diff --git a/src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/admin.php b/src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/admin.php
index edae063..6459e3e 100644
--- a/src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/admin.php
+++ b/src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/admin.php
@@ -1379,7 +1379,6 @@ function adminSaveSpieler() {
 	$lizenz                = $db->escape(trim($jinput->get('lizenz', '', 'RAW')));
 	$pseudonym             = $db->escape(trim($jinput->get('pseudonym', '', 'RAW')));
 	$geschlecht            = $db->escape(trim($jinput->get('geschlecht', 'M', 'RAW')));
-	$geburtsdatum          = normalisiertesDatum($jinput->get('datum_jahr', 0, 'INT') == 0 ? null : sprintf("%04d-%02d-%02d", $jinput->get('datum_jahr', 0, 'INT'), $jinput->get('datum_monat', 0, 'INT'), $jinput->get('datum_tag', 0, 'INT')));
 	$geburtsjahr           = $jinput->get('datum_jahr', 0, 'INT') == 0 ? null : sprintf("%d", $jinput->get('datum_jahr', 0, 'INT'));
 	$strasse               = $db->escape(trim($jinput->get('strasse', '', 'RAW')));
 	$plz                   = $db->escape(trim($jinput->get('plz', '', 'RAW')));
@@ -1521,13 +1520,12 @@ function adminSaveSpieler() {
 
 	if ($id == 0 && !$beschraenkter_zugriff) {
 		$query = "INSERT INTO #__sportsmanager_spieler "
-			. "(vorname, nachname, lizenz, pseudonym, geschlecht, geburtsdatum, geburtsjahr, strasse, plz, ort, landeskennung, telefon, mobil, email, spielernr, lizenznr, elo_einzel_startwert, elo_doppel_startwert, bild_ausblenden) "
+			. "(vorname, nachname, lizenz, pseudonym, geschlecht, geburtsjahr, strasse, plz, ort, landeskennung, telefon, mobil, email, spielernr, lizenznr, elo_einzel_startwert, elo_doppel_startwert, bild_ausblenden) "
 			. "VALUES ('$vorname', "
 			. "'$nachname', "
 			. "'$lizenz', "
 			. "'$pseudonym', "
 			. "'$geschlecht', "
-			. ($geburtsdatum == null ? "NULL" : "'$geburtsdatum'") . ", "
 			. ($geburtsjahr == null ? "NULL" : "'$geburtsjahr'") . ", "
 			. "'$strasse', "
 			. "'$plz', "
@@ -1599,7 +1597,6 @@ function adminSaveSpieler() {
 				. "\n nachname = '$nachname',"
 				. "\n lizenz = '$lizenz',"
 				. "\n geschlecht = '$geschlecht',"
-				. "\n geburtsdatum = " . ($geburtsdatum == null ? "NULL" : "'$geburtsdatum'") . ","
 				. "\n geburtsjahr = " . ($geburtsjahr == null ? "NULL" : "'$geburtsjahr'") . ","
 				. "\n spielernr = '$spielernr',"
 				. "\n lizenznr = '$lizenznr',"
diff --git a/src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/views/sportsmanager/view_admin.php b/src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/views/sportsmanager/view_admin.php
index 3a62f7b..b2c202c 100644
--- a/src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/views/sportsmanager/view_admin.php
+++ b/src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/views/sportsmanager/view_admin.php
@@ -1278,57 +1278,32 @@ class HTML_sportsmanager_admin
                             </tr>
                             <tr>
                                 <td nowrap width="20%" align="right" id="birthDateLabel">
-									<?php echo JText::_('COM_SPORTSMANAGER_BIRTHDATE') . '*' ?>:
+									<?php echo JText::_('COM_SPORTSMANAGER_BIRTHYEAR') . '*' ?>:
                                 </td>
                                 <td nowrap>
 									<?php
 									if (!$beschraenkter_zugriff)
 									{
 										?>
-                                        <select id="birthDay" class="uk-select uk-form-width-medium" name="datum_tag" size="1">
+                                        <select id="birthYear" class="uk-select uk-form-width-medium" name="datum_jahr" size="1" required>
 											<?php
-											$datum = "0000-00-00";
-											if ($row != null)
-											{
-												if ($row->geburtsdatum != null)
-													$datum = $row->geburtsdatum;
-												else if ($row->geburtsjahr != null)
-													$datum = sprintf("%04d-00-00", $row->geburtsjahr);
-											}
-											$datum_tag = substr($datum, 8, 2);
-											echo "<option value=\"0\"></option>";
-											for ($i = 1; $i <= 31; $i++)
-											{
-												echo "<option value=\"" . $i . "\" " . ($datum_tag == $i ? "selected" : "") . ">" . $i . "</option>";
-											}
-											?>
-                                        </select>
