Borussia Dortmund Youth Sector

Borussia Dortmund Youth Sector

Full name	Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e.V. Dortmund
President	Dr Reinhard Rauball
Youth Coordinator	Lars Ricken
Website	http://www.bvb.de/
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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.

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.