Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso has been recognized as the best coach of the year in Germany.
"This coaching role is so new to me that I feel overwhelmed by awards like Coach of the Year. I have great respect for my other colleagues who have been doing their job for years. But, of course, not only my work brought me this title, but also the results of the team and the entire team as a whole. So the award belongs to the whole team. As a coach, I am just their representative," Sky Sport Germany quoted Alonso as saying.