Borussia Dortmund Youth Sector is the youth set-up of

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional fo ...

. 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''.

Lars Ricken Lars Ricken (born 10 July 1976) is a German retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Since 2008, he has been a youth coordinator at Borussia Dortmund. He represented Borussia Dortmund during his entire professional career, which spanned 15 ...

, a former Dortmund player and

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international, has been the youth coordinator since 2008. The youth team has educated many players who have become regulars in the

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and the

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, such as

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and the current club Director for Sport

Michael Zorc Michael Zorc (born 25 August 1962) is a German former footballer who played as a central midfielder. Nicknamed "Susi" in his early days because of his long hair, he spent his entire career with Borussia Dortmund, appearing in 572 competitive matc ...

. Most recent graduates include first team regulars

Marco Reus Marco Reus (; born 31 May 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward. He captains Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and plays for the Germany national team. Reus spent his youth career at Borussia ...

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and

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. The club has notably produced

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champions

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and

Kevin Großkreutz Kevin Großkreutz (born 19 July 1988) is a German former professional footballer who plays as a right back and winger for TuS Bövinghausen in the amateur-level Oberliga Westfalen. He made his senior debut at Rot Weiss Ahlen, and in 2009 joined ...

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

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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. 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. 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.

Youth teams

Under-19

The team currently competes in the

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and the

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. 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.

Under-17

The team currently competes in the

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and the ''Under 17 Westphalian Cup''. Sebastian Geppert has been the head coach since September 2016.

Current technical staff

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 (3):'' 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 * Under 17 Bundesliga West :''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.

Fritz Walter Medal

First awarded in 2005, the

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is a series of annual awards given by the German Football Association to German youth footballers. The following youth graduates have won the medal.

References

External links

Borussia Dortmund Jugend
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dortmund, Borussia Youth Academy

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