According to the official news released by the Bundesliga Dortmund Club, Watzke was elected as the club’s president, and Ricken will serve as the club’s new CEO.
In a vote on November 23, local time in Germany, 66-year-old Watzke was successfully elected as chairman of Dortmund Club with 59% of the vote. He will succeed Reinhold Luhnow, who has held the position since 2022.
Watzke has been at Dortmund for more than 20 years. He is widely praised for implementing strict cost-cutting measures in the 2005-06 season and helping Dortmund escape from serious financial difficulties. Since then, Dortmund has ushered in a glorious period. They have won 2 Bundesliga championships, 3 German Cup championships, and reached the Champions League finals twice.
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