This thread includes every Bundesliga "Elf des Jahres / Team of the Year" of Kicker magazine from 1968-69 to 1978-79. After each match day, the Kicker staff selects the 11 best players for each position. After 34 match days, the "Team of the Year" is formed by looking at the players who were selected most often. Pretty easy concept. Here is each "Elf des Jahres" for the years 1969 to 1979. After each player's name, the number of call-ups is noted. The highest number of call-ups during a season is in bold.
Check it out:
1968-69
------Volkert 5--------Held 6-------------G Müller 7--------Libuda 5
---------------------Netzer 10------------Zaczyk 6
-----Bella 6---------Patzke 7-------Beckenbauer 11--------Koppenhöfer 5
-----------------------------Manglitz 5
Club with most players: Bayern, Nürnberg & Duisburg (each 2)
1969-70
------Hornig 4--------Seeler 7-------------G Müller 6--------Grabowski 7
---------------------Overath 7-------------Netzer 11
--Hemmersbach 4-----Höttges 5--------Beckenbauer 15-------Vogts 9
------------------------------Manglitz 5
Club with most players: 1. FC Köln (4)
1970-71
------Lippens 8-------------Held 7----------Grabowski 7
---------Friedrich 8-------Netzer 10----------Ulsass 9
----Bella 8-------Fichtel 6-------Beckenbauer 12-------Vogts 13
---------------------------Nigbur 6
Club with most players: Borussia M'Gladbach & Schalke 04 (each 2)
1971-72
-----E Kremers 7----------G Müller 10--------Grabowski 8
-----------Horr 7----------Netzer 12-------Wimmer 5
----Breitner 9-----Rüssmann 5-----Beckenbauer 12-----Sobieray 7
----------------------------Nigbur 8
Club with most players: Schalke 04 (4)
1972-73
------Heynckes 5-----------G Müller 8----------Geye 6
-------Kapellmann 5-------Grabowski 6---------Wimmer 5
---Breitner 6-------Cullmann 5-----Beckenbauer 14------Vogts 10
---------------------------Linders 4
Club with most players: Bayern & Borussia M'Gladbach (each 3)
1973-74
------Lippens 7-------------Held 7----------Grabowski 7
---------U Hoeness 7-------Overath 7----------Danner 6
----Dietz 7-------Bonhof 7-------Beckenbauer 16------Vogts 4
---------------------------Burdenski 3
Club with most players: Borussia M'Gladbach (3)
1974-75
---------Held 7-----------Heynckes 7---------Simonsen 7
---------Neumann 8-------Grabowski 11---------Seel 6
----Dietz 9-------Tenhagen 6-------Beckenbauer 11------Vogts 9
----------------------------Maier 6
Club with most players: Borussia M'Gladbach (3)
1975-76
---------Görts 6-----------Toppmöller 6---------Simonsen 7
---------Tenhagen 8-------Handschuh 6---------Wimmer 7
----Dietz 7-------Neuberger 9-----Beckenbauer 8--------Vogts 13
----------------------------Kargus 8
Club with most players: Borussia M'Gladbach (3)
1976-77
--------Popivoda 7--------Hölzenbein 8---------Simonsen 10
----------Beer 5------------Flohe 7------------Bonhof 10
--H Zimmermann 10-----Kaltz 9----Beckenbauer 9----Vogts 9
----------------------------Nigbur 6
Club with most players: Borussia M'Gladbach (3)
1977-78
----K H Rummenigge 7----Abel 6----------Keegan 8
----------Flohe 9------Grabowski 8-----Bonhof 8
---Dietz 9------K H Förster 8-------Zewe 9-----Vogts 7
--------------------------Hellström 7
Club with most players: Borussia M'Gladbach (2)
1978-79
-------Keegan 12-------Fischer 5-------K H Rummenigge 7
--------K Allofs 7-------Groh 7---------Bast 7
----Dietz 8------Fichtel 5------Zewe 9-----Kaltz 6
-----------------------Burdenski 6
Club with most players: Hamburg (3).
