2006–07 Borussia Dortmund season

Borussia Dortmund
2006–07 season
Manager	Bert van Marwijk (until 18 December); Jürgen Röber (from 19 December to 12 March); Thomas Doll (from 13 March)
Stadium	Westfalenstadion
Bundesliga	9th
DFB-Pokal	Second round
Top goalscorer	Alexander Frei (16)

During the 2006–07 German football season, Borussia Dortmund competed in the Bundesliga.

Season summary

Dortmund finished the season in 9th place, their worst finish in 7 years.

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Roman Weidenfeller
2	DF	GER	Martin Amedick
3	DF	GER	Markus Brzenska
4	DF	GER	Christian Wörns
5	MF	GER	Sebastian Kehl
6	MF	GER	Florian Kringe
7	MF	BRA	Tinga
8	FW	GHA	Matthew Amoah
9	FW	PAR	Nelson Valdez
10	MF	RSA	Steven Pienaar
13	FW	SUI	Alexander Frei
14	FW	POL	Ebi Smolarek


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	COD	Kosi Saka
17	DF	BRA	Dedê
18	MF	GER	Lars Ricken
20	GK	GER	Bernd Meier
21	DF	GER	Christoph Metzelder
22	MF	GER	Marc-André Kruska
23	DF	SUI	Philipp Degen
25	MF	TUR	Nuri Şahin[notes 1]
27	DF	GER	Uwe Hünemeier
28	MF	GER	Sebastian Tyrała[notes 2]
43	MF	GER	Daniel Gordon[notes 3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
7	MF	RSA	Delron Buckley (on loan to FC Basel)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	MF	GER	David Odonkor (to Real Betis)

The following players were assigned a number for the first team, but did not make an appearance this season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	MF	GER	Marc Heitmeier
30	MF	TUR	Mehmet Akgün[notes 4]
31	DF	IRL	Patrick Kohlmann[notes 5]
33	DF	GER	David Vržogić


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
34	GK	GER	Sören Pirson
36	MF	GER	Abdenour Amachaibou[notes 6]
38	DF	GER	Nico Hillenbrand

As of end of season[2]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Roman Weidenfeller	36	0	34	0	2	0
34	GK		Sören Pirson	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Defenders
2	DF		Martin Amedick	19	2	12+6	2	1	0
3	DF		Markus Brzenska	26	3	21+4	3	1	0
4	DF		Christian Wörns	26	2	24	2	2	0
17	DF		Dedê	32	0	30	0	2	0
21	DF		Christoph Metzelder	19	0	17+2	0	0	0
23	DF		Philipp Degen	29	0	24+3	0	2	0
27	DF		Uwe Hünemeier	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Midfielders
5	MF		Sebastian Kehl	6	0	4+2	0	0	0
6	MF		Florian Kringe	36	2	34	2	2	0
7	MF		Tinga	33	5	31	4	1+1	1
10	MF		Steven Pienaar	27	0	20+5	0	2	0
16	MF		Kosi Saka	6	0	0+6	0	0	0
18	MF		Lars Ricken	14	0	5+8	0	0+1	0
22	MF		Marc-André Kruska	33	1	29+2	1	2	0
25	MF		Nuri Şahin	25	0	11+13	0	0+1	0
28	MF		Sebastian Tyrała	6	0	0+6	0	0	0
43	MF		Daniel Gordon	5	0	0+5	0	0	0
Forwards
8	FW		Matthew Amoah	9	0	1+8	0	0	0
9	FW		Nelson Valdez	31	2	20+9	1	2	1
13	FW		Alexander Frei	34	17	31+1	16	2	1
14	FW		Ebi Smolarek	32	9	25+5	9	1+1	0
Players transferred out during the season
7	MF		Delron Buckley	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF		David Odonkor	2	0	1+1	0	0	0

Last updated: 30 May 2007
Source: Competitions

Şahin was born in Lüdenscheid, Germany, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally through his parents and represented them at U-16, U-17, U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Turkey in 2005.
Tyrała was born in Racibórz, Poland, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented them at U-19 level before making his international debut for Poland in December 2008.
Gordon was born in Dortmund, Germany, but also qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2013.
Akgün was born in Bielefeld, Germany, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented them at U-17 level.
Kohlmann was born in Dortmund, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his mother and represented them at U-21 level.
Amachaibou was born in Düren, West Germany (now Germany), and represented them at U-19 level, but also qualified to represent Morocco internationally and represented them at U-23 level.

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