Tatort star Dietmar Bär on his work and his love for BVB | OneFootball

Most people are likely familiar with Dietmar Bär in the context of the city of Cologne because his role as a commissioner in Tatort is set there. However, the actor actually hails from Dortmund and is a passionate supporter of BVB. He is currently providing information on WDR about his love for the club of his hometown.

Of course, a few introductory sentences must be dedicated to his role as "Freddy Schenk" in Tatort, which made him famous throughout Germany. Bär also appeared in German film classics such as "Men" or "What Doesn't Fit Is Made to Fit." However, he has been playing the commissioner since 1997, and the 100th episode is coming up soon.

Nevertheless, Dietmar Bär has not turned into a Cologne fan. His love for BVB was practically instilled in him from birth, as he grew up in the Dortmund district of Hombruch, not far from the Westfalenstadion. As a child, one is already influenced by this club, Bär reflects. Only if one has a genetic disorder would one not become a BVB fan under these circumstances, Bär jokes.

Since he began acting in the 1980s, his fame helped him, even in the mid-1990s, to record a fan song for BVB together with the Borussia choirs, in which, among others, the then libero Matthias Sammer is praised. The catchy, though not particularly creative, title of the song: "Super, super BVB."



BVB Fan Song from the 1990s

He is no longer at every home game of Borussia Dortmund in the stadium, but this is due to his professional commitments and not a decrease in interest. For BVB's Saturday matches, he always tries to be on-site, and his agency is explicitly asked to consider this when planning his appointments.

The actual reason for his appointment at WDR Radio, however, is the opening of lit.ruhr. The literature festival takes place in Essen, Bochum, Oberhausen, and Gelsenkirchen. At lit.ruhr, where Bär serves as a kind of patron, he is also actively involved.

The fact that lit.ruhr also takes place in Gelsenkirchen does not bother Bär, who prioritizes the promotion of literature from and about the Ruhr area over any rivalries. Additionally, this year's edition of lit.ruhr has further football connections. It is being opened today with a reading by World Champion Christoph Kramer, who recently ventured into writing. He also scored a legendary own goal in 2014 wearing the Borussia Mönchengladbach jersey at Borussia Dortmund's stadium.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.