-                                        <select id="birthMonth" class="uk-select uk-form-width-medium" name="datum_monat" size="1">
-											<?php
-											$datum_monat = substr($datum, 5, 2);
-											echo "<option value=\"0\"></option>";
-											$monate = array(JText::_('COM_SPORTSMANAGER_JANUARY'), JText::_('COM_SPORTSMANAGER_FEBRUARY'), JText::_('COM_SPORTSMANAGER_MARCH'), JText::_('COM_SPORTSMANAGER_APRIL'), JText::_('COM_SPORTSMANAGER_MAY'), JText::_('COM_SPORTSMANAGER_JUNE'), JText::_('COM_SPORTSMANAGER_JULY'), JText::_('COM_SPORTSMANAGER_AUGUST'), JText::_('COM_SPORTSMANAGER_SEPTEMBER'), JText::_('COM_SPORTSMANAGER_OCTOBER'), JText::_('COM_SPORTSMANAGER_NOVEMBER'), JText::_('COM_SPORTSMANAGER_DECEMBER'));
-											for ($i = 1; $i <= 12; $i++)
-											{
-												echo "<option value=\"" . $i . "\" " . ($datum_monat == $i ? "selected" : "") . ">" . htmlentities_utf8($monate[$i - 1]) . "</option>";
-											}
-											?>
-                                        </select>
-                                        <select id="birthYear" class="uk-select uk-form-width-medium" name="datum_jahr" size="1">
-											<?php
-											$datum_jahr = substr($datum, 0, 4);
-											echo "<option value=\"0\"></option>";
+                                            $date_year = '0000';
+                                            if ($row != null)
+                                            {
+                                                if ($row->geburtsjahr != null)
+                                                    $date_year = sprintf("%04d", $row->geburtsjahr);
+                                            }
+											echo "<option selected disabled value=''></option>";
 											for ($i = Date("Y"); $i >= 1930; $i--)
 											{
-												echo "<option value=\"" . $i . "\" " . ($datum_jahr == $i ? "selected" : "") . ">" . $i . "</option>";
+												echo "<option value=\"" . $i . "\" " . ($date_year == $i ? "selected" : "") . ">" . $i . "</option>";
 											}
 											?>
                                         </select>
-                                        <small id="birthDateError" style="color: red"></small>
 										<?php
 									}
-									else if ($row != null && $row->geburtsdatum != null)
-										echo htmlentities_utf8(FormatiertesDatum($row->geburtsdatum, false, true));
+									else if ($row != null && $row->geburtsjahr != null)
+										echo htmlentities_utf8(sprintf("%04d", $row->geburtsjahr));
 									?>
                                 </td>
                             </tr>
@@ -1624,27 +1599,6 @@ class HTML_sportsmanager_admin
             <input type="hidden" name="id" value="<?php echo($row != null ? $row->spieler_id : "0"); ?>"/>
             <input type="hidden" name="vereinsauswahl_anzahl" value="<?php echo $vereinsauswahl_anzahl; ?>"/>
         </form>
-        <script>
-            function validate() {
-                let isValid = true;
-
-                // Clear errors
-                document.getElementById("birthDateError").textContent = "";
-                document.getElementById("birthDateLabel").style.color = "";
-
-                const birthDay = document.getElementById("birthDay").value;
-                const birthMonth = document.getElementById("birthMonth").value;
-                const birthYear = document.getElementById("birthYear").value;
-
-                if(birthDay === '0' || birthMonth === '0' || birthYear === '0') {
-                    document.getElementById("birthDateError").textContent = "<?php echo JText::_('COM_SPORTSMANAGER_ERROR_BIRTHDAY_REQUIRED'); ?>";
-                    document.getElementById("birthDateLabel").style.color = "red";
-                    isValid = false;
-                }
-
-                return isValid;
-            }
-        </script>
 		<?php
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/structure/language/de-DE/de-DE.com_sportsmanager.ini b/src/structure/language/de-DE/de-DE.com_sportsmanager.ini
index d12ba2d..21af2dd 100644
--- a/src/structure/language/de-DE/de-DE.com_sportsmanager.ini
+++ b/src/structure/language/de-DE/de-DE.com_sportsmanager.ini
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ COM_SPORTSMANAGER_BIRTHYEAR="Geburtsjahr"
 COM_SPORTSMANAGER_NAT="Nat. #"
 COM_SPORTSMANAGER_INT="Intern. #"
 COM_SPORTSMANAGER_REMOVE_MESSAGE="Willst du den Spieler wirklich entfernen?"
