Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac is under pressure. Ex-player Regäsel makes serious accusations against him. Regäsel, who is now 30 years old and plays for SV Wilhelmshaven in the Oberliga Niedersachsen, remembered in a YouTube format of his former Hertha and DFB youth team colleague Bilal Kamarieh that he had "played no role at all" under Kovac. The Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund was founded on December 19, 1909 in Dortmund. The licensed football department of the BVB has been separated from the Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e.V. since 1999 and is listed on the stock exchange. Shareholders with higher stakes are, for example, the sponsors Evonic, Signal Iduna and Puma. However, the control over the club is still held by the subsidiary company Borussia Dortmund Management GmbH, which still owns the club 100%. The stadium has been officially named Signal-Iduna-Park since December 2005, but is still often referred to as Westfalenstadion, the former name. The Signal-Iduna-Park has a capacity of 81,365 fans at national games and is one of the largest football stadiums in Europe. At international games, when standing seats are converted to sitting seats, about 66,000 people can fit into the stadium. Borussia Dortmund has won a total of 22 titles in its history, including one Königsklasse: In 1997, the BVB won the final against Juventus Turin with 3:1. The Dortmunders have won the national championship frequently, including five DFB-Pokal titles. With eight titles, they are the third most successful club after the 1. FC Nürnberg (9 championships) and the FC Bayern Munich (34 championships). The most games played in the BVB jersey have been played by Michael Zorc (562 games from 1981 to 1998), followed by Mats Hummels (508 games between 2008 and 2024). Top scorer of the Borussia is Adi Preißler with 177 goals in 278 games in the 40s and 50s. Close behind him is Marco Reus with 170 goals. The BVB has had numerous prominent players in its ranks, including Matthias Sammer, Michael Zorc, Lars Ricken, Karl-Heinz Riedle, Jürgen Kohler, Stefan Reuter, Dede, Robert Lewandowski, Marco Reus, Jude Bellingham, Erling Haaland or Mats Hummels. Some prominent names have also been on the sidelines. Under Ottmar Hitzfeld, the club won championships in 1997 and the Champions League, and under Jürgen Klopp (among others, 2x championship, 2x DFB-Pokal), Thomas Tuchel (DFB-Pokal) and Matthias Sammer (championship) Dortmund has won several trophies. Spitznamen has Borussia Dortmund several. The abbreviation "BVB" is the most common designation, and "die Schwarz-Gelben" and "die Borussen" often fall.
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Borussia Dortmund Coach Niko Kovac under Pressure: Ex-Player Makes Serious Accusations
Ex-Player Regäsel makes serious accusations against Borussia Dortmund Coach Niko Kovac. What happened?
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