Dickel considering stepping down as stadium announcer at BVB | OneFootball

Norbert “Nobby” Dickel is an institution at BVB, perhaps the institution par excellence. Recently, the “Hero of Berlin,” who has served as Borussia Dortmund’s stadium announcer for 33 years, expressed thoughts about ending this role, though he has not made any concrete decisions.

Norbert Dickel assured that this job still brings him “absolute fun,” during an award ceremony at a youth team tournament in Bochum. After initially joining BVB as a player—coming from 1. FC Köln—he quickly became a fan favorite. However, the striker had to end his career shortly after the 1989 DFB-Pokal final, which Dortmund won in no small part thanks to his two goals. All attempts to continue playing professional football despite meniscus and cartilage damage ultimately failed.

But he remained loyal to BVB. After a brief period in other roles, Dickel joined Borussia Dortmund’s event management team in 1992, where he is not only responsible for fan TV but also holds the prominent position of stadium announcer at Germany’s largest stadium. He also commentates on BVB’s matches on the club’s own net radio, deliberately and openly biased, which naturally goes down well with the club’s own fans.

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Dickel: BVB has “preserved its culture as a traditional club”

The job still brings him “absolute fun,” but he will turn 64 this year. Since he does not wish to be carried out of the stadium one day, he is considering how much longer he will continue in this role, Reviersport further quotes Dickel. He does not go into more detail about the content of these thoughts or when and how things will continue without him.

Dickel expresses pride that during his time as stadium announcer, Borussia Dortmund has not changed much in the way matches are acoustically accompanied. While a lot has changed at other clubs, Dortmund has largely remained true to its culture as a traditional club.

Before he retires—which apparently is not too far off—he hopes to experience one more Revierderby in his own stadium, meaning a duel with FC Schalke 04. After all, that is always a very special match and, as Dickel puts it, the weeks leading up to it are special as well.

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