Baumgartner Chosen as "Footballer of the Year" for the First Time

Christoph Baumgartner received the trophy for Austria's "Footballer of the Year" for the first time on Thursday. The 25-year-old from RB Leipzig received the award three-quarters of an hour before the first ÖFB international match of the year in Vienna against Serbia from APA sports chief Birgit Egarter. Baumgartner won the vote conducted by the APA - Austria Press Agency among Bundesliga coaches for the year 2024 by a large margin.

Baumgartner Received Trophy as "Footballer of the Year 2024"

The Lower Austrian succeeds his ÖFB teammate David Alaba as "Footballer of the Year," who has received the award as a record winner ten times so far and most recently four times in a row. Last year, Baumgartner scored no less than seven international goals - including the world record goal after 6.3 seconds in the 2-0 victory at the start of the year in Slovakia or the important 2-1 lead goal in the European Championship group match against Poland (3-1).

(APA/Red)

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