Where are they now? (part 1)

Several players wore the black-yellow jersey during the last 10 to 15 years. Some of them already quit football, some are still active. We give you a short overview mentioning some of the most important players of the last decade.


Addo, Otto: This man suffered from so many injuries! 3 torn cruciate ligaments destroyed his career, that started at VfL Hamburg 93 and brought him via Hannover 96 to Borussia. Unforgettable is his UEFA cup goal at Austria Vienna, where he scored the important 2-1 with already torn cruciate ligaments. He was also very agile in our championship winning match against Werder Bremen 2002. He even hit the post and was close to being the hero instead of Ewerthon. 2005 he joined FSV Mainz 05, where he didn’t fit to coach Jürgen Klopp’s style: 2 jokers within one team does not work out. Even though he hadn’t that many matches he participated in the 2006 world cup, where he played the last 2 group matches. After the last disappointing season with Mainz he is at the moment without a contract. A transfer to FC St. Pauli collapsed.

Amoroso, Marcio: Maybe the most disputed, but surely the most expensive player, who was addicted to his physician/adviser. The Brazilian, who helped us winning the 2002 championship, was at the middle of turmoil most of his 3 years with BVB. Surely we would have better memories wouldn’t he have been addicted to his adviser Nivaldo Baldo. After he left Dortmund, he didn’t stay longer than 1 year at each of his new clubs. He joined Malaga in Spain and then went back to Brazil to FC Sao Paulo, where he achieved the biggest title of his career, when he helped Sao Paulo winning the 2005 club world cup. Surprisingly he then joined Ac Milan, where he had only 4 appearances in 6 months. So he again went back to Brazil and this time joined Corinthians. There he was fired not long ago and is at the moment with Gremio Porto Alegre. Btw, the longest stint of his career was with BVB...

Bobic, Fredi: The Maribor-born striker played for BVB from 1999 to 2002, so officially he is also championship winner of the 01/02-season. But he stressed out several times that he didn’t feel like a champion as he had only few short appearances, even more as he was part of the season with Bolton Wanderers. After he went back to Germany he rose back to past heights when he played for Hannover 96 and Hertha BSC Berlin. That even brought him a Euro 2004 call. When he hadn’t any perspective in Germany anymore, he joined Croatian club NK Rijeka. After playing only 8 matches he retired. Today he has an own sports equipment store and is waiting for a job as sporting director. His name was discussed already in Hanover, Berlin, Stuttgart and Wolfsburg.

Chapuisat, Stéphane: One of the most loved and effective players, that ever wore the BVB jersey, found the door out early enough. He was transferred to Grasshoppers Zurich in 1999 and did there what he knows best: scoring goals. In 3 years he scored 45 times, then with Young Boys Bern in another 3 years another 15 goals. But with every year on the clock his body sent him more and more signs. He joined Lausanne for a final season and again impressed with 16 goals in 32 matches, 0.5 goals per match! Maybe the biggest surprise was his call for the Euro 2004. Though his appearances there weren’t that impressive. Today Chapuisat is FIFA ambassador for SOS Children’s Villages.
Evanilson: There are still discussions how to rate Evanilson’s performance as right back. Was he a security risk or an offensive defender during his 6 years with BVB (1999-2005)? The legend that BVB’s officials chose Evanilson over Ronaldinho in 1999, makes this deal even more obscure. Adding to that he was part of the mysterious Amoroso-deal with AC Parma. After his time with BVB he didn’t perform well in Brazil and so joined 1. FC Cologne of Germany. But during a season that saw Cologne’s relegation in the end, he had only 3 matches and went back to Atletico Mineiro.

Stevic, Miroslav: To be honest he was a risk factor during the horrible 1999/2000 season. But he always performed with 100% effort and finally became German champion in 2002. After an unlucky stint with Fenerbahce Istanbul he found the way back to Bundesliga. While his first season with VfL Bochum turned out well, he hadn’t any match in the following season. So he joined Unterhaching in winter 2004/2005, but didn’t perform well there. After 1 ½ years and 22 matches he ended his career at the Munich club.

Reuter, Stefan: In his last years with BVB the supporters had an eye on him and there weren’t few, who felt like he was Sammer’s „darling“. The defensive player ended his career in 2004 and was then somehow a “breakfast” director without any specific field of work (official title: assistant of the executive management of Borussia Dortmund with emphasis on sports). During this time there were many rumours that Zorc and Reuter had some problems working together, so that Reuter quit only 6 months later. After one year of a self-called “trainee program” he is since last year sporting manager of TSV 1860 Munich.

Rosicky, Tomas: The talented Czech was 5 ½ years with Borussia and like in real life sometimes you only recognize someone’s value when he left. From day one he made clear that Borussia was only a step stone direction a really big club and big league. So finally he joined FC Arsenal of London after the world cup. He played a good season but was far from shining. Though he scored 3 goals in 26 matches and played some nice passes, he lacked assists…in words: zero! Even more astonishing is his sudden weakness with the Czech national team. His Euro 2008 qualification performances were far from being special.

Sammer, Matthias: The Dresden-born player, who by the way never officially quit football, assisted coach Udo Lattek and prevented relegation. The following 4 years saw Sammer coaching BVB on his own. During this time we won the German Championship in 2002 – as youngest championship coach of all times. Not that lucky were his 12 months with VfB Stuttgart, where he won his first German Bundesliga title as a player in 1992. The Swabs felt that his tactics were far too defensive and destructive, so both sides agreed to part. Matthias Sammer took a whole year to be with his family and improve his coaching skills. He had several trainee stations at big international clubs. In 2006 Sammer agreed to become DFB’s new sporting director. Until now he fulfils this job with great passion. We can only hope that Sammer stays in this job for a longer period and does not take the bait of a club.

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