Borussia Dortmund Youth Sector

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.

Borussia Dortmund Youth Sector
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Full nameBallspielverein Borussia
09 e.V. Dortmund
PresidentDr Reinhard Rauball
Youth CoordinatorLars Ricken
WebsiteClub website

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

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

Current technical staff

Role Under-19[5] Under-17[6]
Head coach Denmark Mike Tullberg Germany Karsten Gorges
Assistant coach Germany Daniel Rios Germany Patrick Fritsch
Germany Eren Yilmaz
Goalkeeper coach Germany Tobias Ritz Germany Andreas Braun
Germany 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
  • DFB Junioren Vereinspokal
Runners-up (1): 2008–09
  • Under 19 Westphalia Cup
Winners (5): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2014–15
Runners-up (1): 2012–13
  • Under 17 Westphalia Cup
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
Name National football team Notes
Augustine Ahinful Ghana Ghana
Mihail Aleksandrov Bulgaria Bulgaria
Enis Alushi Kosovo Kosovo
Etienne Amenyido Togo Togo
Viktor Angelov North Macedonia North Macedonia
Jacob Bruun Larsen Denmark Denmark
Vladimir But Russia Russia
Kerem Demirbay Germany Germany Winner Confederations Cup 2017
Jeremy Dudziak Tunisia Tunisia
Chris Führich Germany Germany
Bashiru Gambo Ghana Ghana
Daniel Gordon Jamaica Jamaica
Jon Gorenc Stanković Slovenia Slovenia
Mario Götze Germany Germany Winner World Cup 2014; Third-place European Championship 2012 & European Championship 2016
Kevin Großkreutz Germany Germany Winner World Cup 2014
Eike Immel Germany Germany Winner European Championship 1980; Runner-up World Cup 1982 & World Cup 1986
Issa Issa Lebanon Lebanon
Helmut Kapitulski Germany Germany
Erdal Keser Turkey Turkey
August Lenz Germany Germany
Patrick Njambe Cameroon Cameroon
David Odonkor Germany Germany Runner-up European Championship 2008; Third-place World Cup 2006
Yasin Öztekin Turkey Turkey
Christian Pulisic United States United States Winner CONCACAF Nations League 2021
Marco Reus Germany Germany
Lars Ricken Germany Germany Runner-up World Cup 2002
Giovanni Reyna United States United States Winner CONCACAF Nations League 2021
Antonio Rüdiger Germany Germany Winner Confederations Cup 2017
Nuri Şahin Turkey Turkey
Kosi Saka Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo
Jadon Sancho England England
Marcel Schmelzer Germany Germany
Ibrahim Tanko Ghana Ghana
Sebastian Tyrała Poland Poland
Miroslav Votava Germany Germany Winner European Championship 1980
Michael Zorc Germany 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
Year Category Metal Player
2005Under 18 GoldMarc-André Kruska
2005Under 17 BronzeSebastian Tyrała[1]
2009Under 17 GoldMario Götze
2010Under 18 GoldMario Götze
2012Under 19 GoldAntonio Rüdiger
2015Under 17 GoldFelix Passlack
2018Under 17 BronzeLuca Unbehaun

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

References

  1. "Lars Ricken Is Borussia's New Youth Coordinator". bvb.de. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  2. "BVB announce partnership with football clubs in the US". bvb.de. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  3. "BVB Evonik Fußballschule eröffnet - 500 Kinder trainieren im Schatten des Signal Iduna Park" (in German). bvb.de. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  4. "Das neue Jugendhaus: Schwarzgelbe Talent-WG" (in German). bvb.de. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  5. "A-Junioren-Bundesliga, Saison 2018/2019 U19-Junioren" (in German). nachwuchs.bvb.de. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. "B-Junioren-Bundesliga, Saison 2018/2019 U17-Junioren" (in German). nachwuchs.bvb.de. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
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