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18 unusual facts about Borussia Mönchengladbach


Alphonse Leweck

Leweck was close to retiring from football after being diagnosed with a serious fault with a heart valve, which cost him a chance to go on a trial with German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Brian McGinlay

In European club football he judged his most exciting match to be the Real MadridBorussia Mönchengladbach third-round second-leg UEFA Cup match.

Chris Lawler

He again tasted the disappointment of defeat when he played in the 1971 FA Cup final defeat to Arsenal, but that was all put behind him when Liverpool earned a League title and UEFA Cup double in 1973, The Reds beat Arsenal by 3 points in the league and fought off a fightback by Borussia Mönchengladbach after The Reds had won the first leg 3–0 at Anfield Gladbach fell just short winning the 2nd leg 2–0 thus Liverpool gaining a 3–2 aggregate victory

Cristian Baroni

One of the most important matches, played in Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach match.

FC Politehnica Timișoara

Poli also has a friendly fan-relationship with the supporters of Rapid București and Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Over the years, Politehnica Timișoara fans have established close friendships with the supporters from Rapid București and the Nordkurve from Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Jim McLean

At the same time as the club was enjoying a high standing Scottish football, McLean was gradually building the club's reputation in Europe, with wins over sides like AS Monaco, Borussia Mönchengladbach, PSV Eindhoven, Anderlecht and Werder Bremen.

Jimmy Case

He was in the team again a few days later when Liverpool won their first European Cup after beating Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 in Rome.

Kristoffer Nordfeldt

The clubs thought to be interested in Nordfeldt were Ajax, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hannover, Heerenveen and Sampdoria.

Maksym Koval

He then went on to concede just once and make a string of saves in a shock 3-1 away win over Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Ralph Brand

These included 5 goals in Rangers' run to the final of the Cup Winners Cup, 3 of which were scored in an 8–0 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Ray Clemence

However, there would be joy for Clemence two seasons later when Liverpool won both the League title and UEFA Cup, with Clemence saving a penalty in the final of the latter against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Rob Friend

During the 2007–08 season Friend scored 18 goals in 33 matches, making him Borussia Mönchengladbach's top scorer and the second top scorer in Bundesliga 2.

Despite his contributions, Heerenveen deemed him surplus to requirements and transferred him on to Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Robert Böhm

Böhm went through his youth playing for various German sides, including the youth departments of KFC Uerdingen 05, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Schalke 04.

Šaćir Hot

He was invited back for preseason by Borussia Mönchengladbach but instead accepted a professional contract from the New York Red Bulls.

During the January 2011 transfer window, he spent some time with Borussia Mönchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund in hopes of signing his first professional contract.

Terry McDermott

There was joy for McDermott four days later though when he opened the scoring in the European Cup final against Borussia Mönchengladbach as Liverpool won 3-1.


Dariusz Wosz

During his final season, 2006–07, Wosz only played one match, being substituted on for Zvjezdan Misimović in the 70th minute against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Ewald Lienen

Lienen was not on the sidelines for long, as his former club Borussia Mönchengladbach looked to him after the sudden retirement of Hans Meyer in March 2003.

Granit Xhaka

On 18 May 2012, Basel announced on their homepage that Xhaka had agreed terms with Lucien Favre's Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Isabell Herlovsen

Her father is Kai Erik Herlovsen, a former Norwegian international footballer who also played professionally in Germany for Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Karlheinz Pflipsen

A playmaker, Pflipsen played the first decade of his career at hometown club Borussia Mönchengladbach, alongside stars like Martin Dahlin and Stefan Effenberg, winning the German Cup in 1995.

La Cala Resort

During the 2008–09 season the resort was used as a training base by top clubs from eight countries, including: Sunderland AFC, Reading FC and Peterborough United (England), Sevilla Atlético (Spain), FC Dynamo Moscow (Russia), Borussia Mönchengladbach (Germany), BSC Young Boys (Switzerland), Heracles Almelo (the Netherlands), Bohemian (Ireland) and FC Fyn Odense (Denmark).

Stefan Effenberg

Born on 2 August 1968 in Niendorf, Hamburg and raised in Niendorf, Hamburg, Stefan Effenberg started his professional career with Borussia Mönchengladbach, being an undisputed first-choice by age 20.

Steve Gohouri

Gohouri left Young Boys for Borussia Mönchengladbach on a three and a half-year contract on 28 December 2006 for a transfer fee of €1.5 million.

Zdravko Kuzmanović

Kuzmanović started the 2010–11 season when he scored four goals in all competitions, including a 7–0 thrash victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach on 18 September 2010; a 4–1 loss against Bayer Leverkusen, scoring the only goal in the match on 25 September 2010; then scoring on matchday two in the Europa League campaign, as Stuttgart won 2–1 against Odense Boldklub on 30 September 2010 and scoring in a 2–0 win over St. Pauli on 24 October 2010.