Lars Ricken

Lars Ricken is a one-club man, and that loyalty is what I find most striking. Fifteen years entirely at Borussia Dortmund, plus becoming the youngest player ever to feature for them, tells you he was woven into that institution from the start. What impresses me even more is the second act: youth coordinator for years, then managing director. Plenty of ex-players fade out, but Ricken stayed and helped shape the club's future. That full-circle commitment, from prodigy to executive, feels increasingly rare in modern football. To me he embodies what a real club identity looks like when someone gives an organization their whole career.

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Name (English)

Lars Ricken

Name (Japanese)

ラース・リッケン

Reading

らーす・りっけん

Born

July 10, 1976 (age 50)

Origin

Dortmund, Province of Westphalia, Germany

Height

178 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dragon

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars%20Ricken
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q506919

Tags

• Province of Westphalia
• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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