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

Full name	Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e.V. Dortmund
President	Dr Reinhard Rauball
Youth Coordinator	Lars Ricken
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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 — GK  GER Dominik Schönnenbeck — GK  GER Luca Unbehaun — GK  GER Nik Deubel — GK  GER Leon Klußmann — DF  GER Berkan Aras — DF  TUR Mert Göçkan — DF  GER Niclas Knoop — DF  GER Ramzi Ferjani — DF  TUR Nert Ahmet Akbulut — DF  GER Tim Böhmer — DF  GER Albin Thaqi — DF  GER Maximilian Meier — DF  GER Emir Terzi

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  GER Lloyd-Addo Kuffour — MF  GER Reda Khadra — MF  GER Maik Amedick — MF  GER Felix Schlüsselburg — MF  FRA Kamal Bafounta — MF  GER Rilind Hetemi — MF  NED Immanuel Pherai — FW  GER Ansgar Knauff — FW  GER Alaa Bakir — FW  GER Malte Wengerowski — FW  GER Julius Fynn Rauch 18 FW  GER Youssoufa Moukoko

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 — DF  GER Ahmet Akbulut — DF  GER Berkan Aras — DF  GER Tim Böhmer — DF  GER Marco Cadornini — DF  GER Lloyd-Addo Kuffour — DF  GER Max Meier — DF  GER Ömer Özden — DF  GER Albin Thaqi — DF  GER Florian Usein — MF  GER Maik Amedick

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  FRA Kamal Bafounta — MF  GER Rilind Hetemi — MF  GER Ansgar Knauff — MF  GER Dennis Lütke-Frie — MF  GER Calvin Minewitsch — MF  GAM Lamin Touray — FW  GER Stanislav Fehler — FW  GER Tekin Gencoglu — FW  GER Ware Pakia — FW  GER Nick Selutin

Current technical staff

Role	Under 19[5]	Under 17[6]
Head coach	Michael Skibbe	Sebastian Geppert
Assistant coach	Daniel Rios	Niklas Mack Eren Yilmaz
Goalkeeper coach	Marco Knoop	Michael Strzys
Fitness coach	Heiko Bias	Heiko Bias Max Kallensee
Rehabilitation coach	Tim Kraks Katrin Weber	Sebastian Marker Katrin Weber

Honours

• Under 19 championship

Winners (8): 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19

Runners-up (1): 2008–09

• Under 17 championship

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

• Under 19 Bundesliga West

Winners (3): 2008–09, 2015–16, 2016–17

Runners-up (2): 2017–18, 2018–19

• Under 17 Bundesliga West

Winners (6): 2007–08, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19

Runners-up (3): 2006–07, 2010–11, 2016–17

• 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 18 October 2019

Name	National football team	Notes
Augustine Ahinful	Ghana
Mihail Aleksandrov	Bulgaria
Enis Alushi	Kosovo
Viktor Angelov	North Macedonia
Jacob Bruun Larsen	Denmark
Vladimir But	Russia
Kerem Demirbay	Germany	Winner Confederations Cup 2017
Jeremy Dudziak	Tunisia
Bashiru Gambo	Ghana
Daniel Gordon	Jamaica
Mario Götze	Germany	Winner World Cup 2014; Third-place European Championship 2012 & European Championship 2016
Kevin Großkreutz	Germany	Winner World Cup 2014
Eike Immel	Germany	Winner European Championship 1980; Runner-up World Cup 1982 & World Cup 1986
Issa Issa	Lebanon
Helmut Kapitulski	Germany
Erdal Keser	Turkey
August Lenz	Germany
Patrick Njambe	Cameroon
David Odonkor	Germany	Runner-up European Championship 2008; Third-place World Cup 2006
Yasin Öztekin	Turkey
Christian Pulisic	United States
Marco Reus	Germany
Lars Ricken	Germany	Runner-up World Cup 2002
Antonio Rüdiger	Germany	Winner Confederations Cup 2017
Nuri Şahin	Turkey
Kosi Saka	DR Congo
Jadon Sancho	England
Marcel Schmelzer	Germany
Ibrahim Tanko	Ghana
Sebastian Tyrała	Poland
Miroslav Votava	Germany	Winner European Championship 1980
Michael Zorc	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
2005	Under 18	Gold	Marc-André Kruska
2005	Under 17	Bronze	Sebastian Tyrała^[1]
2009	Under 17	Gold	Mario Götze
2010	Under 18	Gold	Mario Götze
2012	Under 19	Gold	Antonio Rüdiger
2015	Under 17	Gold	Felix Passlack
2018	Under 17	Bronze	Luca 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.

External links

• Borussia Dortmund Jugend (in German)