MX23RW : Wednesday, February 12 09:45:00| >> :120:81082:81082:
Team Header for Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund

Thomas Tuchel "overjoyed" to be Borussia Dortmund boss

By , Reporter
New Borussia Dortmund boss Thomas Tuchel says that he is "overjoyed" to lead the Bundesliga side.

Thomas Tuchel has said that he is "overjoyed" to be appointed manager of Borussia Dortmund.

The former Mainz 05 boss was announced as the man to take charge of the Bundesliga side following Jurgen Klopp's decision to step down in April.

Tuchel will officially begin work on July 1.

"I'm overjoyed to be officially presented as Dortmund coach. I wanted to coach a top, traditional Bundesliga club," BBC Sport quotes the 41-year-old as saying.

"Dortmund are at the forefront of the German game but we have some ground to make up on the other teams and that is a challenge.

"It's extremely important that we rise to the challenge making up that ground. It's about hard work, courage and tenacity."

Dortmund finished seventh in the Bundesliga in Klopp's final season in charge.

ID:226281: cacheID:226281:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:1929:
Written by
Steven Toplis 
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Dortmund's Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa celebrates during the German first division Bundesliga football match between BVB Borussia Dortmund v Eintracht Frankfurt in Dortmund, Germany, on April 25, 2015
Read Next:
Kagawa: 'I'll find it tough without Klopp'
>
Read more about Thomas Tuchel Jurgen Klopp Football
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
> View full version> Yesterday's results
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Bayern MunichBayern21173165194654
2Bayer LeverkusenB. Leverkusen21137149272246
3Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt21116446281839
4RB Leipzig2110653629736
5Stuttgart2110563931835
6Freiburg2110382836-833
7Mainz 05Mainz219573324932
8Borussia MonchengladbachBorussia M'bach219483331231
9Wolfsburg218674335830
10Werder Bremen218673439-530
11Borussia DortmundDortmund218583736129
12Augsburg217682435-1127
13Union BerlinUnion Berlin216692027-724
14St Pauli2163121824-621
15Hoffenheim2146112644-1818
16Heidenheim2142152543-1814
17Holstein Kiel2134143354-2113
18VfL BochumVfL Bochum2125141946-2711
> Bundesliga Full Table


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!