Youth development in focus: BVB partners with Widzew Lodz | OneFootball

German-Polish cooperation: Borussia Dortmund and Widzew Łódź have agreed on a long-term partnership. The focus of the cooperation is on youth development and joint coach education. BVB officially announced this on Monday (24 August).

Łukasz Piszczek (41) will play a key role. The former Black-and-Yellows professional will now serve as an ambassador for the project. “Poland and Borussia Dortmund have shared a genuine friendship for many years,” emphasizes Carsten Cramer (57), managing director spokesperson of Borussia Dortmund. “Names like Ebi Smolarek, Robert Lewandowski, Kuba Błaszczykowski and Łukasz Piszczek have made sure that the enthusiasm for Black and Yellow there is enormous.”

Cramer is full of praise for the three-year collaboration: “Both sides can certainly learn a great deal from each other – especially in the youth and academy sector, which is the focus of this partnership.” According to the BVB statement, the cooperation is based on an exchange of knowledge in the areas of sport, club organization, sponsorship and foundation work. The central pillars are talent development and coach education.

Joint friendly match

In the future, Borussia Dortmund will send experts to Łódź every year to optimize the training structures there directly on site. In addition, both professional clubs are relying on a regular exchange about new trends and opportunities in the football business.

Young Polish players will now travel to Dortmund by invitation. There they will train within sight of Signal Iduna Park at the BVB Evonik Football Academy and play a friendly match against a youth team from Westphalia.

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Borussia Dortmund has good memories of Widzew Łódź. It has been three decades since the two clubs met in the Champions League group stage. In September 1996, the Bundesliga side won 2-1 at home thanks to a brace from Heiko Herrlich. The return match two months later ended 2-2. Paul Lambert and Jürgen Kohler scored for the Black and Yellows. BVB battled their way to the final that season and won 3-1 there against Juventus Turin.

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