FACTS AND FEATS
Most Annual Appearances:
9 Beckenbauer (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977)
8 Vogts (1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)
7 Grabowski (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978)
5 Dietz (1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979)
4 Netzer (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972)
4 G Müller (1969, 1970, 1972, 1973)
4 Held (1969, 1971, 1974, 1975)
3 Nigbur (1971, 1972, 1977)
3 Bonhof (1974, 1977, 1978)
3 Wimmer (1972, 1973, 1976)
3 Simonsen (1975, 1976, 1977)
Most weekly Appearances per Season
1968-69 Beckenbauer 11
1969-70 Beckenbauer 15
1970-71 Vogts 13
1971-72 Beckenbauer & Netzer 12
1972-73 Beckenbauer 14
1973-74 Beckenbauer 16
1974-75 Beckenbauer & Grabowski 11
1975-76 Vogts 13
1976-77 Simonsen, Bonhof & H Zimmermann 10
1977-78 Flohe, Dietz & Zewe 9
1978-79 Keegan 12
Highest number of Appearances in one Season:
16 Beckenbauer (1973-74)
15 Beckenbauer (1969-70)
14 Beckenbauer (1972-73)
13 Vogts (1970-71 & 1975-76)
12 Beckenbauer (1970-71 & 1971-72)
12 Netzer (1971-72)
12 Keegan (1978-79)
11 Beckenbauer (1968-69 & 1974-75)
11 Netzer (1969-70)
11 Grabowski (1974-75)
10 Netzer (1968-69 & 1970-71)
10 G Müller (1971-72)
10 Vogts (1972-73)
10 Simonsen (1976-77)
10 Bonhof (1976-77)
10 H Zimmermann (1976-77)
Check it out:
1968-69
------Volkert 5--------Held 6-------------G Müller 7--------Libuda 5
---------------------Netzer 10------------Zaczyk 6
-----Bella 6---------Patzke 7-------Beckenbauer 11--------Koppenhöfer 5
-----------------------------Manglitz 5
Club with most players: Bayern, Nürnberg & Duisburg (each 2)
1969-70
------Hornig 4--------Seeler 7-------------G Müller 6--------Grabowski 7
---------------------Overath 7-------------Netzer 11
--Hemmersbach 4-----Höttges 5--------Beckenbauer 15-------Vogts 9
------------------------------Manglitz 5
Club with most players: 1. FC Köln (4)
1970-71
------Lippens 8-------------Held 7----------Grabowski 7
---------Friedrich 8-------Netzer 10----------Ulsass 9
----Bella 8-------Fichtel 6-------Beckenbauer 12-------Vogts 13
---------------------------Nigbur 6
Club with most players: Borussia M'Gladbach & Schalke 04 (each 2)
1971-72
-----E Kremers 7----------G Müller 10--------Grabowski 8
-----------Horr 7----------Netzer 12-------Wimmer 5
----Breitner 9-----Rüssmann 5-----Beckenbauer 12-----Sobieray 7
----------------------------Nigbur 8
Club with most players: Schalke 04 (4)
1972-73
------Heynckes 5-----------G Müller 8----------Geye 6
-------Kapellmann 5-------Grabowski 6---------Wimmer 5
---Breitner 6-------Cullmann 5-----Beckenbauer 14------Vogts 10
---------------------------Linders 4
Club with most players: Bayern & Borussia M'Gladbach (each 3)
1973-74
------Lippens 7-------------Held 7----------Grabowski 7
---------U Hoeness 7-------Overath 7----------Danner 6
----Dietz 7-------Bonhof 7-------Beckenbauer 16------Vogts 4
---------------------------Burdenski 3
Club with most players: Borussia M'Gladbach (3)
1974-75
---------Held 7-----------Heynckes 7---------Simonsen 7
---------Neumann 8-------Grabowski 11---------Seel 6
----Dietz 9-------Tenhagen 6-------Beckenbauer 11------Vogts 9
----------------------------Maier 6
Club with most players: Borussia M'Gladbach (3)
1975-76
---------Görts 6-----------Toppmöller 6---------Simonsen 7
---------Tenhagen 8-------Handschuh 6---------Wimmer 7
----Dietz 7-------Neuberger 9-----Beckenbauer 8--------Vogts 13
----------------------------Kargus 8
Club with most players: Borussia M'Gladbach (3)
1976-77
--------Popivoda 7--------Hölzenbein 8---------Simonsen 10
----------Beer 5------------Flohe 7------------Bonhof 10
--H Zimmermann 10-----Kaltz 9----Beckenbauer 9----Vogts 9
----------------------------Nigbur 6
Club with most players: Borussia M'Gladbach (3)
1977-78
----K H Rummenigge 7----Abel 6----------Keegan 8
----------Flohe 9------Grabowski 8-----Bonhof 8
---Dietz 9------K H Förster 8-------Zewe 9-----Vogts 7
--------------------------Hellström 7
Club with most players: Borussia M'Gladbach (2)
1978-79
-------Keegan 12-------Fischer 5-------K H Rummenigge 7
--------K Allofs 7-------Groh 7---------Bast 7
----Dietz 8------Fichtel 5------Zewe 9-----Kaltz 6
-----------------------Burdenski 6
Club with most players: Hamburg (3).
FACTS AND FEATS
Most Annual Appearances:
9 Beckenbauer (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977)
8 Vogts (1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)
7 Grabowski (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978)
5 Dietz (1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979)
4 Netzer (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972)
4 G Müller (1969, 1970, 1972, 1973)
4 Held (1969, 1971, 1974, 1975)
3 Nigbur (1971, 1972, 1977)
3 Bonhof (1974, 1977, 1978)
3 Wimmer (1972, 1973, 1976)
3 Simonsen (1975, 1976, 1977)
Most weekly Appearances per Season
1968-69 Beckenbauer 11
1969-70 Beckenbauer 15
1970-71 Vogts 13
1971-72 Beckenbauer & Netzer 12
1972-73 Beckenbauer 14
1973-74 Beckenbauer 16
1974-75 Beckenbauer & Grabowski 11
1975-76 Vogts 13
1976-77 Simonsen, Bonhof & H Zimmermann 10
1977-78 Flohe, Dietz & Zewe 9
1978-79 Keegan 12
Highest number of Appearances in one Season:
16 Beckenbauer (1973-74)
15 Beckenbauer (1969-70)
14 Beckenbauer (1972-73)
13 Vogts (1970-71 & 1975-76)
12 Beckenbauer (1970-71 & 1971-72)
12 Netzer (1971-72)
12 Keegan (1978-79)
11 Beckenbauer (1968-69 & 1974-75)
11 Netzer (1969-70)
11 Grabowski (1974-75)
10 Netzer (1968-69 & 1970-71)
10 G Müller (1971-72)
10 Vogts (1972-73)
10 Simonsen (1976-77)
10 Bonhof (1976-77)
10 H Zimmermann (1976-77)