Dortmund Fan Club London Podcast of the fan club founded in 2013
Sports:Football
Thank you for your interest in the BvB London fan community podcast as every week the focus of the show will be on exploring a facet of football life with a focus on Borussia Dortmund by talking to experts, fans, and players and coaches.
People, including journalists, who make up the football world including decision makers and who know the football world and the world of BVB well.
On today's show, our guest today is Holger Osieck. A former midfielder and football coach, Holger is best known for being the assistant to Franz Beckenbauer, then coach of the DFB team between 1987-90. The Germany team that went on to win the Italia 1990 FIFA World Cup. Holger was in fact the manager as 'Der Kaiser' (Beckenbauer) did not hold the coaching badge at the time.
Holger Osieck, who was also technical director of FIFA, is a son of the Ruhrgebiet, he grew up in Duisburg, just 50km from Dortmund. As a player Holger played as a striker, his former clubs include RW Oberhausen, 1 FC Bocholt, 1 FC Mulheim and the Vancouver Whitecaps.
In Holger's career as a coach his career took him from the national teams of Canada to Australia, VFL Bochum, Olympique Marseilles, Fenerbahce, Kocaelispor and the Urawa Diamonds (Japan).
He led under dogs Kocaelispor to the Turkish Cup in 1997, and the Urawa Diamonds to the win of the AFC Asian Champions League in 2007, he also led Canada to the win of the CONCAF Gold Cup.
Osieck is now a TV pundit and lives in the Saarland region of Germany.
On today's show, we look at the Bundesliga season 23/24 ahead, make an attempt at some predictions ahead for the top of the Bundesliga and the relegation battle. We also look at the impact of some of the big transfers to the league. As a former national team assistant coach of Germany we also look at the challenges of the national team ahead of the European Championships 2024.
1. First steps in football growing up in Duisburg and own playing career.
2. Club life, life as a coach with VFL Bochum, Fenerbahce and Olympique Marseilles, and the highlight of winning the Asian Champions League in Japan.
3. Appointment to the DFB job and highlights of the Germany national team including the World Cup in Italy.
4. What might be the challenges of the DFB at this time ahead of the 2024 European Championship?
5. Title contenders, how good will the 'Schwarz-Gelben' including Felix Nmecha, Marcel Sabitzer, Ramy Bensebaini be in the season ahead?
6. What difference Harry Kane will make for Bayern Munich? What should be the BVB's response? Will Munich romp to the title or can Dortmund disrupt the party?
7. A look at some of the transfers to the league including Jae Kim to Bayern, Lois Openda to RB Leipzig, Castello Lukeba to RB Leipzig, Granit Khaka and Victor Boniface to Bayer 04, Naby Keita to Werder.
8. Who else will be in the 'mix' for the European places? How good can Eintracht actually get? Will Wolfsburg keep up the ante? Are Gladbach on the way up or down?
09. The relegation fight can Bochum survive? What can Heidenheim actually achieve in their first season? Can former BVB II coach Enno Maasen keep Augsburg up? Will Koeln get sucked in or are they 'on the up'? Who else might be in the 'dog fight'?
10. Memories of the Westfalenstadion and Borussia Dortmund as a player and a coach.
Programme notes: There is no social media for Holger Osieck, if you want to write to us at: Borussiadortmundfanclublondon@Gmail.com we will pass on any autograph requests of fan post. The book referred to at 22:20 is 'Das Reboot' by Raphael Honigstein. The biography of Franz Beckenbauer that is mentioned is: The seven lives of Der Kaiser by Ulrich Heese.
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Episode 70: Halbfinaleeeeeeeeeee!!!!! Special Guest Rüdiger Ziehl coach of 1 FC Saarbrücken (3 Liga).
Episode 69: Just say Nein! Bundesliga fans say no to more corporate investment, what now? Guests David Hellier Sports business writer (Bloomberg) and Mark Meehan Chelsea FC shadow board member.
Episode 67:UEFA Euro 2024 Preview with guests Andreas Gschaider (B42 Football) and Stuart Rayner (The Yorkshire Post)
Episode 66 German language episode: Merhabalar Erdal! Ein Interview mit Erdal Keser Striker BVB 1980-87 (Turkiye Nationalspieler, Galatasary, Sanye KR FC)
Episode 65 German language episode - Interview mit Bachirou Salou BVB Striker 1998-99 (Togo, Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Moenchengladbach) ” Endlich in der Bundesliga angekommen”.
Episode 64 23/24 Champions League draw with guest Tom Middler: Match commentator BVB TV, host ’The Other Bundesliga’ Austrian football podcast
Episode 62: German language episode with Guest Mike Rietpiesch (Deutschland U21, 1. FC Union Berlin, Bayer 04 Leverkusen): ”in der Nationalmannschaft zu spielen sollte für jeden das größte sein”.
Episode 61: German-language episode: ’Wie der BVB das Rennen für sich entscheiden kann’: Mit Thomas Helmer Verteidiger (BVB 1986-92)
Episode 60: ’Made in Africa’ with special guest author Ed Aarons.
Episode 59: ”BVB were an inspiration this season, they will be back stronger” An interview with Matthew Amoah (Striker BVB 2005-7)
Episode 58: The UK Government’s Football governance review with: Ed Aarons, Deputy Sports Editor The Guardian Newspaper.
Episode 56 Chelsea Champions League preview with Chelsea Fancast host ’Stamford Chidge’.
Episode 55 ’The Wagner effect’ Focus on Norwich City coach David Wagner (BVB II 2011-15) ’with special guests Stuart Rayner (Yorkshire Post), Connor Southwell (Eastern Daily Press)
Episode 54 How far can Die Mannschaft go? FIFA World Cup 2022 tournament review with Cedric van der Gun (BVB 05-06) and Kai Dambach Deutsche Welle Radio.
Episode 53 German language episode Martin Kree BVB Verteidiger (1994-98) ”Wer kann schon sagen das er in 2 Stunden 100,000 Menschen die Hand gegeben hat?”
Episode 52: ’Europapokal’ 22/23 Champions League season preview with Conor Pfister, social media manager Paris Saint-Germain FC and Colin Farmery, WSC magazine.
Episode 51 2. Bundesliga 22/23 season preview with Sport 1 Germany TV presenter Ralf Bosse
Episode 50 London’s great football clubs introduced by Vinny Samways (Spurs, Everton, Sevilla) and Rimmel Daniel Grenada international, Gillingham, Leyton Orient.
Episode 49 ’Bundesliga vs Premier, raining on Klopp’s parade and life at the Ashton’ with Switzerland A international, Bristol City Centre-back Timm Klose
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