Michael Zorc

Michael Zorc in 2011

Michael Zorc ( born August 25, 1962 in Dortmund) is a former football player (midfielder ) of Borussia Dortmund and is currently dortiger sports director.

  • 2.1 Director of Sport
  • 2.2 successes as sports director

Playing career

Association

Michael Zorc, son of the amateur national player Dieter Zorc, who played for VfL Bochum in the Bundesliga 1971/72, still came as a teenager in 1978 by the local Dortmund club TuS Eving - Lindenhorst for Borussia. Because of his long hair once he received from his teammate Rolf Rüssmann nicknamed " Susie", which is still used today by his fans. Michael Zorc debuted at Borussia Dortmund in the 1981/82 season under coach Branko Zebec. His 463 league games, he completed all for BVB and is therefore a Bundesliga record players of the club. He scoring 131 goals. This puts it - by Bernd Nickel (141 goals) - on the ranking of the midfielder with the most goals in the Bundesliga goals in second place. Only the striker Manfred Burgsmüller has scored more goals for BVB in the Bundesliga. Zorc was furthermore considered one of the safest Penalty-takers of the Bundesliga (49 out of 57 turns ). Zorc was for many years captain of Borussia Dortmund and the fans very popular. He wore the shirt number eight.

National

Zorc won in 1981 with the junior national team of the DFB at the Junior World Cup title. In the course of the tournament he was six times used. A goal he did not achieve. He was as German national team and played in the years 1992 and 1993 a total of seven matches.

Successes as a player

  • Champions League: winner 1997 with Borussia Dortmund
  • UEFA Cup: 2nd place in 1993 with Borussia Dortmund
  • World Cup: winner 1997 with Borussia Dortmund (also scorer to 1:0 )
  • DFB - Cup: German Cup in 1989 with Borussia Dortmund
  • German champions: German Champion 1995 and 1996 with Borussia Dortmund
  • Junior World Champion 1981

After the active career

Director of Sport

After his playing days he has assumed the position of sporting director at Borussia Dortmund. He stands at Borussia Dortmund until the summer of 2019 under contract.

Successes as sports director

  • German champion: 2002, 2011 and 2012 with Borussia Dortmund
  • DFB - Cup: German Cup in 2012 with Borussia Dortmund
  • UEFA Cup: 2nd place in 2002 with Borussia Dortmund
  • Champions League: 2nd place in 2013 with Borussia Dortmund
  • DFL - Supercup: DFL Supercup winner in 2013 with Borussia Dortmund

Others

Zorc took on a business degree, but he did not finish.

1996–97 UEFA Champions League 1992–93 UEFA Cup 1988–89 DFB-Pokal 2001–02 UEFA Cup 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Integrated Authority File
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