Germany and FC Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has been named the German Footballer of the Year 2014 on Sunday.

Neuer won the prestigious award with 144 votes to his name ahead of Borussia Dortmund’s Marco Reus (135 votes) and Bayern Munich’s Thomas Müller (105 votes).

“This is a great honour for me. And I’m also surprised. I didn’t expect it, although I know that I performed well,” Neuer told in a first statement to Germany’s kicker magazine. “I’m pleased about this award. We have won the World Cup this year, so this award has a special meaning.”

“This achievement is really precious, if you are named the Footballer of the Year in a year, when you won the Bundesliga title, the cup and especially the World Cup. The World Cup stands for Germany, but the award Footballer of the Year will be mine,” he added.

German national team coach Joachim Löw (248 votes) has won the German Coach of the Year award ahead of Markus Weinzierl (FC Augsburg / 152 votes) and Pep Guardiola (FC Bayern Munich / 89 votes), while Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg / 97 votes) claimed the Women’s Footballer of the Year award.

THE RESULTS

Footballer of the Year 2014 | Top 10
1. Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern Munich / 144 votes)
2. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund / 135 votes)
3. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern Munich / 105 votes)
4. Arjen Robben (FC Bayern Munich / 66 votes)
5. Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern Munich / 65 votes)
6. Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern Munich / 55 votes)
7. Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund / 27 votes)
8. Toni Kroos (FC Bayern Munich / 25 votes)
9. Robert Lewandwoski (Borussia Dortmund / 18 votes)
10. Miroslav Klose (SS Lazio / 13 votes)

Women’s Footballer of the Year 2014 | Top 10
1. Alexandra Popp (VfL Wolfsburg / 97 votes)
2. Martina Müller (VfL Wolfsburg / 91 votes)
3. Nadine Keßler (VfL Wolfsburg / 69 votes)
4. Lena Goeßling (VfL Wolfsburg / 59 votes)
5. Nadine Angerer (Brisbane Roar / 53 votes)
6. Celia Sasic (1. FFC Frankfurt / 45 votes)
7. Kerstin Garefrekes (1. FFC Frankfurt / 17 votes)
7. Dzsenifer Marozsan (1. FFC Frankfurt / 17 votes)
9. Simone Laudehr (1. FFC Frankfurt / 14 votes)
10. Anja Mittag (FC Rosengard / 13 votes)

Coach of the Year 2014 | Top 10
1. Joachim Löw (German national team / 248 votes)
2. Markus Weinzierl (FC Augsburg / 152 votes)
3. Pep Guardiola (FC Bayern Munich / 89 votes)
4. Jürgen Klopp (Borussia Dortmund / 64 votes)
5. Christian Streich (SC Freiburg / 30 votes)
6. Thomas Tuchel (1. FSV Mainz 05 / 20 votes)
6. André Breitenreiter (SC Paderborn 07 / 20 votes)
7. Jens Keller (FC Schalke 04 / 14 votes)
8. Peter Stöger (1. FC Cologne / 9 votes)
9. Lucien Favre (Borussia Mönchengladbach / 8 votes)
10. Dirk Schuster (SV Darmstadt 98 / 7 votes)