Where are they now: René Tretschok

Over the years we have seen hundreds of players come and go. Some of them were soon forgotten, others will stay in our club history forever.  Here is our second part of our “Where are they now” series.  On the other side of the phone line, sitting in his home close to Potsdam: René Tretschok, another member of 1997’s Champions League winning side.  He today coaches Hertha Berlin’s U19 team.

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Where are they now: Paul Lambert

Over the years we have seen hundreds of players come and go. Some of them were soon forgotten, others have made a lasting impression at the Westfalenstadion. Here is our new series "Where are they now?". We start off with Paul Lambert, who played for Borussia for only 15 months in the mid 90s. Still he went on to become a club legend. schwatzgelb.com picked up the phone and got hold of Lambert on the training ground of Norwich City, where he currently works as manager.

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“Bürgermeister Lindemann” - a visit in a Dortmund pub

What’s inseparable tied to a football match?

Everybody who likes Borussia and of course everybody who loves football can’t deny it! The discussions with friends and colleagues before the match, talks about chances and risks of the favoured team, assumptions about the possible line up and - very important - a lot of analysis after the match! And all this usually not in our living room at home but in a pub close to the stadium with a glass of beer in our hands! If you don’t like beer, then please don’t stop reading! It’s your own choice which drink you like but the visit in a pub before and after the match is really a must!

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Otto Addo: It has all become more professional in youth football

For six years Hamburg born Otto Addo wore the black´n´yellow jersey. A series of injuries kept the former Ghana international from playing more than 75 Bundesliga matches for Borussia. After leaving the BVB, Otto played for Mainz and HSV, where he is now coach of the U19. Schwatzgelb met the former BVB midfielder at the Spax-Cup in Ennepetal, a top-class U19 tournament. The HSV U19 won the cup with a 2:0 win against Mönchengladbach in the final, surpassing competition from Wolfsburg, Prague and Glasgow. Otto talked to us about the education of young talents and the upcoming world-cup in South Africa.

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The teams in front of us will stumble - as well as Wickede

Who would have expected that before the start of the season? With our win at Nuremberg and Hamburgs defeat at Sinsheim, Borussia is qualified for the Europa League two match-days before the finish. For Kevin an exciting season turns to the home stretch. Today Kevin looks back on the latest games and his first year as pro at Borussia and talks about his job as coach of Phoenix Evings U13 team. Kevins column – here comes the pro:

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Kevin´s column: My aims for the season´s finish

Kevin Großkreutz and the mighty Borussia did not care about four defeats in five games and are back on track with three wins in a row. The draw against bottom of the league Berlin should be nothing to worry about for the team. Today Kevin talks about his frustration with over 100 blues before the Derby, gives us his view on the Derby and explains what the team has conducted for the final six games. Kevins column – here comes the pro:

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I am Borusse and this will never change

In the third and last part of the big schwatzgelb-Interview, Nuri Sahin is talking about the derby, his heart, the tradition of Borussia and his personal future.

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"Of course it is more fun in a kickabout area."

In the second part of our Interview Nuri Sahin talks about being compared with big players, his role as integration figure and chants of Dortmunds fans.

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"I've contributed my part for Dortmund becoming a constant again"

When speaking about the new rise of our BVB 09 during the era of Jürgen Klopp, the name Nuri Sahin is hard to overhear. He is a symbol for the development of our young team that is proving that the dream of making it to Europe is possible more than ever. Since his 12th birthday, the young Turk has been part of Borussia Dortmund and never left with the exception of his time on loan in the Netherlands.

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Bochum away - An update from Kent

It has been some eleven months since we last met up with the four lads from Kent. Borussia played Hamburg that day and word had it that there was this bunch of madmen travelling over from the UK to see Borussia play.

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