Laimer (Bayern Munich, 55.7%), Joshua Kimmich (73.8%), Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen, 35.2%)

FOR: Michael Olise (Bayern Munich, 91%), Luis Díaz (Bayern Munich, 53.3%), Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart, 53.3%), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich, 93.4%)
 

Bundesliga news

Kickfieber

Match days

Fantasy Football

German Teams in Europe

DFB-Pokal

German National Team

Long reads

Exclusive interviews

Team News