Borussia Dortmund Youth Sector

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Borussia Dortmund Youth Sector
Borussia Dortmund logo.svg
Full nameBallspielverein Borussia
09 e.V. Dortmund
PresidentDr Reinhard Rauball
Youth Coordinator Lars Ricken
Website www.bvb.de

Borussia Dortmund Youth Sector is the youth set-up of Borussia Dortmund. The club operates the system for boys from the age of nine upwards and a total of 15 youth teams. Home games are staged at the club's training ground Hohenbuschei.

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Lars Ricken, a former Dortmund player and German international, has been the youth coordinator since 2008. [1]

The youth team has educated many players who have become regulars in the Bundesliga and the Germany national football team, such as Eike Immel, Lars Ricken and the current club Director for Sport Michael Zorc. Most recent graduates include first team regulars Marco Reus, Nuri Şahin and Marcel Schmelzer. The club has notably produced World Cup champions Mario Götze and Kevin Großkreutz.

Organization

The club recruits young players and teach them football skills required to play at that club's standard. The young apprentices offered the chance to train in close proximity to the professional players.

The club launched partnerships with United States sides Cincinnati United and La Roca Futbol Club. The cooperation will include training philosophies and drills for their coaches and annual training camps with Dortmund coaching staff. [2]

The Evonik-Fußballschule des BVB was opened in July 2011 to provide mainstream education for the youth players who do not reside in the Dortmund area. [3]

In 2014, a new dormitory for young players from outside of Dortmund was opened. It houses the young sportsmen who are trained to become a part of the club's professional teams. [4]

Youth teams

Under-19

The team currently competes in the Under 19 Bundesliga and the UEFA Youth League. It also participates in the DFB-Junioren-Vereinspokal und the Under 19 Westphalian Cup. Former Under 17 head coach Benjamin Hoffmann has been the head coach since September 2016.

As of 31 August 2018 [5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Marian Kirsch
2 DF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE William Rashidi
3 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Tom Rothe
4 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Nnamdi Collins (captain)
5 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Jonah Husseck
6 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Faroukou Cissé
7 MF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Noa-Gabriel Šimić
8 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Vasco Walz
9 FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Julian Rijkhoff
10 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Samuel Bamba
11 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Isaak Nwachukwu
12 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Marlon Zacharias
13 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Prince Aning
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Jaden Korzynietz
15 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Rafael Lubach
18 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Michel Ludwig
19 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Paris Brunner
20 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Bismark Quayson
21 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Hendry Blank
22 GK Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Gustav Aabro
23 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Vincenzo Onofrietti
24 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Mika Lenninghaus
25 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Ayukayoh Mengot
26 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Filippo Mané
27 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Marlon Ubani
28 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Raúl König

Under-17

The team currently competes in the Under 17 Bundesliga and the Under 17 Westphalian Cup. Sebastian Geppert has been the head coach since September 2016.

As of 31 August 2018 [6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Leon Herdes
2 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Dustin Plöger
3 DF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Nico Adamczyk
4 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Tyler Meiser
5 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Elias Benkara
6 MF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Gökdeniz Gürpüz
7 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Raúl König
8 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Kjell Wätjen (captain)
9 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Paris Brunner
10 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cole Campbell
11 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Charles Herrmann
12 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Aaron Held
13 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Bruno Numbisie
14 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Anas Mahjoubi
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 DF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE William Rashidi
16 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Johannes Kerlen
17 MF Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Jakob Zickler
18 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Almugera Kabar
19 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Alex Niziolek
20 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Venis Uka
21 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Joshua Burstedde
22 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Robin Lisewski
23 GK Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Gustav Aabro
24 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Shayan Sadeghi
25 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Abolfazl Masjedizadah
26 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Joshua Bäcker
27 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Luke Rahmann
28 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Simon Ole Schilling

Current technical staff

RoleUnder-19 [5] Under-17 [6]
Head coach Flag of Denmark.svg Mike Tullberg Flag of Germany.svg Karsten Gorges
Assistant coach Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Rios Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Fritsch
Flag of Germany.svg Eren Yilmaz
Goalkeeper coach Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Ritz Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Braun
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Strzys

Honours

Winners (8): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19
Runners-up (1): 2008–09
Winners (7): 1983–84, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18
Runners-up (7): 1998–99, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2015–16, 2018–19
Winners (3): 2008–09, 2015–16, 2016–17
Runners-up (3): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
Winners (6): 2007–08, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
Runners-up (4): 2006–07, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2019–20
Runners-up (1): 2008–09
Winners (5): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2014–15
Runners-up (1): 2012–13
Winners (3): 2006–07, 2008–09, 2013–14
Runners-up (4): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2017–18

International youth graduates

This is a list of former Borussia Dortmund youth graduates with at least one appearance for a youth setup who have gone on to represent their country at full international level.

As of 14 October 2023
NameNational football teamNotes
Augustine Ahinful Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Mihail Aleksandrov Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Enis Alushi Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo
Etienne Amenyido Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo
Viktor Angelov Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia
Jacob Bruun Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Vladimir But Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Kerem Demirbay Flag of Germany.svg Germany Winner Confederations Cup 2017
Jeremy Dudziak Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
Chris Führich Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Bashiru Gambo Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Daniel Gordon Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
Jon Gorenc Stanković Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Mario Götze Flag of Germany.svg Germany Winner World Cup 2014; Third-place European Championship 2012 & European Championship 2016
Kevin Großkreutz Flag of Germany.svg Germany Winner World Cup 2014
Eike Immel Flag of Germany.svg Germany Winner European Championship 1980; Runner-up World Cup 1982 & World Cup 1986
Issa Issa Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon
Helmut Kapitulski Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Erdal Keser Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
August Lenz Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Patrick Njambe Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
David Odonkor Flag of Germany.svg Germany Runner-up European Championship 2008; Third-place World Cup 2006
Yasin Öztekin Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Christian Pulisic Flag of the United States.svg United States Winner CONCACAF Nations League 2021, 2023, & 2024
Marco Reus Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Lars Ricken Flag of Germany.svg Germany Runner-up World Cup 2002
Giovanni Reyna Flag of the United States.svg United States Winner CONCACAF Nations League 2021, 2023, & 2024
Antonio Rüdiger Flag of Germany.svg Germany Winner Confederations Cup 2017
Nuri Şahin Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Kosi Saka Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo
Jadon Sancho Flag of England.svg England
Marcel Schmelzer Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Ibrahim Tanko Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Sebastian Tyrała Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Miroslav Votava Flag of Germany.svg Germany Winner European Championship 1980
Michael Zorc Flag of Germany.svg Germany

Fritz Walter Medal

First awarded in 2005, the Fritz Walter Medal is a series of annual awards given by the German Football Association to German youth footballers. The following youth graduates have won the medal.

As of 24 July 2018
YearCategoryMetalPlayer
2005Under 18 Gold medal icon.svg Gold Marc-André Kruska
2005Under 17 Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Sebastian Tyrała [1]
2009Under 17 Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mario Götze
2010Under 18 Gold medal icon.svg GoldMario Götze
2012Under 19 Gold medal icon.svg Gold Antonio Rüdiger
2015Under 17 Gold medal icon.svg Gold Felix Passlack
2018Under 17 Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeLuca Unbehaun

^  1: Tyrała began his career with the Germany national youth football team . Later he switched to Poland .

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