Ex-BVB striker Tigges on his time at Dortmund – and Erling Haaland | OneFootball

Even twelve minutes of stoppage time couldn’t help Steffen Tigges (27) and SC Paderborn. The top match against SV Elversberg ended in a 1-2 defeat for the East Westphalians on St. Nicholas Day.

In the 58th minute, Paderborn’s Calvin Brackelmann (26) was shown the red card. With a man advantage, Elversberg scored the decisive goal. SCP slipped down to third place.

Despite the defeat, Tigges is “super” happy in Paderborn. He says he can “fully concentrate on daily work” and “focus his energy on it,” the former Dortmund player tells the portal liga-zwei with satisfaction.

After three years in Cologne, he moved on to East Westphalia last summer. This season, Tigges has made 14 appearances across all competitions so far. He has scored two goals and provided one assist. “Paderborn is no longer a small club, but a real force,” emphasizes the 1.94-meter giant. He attests the team “a high level of sporting quality.”

This quality was present to an even greater extent at Borussia Dortmund. In 2019, Tigges left VfL Osnabrück and joined BVB. “In Dortmund, the scale is completely different,” notes the 27-year-old center forward. “The club has fans all over Germany. Getting to know these structures shapes you for your career.”

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Tigges made 23 appearances for the Black and Yellows’ first team, scoring three goals. “You have to be extremely attentive in training, listen a lot, and learn from the experienced players,” he describes his footballing routine at Borussia. “I played alongside some great players—you watch what they do and try to develop your own strengths.”

He was able to learn a lot from one of the best: Erling Haaland (25). “He gave his all in every training session and showed incredible quality in finishing,” he raves about the accurate Norwegian. “I was able to pick up a lot—like running paths or movement in the box.”

Tigges especially enjoys thinking back to his first start in the Champions League: against Ajax Amsterdam. He also made two more appearances in the “premier class.” He also emphasizes that he will never forget his first Bundesliga goal. On matchday 10 of the 2021/22 season, he scored to make it 2-0 against Cologne. “Of course, you always like to look back on games like that,” says the Osnabrück native.

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