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Borussia Monchengladbach
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Borussia Monchengladbach Information
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Hennes-Weisweller-Allee
1, 41179 Mönchengladbach |
| Telephone: |
(0 21
61) 92 93 1000 |
| Fax: |
(0 21
61) 92 93 1009 |
| Founded: |
1-Aug-1900 |
| Stadium: |
Stadion
im Borussia-Park |
| Website: |
www.borussia.de |
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Borussia Monchengladbach History
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Borussia Mönchengladbach is one of
the most famous and most supported German soccer clubs. Founded
in 1900, it took 20 years to the club's first title: the West
German Championship. In 1960 the first national title, the
German Cup, was won. After entering the Bundesliga in 1965,
coach Hennes Weisweiler led a young team into the club's most
successful period, winning the national championship five times
(1970-71, 1975-77), the one time German Cup, entering four times
the UEFA Cup finals, winning the Cup two times (1975, 1979). In
1977, Borussia lost the final of the European Cup against
Liverpool. Because of the very offensive philosophy and their
powerful and successful play, the team won supporters all over
Germany. Because of the small stadium and limited finances, they
were perceived as the opposite to Bayern Munich, the other
dominating club of this time.
The golden era ended with the beginning of the 1980s. The club
had to sell the best players to be financially competitive, and
without the extraordinary talent of coaches like Hennes
Weisweiler and Udo Lattek it was not possible to stay this
successful. Since these days, the only title, another German Cup,
was won in 1995. The club has performed poorly since the mid-1990s,
even with players such as Anton Polster and was forced to spend
two years in the second league between 1999 and 2001 until
returning to the Bundesliga. Starting with the 2004/2005 season,
Borussia will play in an all-new state-of-the-art stadium, which
is the 60,350 capacity Borussia-Park allowing for increased
revenues through ticket sales and the hosting of international
games. The team kit's home colors are green and white.
Some of the famous players, who started their career in
Mönchengladbach are: Günter Netzer, Jupp Heynckes, Berti Vogts,
Allan Simonsen, Lothar Matthäus, Stefan Effenberg.
As of 3rd November 2004, the new coach of the club is Dick
Advocaat, who guided the Dutch national team to the semi-finals
of the Euro 2004 tournament and was a successful manager at
Rangers. However, after a string of indifferent performance as
the new coach, Advocaat resigned on 16 April 2005. His last
match in charge at the club was a 1-1 draw with Mainz 05. Former
Mönchengladbach player and German international Horst Köppel was
appointed caretaker for the remaining five fixtures of the
season. Köppel has been the manager of the club's reserves since
he agreed to turn his back on Borussia Dortmund, where he was
working for a couple of years in various roles until June 2004. |
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Borussia Monchengladbach Honours, Trophies & Awards
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German Championships (5):
1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977
German Cup titles (3): 1960, 1973, 1995
UEFA Cup titles (2): 1975, 1979 |
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