-COM_SPORTSMANAGER_BIRTHDATE="Geburtstag"
+COM_SPORTSMANAGER_BIRTHDATE = "Geburtstag"
 COM_SPORTSMANAGER_PLACE_SHORTCUT="PLZ / Ort"
 COM_SPORTSMANAGER_PHONE="Telefon"
 COM_SPORTSMANAGER_MOBILE="Mobil"
@@ -925,5 +925,3 @@ COM_SPORTSMANAGER_RANK="Rang"
 
 ; SPIELER BEARBEITEN
 COM_SPORTSMANAGER_LIZENZ="Lizenz"
-
-COM_SPORTSMANAGER_ERROR_BIRTHDAY_REQUIRED="Geburtstagsfelder dürfen nicht leer sein"
diff --git a/src/structure/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_sportsmanager.ini b/src/structure/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_sportsmanager.ini
index 5b8be65..1ed84d8 100644
--- a/src/structure/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_sportsmanager.ini
+++ b/src/structure/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_sportsmanager.ini
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ COM_SPORTSMANAGER_IDENTICAL_NAME="Identical name"
 COM_SPORTSMANAGER_IDENTICAL_NAME_BIRTHYEAR="Identical name and birth year"
 COM_SPORTSMANAGER_NO_PLAYERS="No player number"
 COM_SPORTSMANAGER_LAST_FIRST_NAME="Last name, first name"
-COM_SPORTSMANAGER_BIRTHYEAR="birthyear"
+COM_SPORTSMANAGER_BIRTHYEAR="Birthyear"
 COM_SPORTSMANAGER_NAT="Nat. #"
 COM_SPORTSMANAGER_INT="Intern. #"
 COM_SPORTSMANAGER_REMOVE_MESSAGE="Do you really want to remove the player?"
@@ -922,4 +922,3 @@ COM_SPORTSMANAGER_POINTS_TABLE="Points table"
 COM_SPORTSMANAGER_EVALUATION="Auswertung"
 COM_SPORTSMANAGER_FUNCTION_DESCRIPTION="Variables: n = number of participants, p = place, m = multiplier of rating and in doubles possibly additionally reduced rating<br />Functions: +, -, *, /, round(x), pow(x), if(a > b, x, y), min(x, y), max(x, y), log(x), ln(x), logn(b, x)<br />VerteilungR(r, p, n, m) := max(round((((m * r - 1) * (-log(p / n) * (1 - (p / n)))) / (-log(1 / n) * (1 - (1 / n)))) + 1), 1)<br />Verteilung(r, p, n, m) := max(round(m * round((((r - 1) * (-log(p / n) * (1 - (p / n)))) / (-log(1 / n) * (1 - (1 / n)))) + 1)), 1)<br /><br />The functions VerteilungR() and Verteilung() distribute points for place 1 (r) descending to the individual places (p) of the number of participants (n).<br />VerteilungR() applies the multiplier (m) to the points for 1st place and then distributes down to 1 point for the last place.<br />Verteilung() applies the multiplier (m) to the points after the calculation, i.e. the last place receives 1 * m points."
 COM_SPORTSMANAGER_LIZENZ="License"
-COM_SPORTSMANAGER_ERROR_BIRTHDAY_REQUIRED="Birthday fields may not be empty"