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Dortmund Appoints Second-Division Dealmaker as Sporting Director to 'Shape the Future'
Ole Book, praised for budget-conscious signings and helping Elversberg rise from fourth tier to second division, replaces Sebastian Kehl to guide Dortmund's future.
- On Monday, Borussia Dortmund appointed Ole Book as sporting director, recruiting him from Elversberg, a second-division club from a town of around 13,000 people.
- During Book's eight years in leadership, Elversberg rose from the regional fourth tier to the second division, nearly winning promotion to the Bundesliga last season before losing a playoff.
- Book replaces Sebastian Kehl, who served as sporting director since 2022 and oversaw Dortmund's 2024 Champions League final run, departing with the club 9 points behind Bayern Munich.
- Also on Monday, Dortmund said midfielder Felix Nmecha will be out for "several weeks" with a knee injury, which sidelines him from Germany's upcoming friendlies against Switzerland and Ghana.
- Dortmund spokesman Carsten Cramer said, "Ole has an extremely great hunger for success," as the club aims to shape its future in a bold, successful way.
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After Sebastian Kehl throws out, the BVB presents Ole Book from the second division Elversberg the day after.
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Dortmund appoints second-division dealmaker as sporting director to 'shape the future'
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Dortmund appoints second-division dealmaker as sporting director to 'shape the future' - The Morning Sun
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund has dipped into the German second division to appoint a new sporting director who won praise for making impactful transfers on a budget. Ole Book steps up from Elversberg, a team from a town of around 13,000 people. That's less than one-sixth of the capacity of Dortmund's stadium. He'll replace Sebastian Kehl, who had been sporting director since 2022, including for Dortmund's run to the 2024 Champions …
Ole Book is considered to be the head behind the success of SV Elversberg, among other things the discovery of Nick Woltemade made him known. Now he has to exist at BVB in a different football dimension.
Sebastian Kehl is already the story of Borussia Dortmund. "I feel a huge connection to this great club. Still, we have come together to the feeling that the time has come to take new paths," said the former player when announcing his decision to leave the Sports Directorate of 'BVB'.
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