11 Freunde (

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

for ''11 friends'') is a monthly German

sports magazine A sports magazine is usually a weekly, biweekly or monthly, magazine featuring articles or segments on sports. Some may be published a specific number of times per year. A wide range of sports are covered by these magazines which include general ...

. The magazine was founded in 2000 by Reinaldo Coddou H. and Philipp Köster. Köster is also its editor-in-chief. It is published monthly in

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

. The magazine sees itself within the tradition of English football magazines like

When Saturday Comes ''When Saturday Comes'' (''WSC'') is a monthly magazine about football, first published in London, England in 1986. "It aims to provide a voice for intelligent football supporters, offering both a serious and humorous view of the sport, covering ...

, or the German "Der tödliche Pass". The magazine's name was inspired by a quote from a

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

tactics book by Richard Girulatis (1920): "", which can be translated as ''if you want to win, you have to be eleven friends''. Since 2010 a jury elects the best footballing actors every year. Player, manager, coaching team, newcomer, character, referee, fan initiative of the year.

History

Since 2009 an enclosure for women football is made, 11 Freundinnen. Since 2010 the magazine elects the best footballing actors. Player, manager, coach, newcomer, character. Since 2017 it elects coaching team of the year, instead of coach of the year, and the referee of the year is elected.

References

External links

Official website
* :wikiquote:de:Richard Girulatis Girulatis quoted in WikiQuote 2000 establishments in Germany Association football magazines Football mass media in Germany German-language magazines Magazines established in 2000 Magazines published in Berlin Mass media in Cologne Monthly magazines published in Germany Sports magazines published in Germany {{Germany-sport-stub

History

See also

References

External links