After 14 years: BVB announce shock departure | OneFootball

After 14 years, the collaboration between Borussia Dortmund and Head of Communications Sascha Fligge comes to a surprising end. BVB confirmed the mutual separation at the end of the year.

Borussia Dortmund and Head of Communications Sascha Fligge are parting ways after 14 years together. As the club announced on Thursday, the collaboration will end by mutual agreement at the end of the year. BVB did not provide reasons for the separation.

Fligge took over from Josef Schneck in 2011 and has since been responsible for both internal and external communications for the Black and Yellows. According to information from Ruhr Nachrichten, press spokesman Sven Westerschulze will temporarily take over the duties of Director of Communications. The position is expected to be advertised again soon.

BVB Managing Director Carsten Cramer praised Fligge’s many years of work: “Spending such a long time at a single company in a leadership role is something very extraordinary these days – and especially in the fast-paced media business. We thank Sascha for the always very good and valuable collaboration and wish him all the best and continued success for his personal and professional future.”

Sascha Fligge responds to his departure from BVB

Fligge himself also said goodbye with personal words. In the club statement, he said: “I would like to thank the club management and all my companions, both on the club side and in the media, for the trusting cooperation over the past 14 years. I will always cherish this long, emotional, and intense time.”

On LinkedIn, the 49-year-old also looked back on his time at BVB: “After 14 years as Director of Communications at Borussia Dortmund, I say today: It was an honor. Thank you for everything!” He continued: “What I was able to experience in these 14 years is enough for several lifetimes. In sporting terms: the championship in 2012, the double, DFB Cup triumphs, laps around Borsigplatz, two Champions League finals.”

In addition to the sporting highlights, difficult phases also shaped his tenure, including the attack on the team bus, the coronavirus pandemic, and the club’s digital transformation. Particularly important to him were also the commitment against antisemitism and the work in Yad Vashem. For the future, Fligge announced a conscious break: “I’m simply looking forward to what’s to come.”

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