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Sports journalists named Brazilian Ailton the best player of the 2004 German first Bundesliga.
The former striker scored 28 goals in the previous season and helped his club win the German champions title. This summer Ailton moved to .
Philip Lahm from came second in the voting, and Michael Ballack from came third.
Top 10
1. ("Werder"/"Schalke") 216 votes
2. ("Stuttgart") 172
3. ("Bayern") 63
4. ("Bremen") 38
5. ( 37
6. ("Bayern") 25
7. ("Stuttgart") 23
8. ("Bremen") 18
9. ("Koln") 14
10. (/"Bayern"),
("Stuttgart") with 13
Previously, famous players such as Uwe Seeler (2 times), Franz Beckenbauer (4), Gerd Muller (2), Günter Netzer (2), Sepp Maier (3), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Paul Breitner, Rudi Völler, Harald Schumacher (2), Jürgen Klinsmann (2), Lothar Matthaus (2), Matthias Sammer (2), and Oliver Kahn (2) have won this title.
