Borussia Dortmund’s second team is set for a major restructuring in the upcoming season, with six players and a club icon departing. The club announced on Monday that Leroy Kwadwo, Patrick Göbel, Jonas Feddersen, Prince Aning, Nick Cherny, and Babis Drakas will be leaving the Regionalliga side. Their contracts are set to expire on June 30th.
Additionally, former championship hero Marcel Schmelzer is leaving BVB «at his own request.» Schmelzer, who recently served as an assistant coach for Dortmund’s reserve team, is seeking new challenges elsewhere, as is physiotherapist Daniel Zolinski.
The club has already secured one new signing: defender Nanitamo Quiala, who joins from Hertha Zehlendorf on a free transfer. Goalkeeper Aaron Held and forward Taycan Etcibasi will be promoted from the U19 team.
BVB Reserve Previously Relegated from 3. Liga
The BVB reserve team concluded their Regionalliga West season in fifth place after a 0-2 loss to SC Wiedenbrück. The team managed to secure only two points in their final four matches. Following the game, coach Daniel Rios described the defeat as «deserved,» stating, «We created too few chances to take anything from here. And in the moments when we had to defend, we didn’t do it well. We were too slow with the ball.»
The previous season saw BVB II relegated from the 3. Liga. Shortly thereafter, coach Mike Tullberg joined FC Midtjylland and is reportedly a candidate to succeed Albert Riera at Eintracht Frankfurt.
English Translation
Borussia Dortmund’s second team is undergoing a significant overhaul for the upcoming season, with six players and a club icon moving on. As Borussia Dortmund announced on Monday, Leroy Kwadwo, Patrick Göbel, Jonas Feddersen, Prince Aning, Nick Cherny, and Babis Drakas are leaving the Regionalliga club. The contracts of this sextet all expire on June 30th.
Furthermore, former championship hero Marcel Schmelzer is leaving BVB «at his own request,» having recently served as an assistant on the coaching staff of the Dortmund reserves. Physiotherapist Daniel Zolinski is also seeking a new challenge elsewhere.
With the addition of central defender Nanitamo Quiala, who joins on a free transfer from Hertha Zehlendorf, one new signing is already confirmed. Additionally, goalkeeper Aaron Held and forward Taycan Etcibasi will be promoted from the U19 team.
BVB Reserve Previously Relegated from 3. Liga
The BVB reserve team finished the season in the Regionalliga West in fifth place after a 0-2 defeat away to SC Wiedenbrück over the weekend, having only secured two points from their last four matches. Coach Daniel Rios spoke after the game of a «deserved» defeat. «We created too few goal-scoring opportunities to take anything from here. And in the moments when we had to defend, we didn’t do it well. We were too slow with the ball.»
In the previous season, BVB II was relegated from the 3. Liga. Coach Mike Tullberg subsequently joined FC Midtjylland and is reportedly among the candidates to succeed Albert Riera at Eintracht Frankfurt.