2008–09 Borussia Dortmund season

Borussia Dortmund
2008–09 season
Manager	Jürgen Klopp
Bundesliga	6th
DFB-Pokal	Round of 16
UEFA Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; ; All: ; Alexander Frei (12)

During the 2008–09 German football season, Borussia Dortmund competed in the Bundesliga.

Season summary

In Jürgen Klopp's first season in charge of Dortmund, they rose to 6th in the final table, but were 2 points shy of qualifying for the revamped UEFA Europa League. Notably, they were one of only two teams to go the league season unbeaten at home (the other being champions Wolfsburg).

Players

First-team squad

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
3	DF	KOR	Lee Young-pyo
4	DF	SRB	Neven Subotić[notes 1]
5	MF	GER	Sebastian Kehl (captain)
6	MF	GER	Florian Kringe
7	MF	BRA	Tinga
9	FW	PAR	Nelson Valdez
10	FW	EGY	Mohamed Zidan
13	FW	SUI	Alexander Frei
15	DF	GER	Mats Hummels (on loan from Bayern Munich)
16	MF	POL	Jakub Błaszczykowski
17	DF	BRA	Dedê
20	GK	GER	Marc Ziegler


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	MF	GER	Kevin-Prince Boateng[notes 2] (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
23	MF	TUR	Nuri Şahin[notes 3]
24	DF	GER	Daniel Gordon[notes 4]
25	DF	GER	Patrick Owomoyela
27	DF	BRA	Felipe Santana
29	DF	GER	Marcel Schmelzer
30	MF	HUN	Tamás Hajnal
32	DF	GER	Uwe Hünemeier
34	FW	GER	Bajram Sadrijaj
36	MF	GER	Yasin Öztekin[notes 5]
39	FW	GER	Christopher Kullmann
42	MF	BIH	Damir Vrančić[notes 6]

Left club during 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
8	MF	GER	Giovanni Federico (on loan to Karlsruhe)
10	FW	CRO	Mladen Petrić[notes 7] (to Hamburg)
11	MF	RSA	Delron Buckley (on loan to Mainz)
14	DF	SRB	Antonio Rukavina (on loan to 1860 Munich)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	ARG	Diego Klimowicz (to VfL Bochum)
21	DF	CRO	Robert Kovač[notes 8] (to Dinamo Zagreb)
22	MF	GER	Marc-André Kruska (to Club Brugge)
31	GK	GER	Lukas Kruse (to Augsburg)

Transfers

In

Felipe Santana - Figueirense, 16 May, €2,000,000[2][3]
Mohamed Zidan - Hamburg, 17 August, €5,000,000 + Mladen Petrić[4][5]
Lee Young-pyo - Tottenham Hotspur, 27 August, undisclosed[6]
Kevin-Prince Boateng - Tottenham Hotspur, 11 January, loan[7]
Neven Subotić - Mainz, 4 June
Tamás Hajnal - Karlsruhe, July, €1,300,000
Patrick Owomoyela - Werder Bremen
Christopher Kullmann - Magdeburg
Damir Vrančić - Mainz
Bajram Sadrijaj - TSG Thannhausen

Out

Mladen Petrić - Hamburg, 17 August, part-exchange[8]
Robert Kovač - Dinamo Zagreb, 29 January, €450,000[9]
Delron Buckley - Mainz, January, loan
Giovanni Federico - Karlsruhe, January, loan
Antonio Rukavina - 1860 Munich, February, loan
Diego Klimowicz - VfL Bochum, January
Lukas Kruse - Augsburg, February
Christopher Nöthe - Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, loan
Markus Brzenska - MSV Duisburg, loan
Christian Wörns - retired
Philipp Degen - released (later joined Liverpool)
Alexander Bade - released
Sahr Senesie[notes 9] - released
Martin Amedick - Kaiserslautern
Christian Eggert - FSV Frankfurt
Marc-André Kruska - Club Brugge

References

http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/ger/2008-2009/bundes/dortmund.htm
"Dortmund swoop for Brazilian". Sky Sports. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
"Abwehrspieler Felipe Santana kommt zum BVB". Borussia Dortmund Home Page. 16 May 2008. Archived from the original on 22 July 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
"BVB Acquires Striker Mohamed Zidan". Borussia Dortmund official website. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
"Hamburg swoop for Petric". Sky Sports. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
"Tottenham offload Lee to Dortmund". BBC Sport. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
"Boateng leaves Spurs for Dortmund". BBC Sport. 11 January 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
"HSV sign Mladen Petric". Hamburger SV official website. 17 August 2008. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
"Robert Kovač u Dinamu" (in Croatian). nk-dinamo.hr. 7 June 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2009.

Notes

Subotić was born in Banja Luka, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but was raised in Germany and the United States and also qualified to represent Serbia internationally, and represented the United States at U-17 and U-20 level before making his international debut for Serbia in March 2009.
Boateng was born in West Berlin, West Germany (now Berlin, Germany), and represented them at U-19, U-20 and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally through his father and made his international debut for Ghana in June 2010.
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.
Gordon was born in Dortmund, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2013.
Öztekin was born in Dortmund, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and made his international debut for Turkey in June 2015.
Vrančić was born in Slavonski Brod, Yugoslavia (now Croatia), but also qualified to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally and made his international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in May 2012.
Petrić was born in Brčko, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but also qualified to represent Croatia internationally and made his international debut for Croatia in November 2001.
Kovač was born in West Berlin, West Germany (now Berlin, Germany), but also qualified to represent Croatia internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in 1999.
Senesie was born in Koindu, Sierra Leone, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented them at U-20 and U-21 level.

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[1] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/ger/2008-2009/bundes/dortmund.htm

[10] "Dortmund swoop for Brazilian". Sky Sports. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2020.

[11] "Abwehrspieler Felipe Santana kommt zum BVB". Borussia Dortmund Home Page. 16 May 2008. Archived from the original on 22 July 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2020.

[12] "BVB Acquires Striker Mohamed Zidan". Borussia Dortmund official website. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2020.

[13] "Hamburg swoop for Petric". Sky Sports. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2020.

[Tottenham_offload_Lee_to_Dortmund-14] "Tottenham offload Lee to Dortmund". BBC Sport. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2020.

[15] "Boateng leaves Spurs for Dortmund". BBC Sport. 11 January 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2020.

[16] "HSV sign Mladen Petric". Hamburger SV official website. 17 August 2008. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2008.

[17] "Robert Kovač u Dinamu" (in Croatian). nk-dinamo.hr. 7 June 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2009.

[2] Subotić was born in Banja Luka, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but was raised in Germany and the United States and also qualified to represent Serbia internationally, and represented the United States at U-17 and U-20 level before making his international debut for Serbia in March 2009.

[3] Boateng was born in West Berlin, West Germany (now Berlin, Germany), and represented them at U-19, U-20 and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally through his father and made his international debut for Ghana in June 2010.

[4] 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.

[5] Gordon was born in Dortmund, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2013.

[6] Öztekin was born in Dortmund, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and made his international debut for Turkey in June 2015.

[7] Vrančić was born in Slavonski Brod, Yugoslavia (now Croatia), but also qualified to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally and made his international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in May 2012.

[8] Petrić was born in Brčko, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but also qualified to represent Croatia internationally and made his international debut for Croatia in November 2001.

[9] Kovač was born in West Berlin, West Germany (now Berlin, Germany), but also qualified to represent Croatia internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in 1999.

[18] Senesie was born in Koindu, Sierra Leone, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented them at U-20 and U-21 level.