New captain for Borrusia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund has officially named Marco Reus as the new captain for the 2018/19 season.

The Germany international was named the new skipper after leading the Bundesliga side against Stade Rennes in a friendly match where they drew 1-1. Having captained his boyhood club several times already, including five times during the second half of the 2017/18 season, Reus has been told he is the club’s new captain for the coming campaign.

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“The coach told me today that I will be the new captain,” said Reus.

Marcel Schmelzer was the club’s captain last season under Peter Bosz and Peter Stöger but confirmed in May that he would step down from his role for the upcoming season.

“He is a role model. He has a lot of experience and has been at the club a long time. It is the logical choice,” Dortmund boss Favre told reporters.

Reus will lead his Dortmund teammates out as the club’s official captain for the first time in the Bundesliga against RB Leipzig on 26 August at the Signal Iduna Park.

The Germany international has made over 200 appearances for his hometown club, scoring 96 goals.

He is renowned for his versatility, speed and technique,but also for proneness to injury.

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Reus spent his youth career at Borussia Dortmund, prior to leaving for Rot Weiss Ahlen. He has played for three clubs in his senior career, most notably—and with the most influence—in Borussia Dortmund of the Bundesliga.

Reus plays primarily as a left attacker for BVB; however, he is capable of playing on the right also and through the middle, due to his ability to closely control the ball with both feet.

2012 was his most successful season when, scoring 18 and assisting eight, he helped Borussia Mönchengladbach secure a place in the following season’s UEFA Champions League. Reus agreed a move to his home club Borussia Dortmund at the end of that season and is under contract at BVB until 2023. Reus wears the number 11 shirt for Dortmund.

With Dortmund, Reus won the 2013 DFL-Supercup and the German Cup in 2017. Reus was the Footballer of the Year in Germany in 2012 and was on the UEFA Team of the Year in 2013.

In 2012, Franz Beckenbauer spoke about Reus, along with Mario Götze, saying, “…As a classic duo there is nobody better than the prolific Reus and Götze.”In 2013, Reus was ranked as the fourth best footballer in Europe by Bloomberg,

Reus made his Germany under-21 debut in a friendly match against Turkey. On 6 May 2010, he earned his first call-up to the senior team for a friendly match against Malta on 14 May 2010. On 11 May 2010, he withdrew from the squad due to a leg injury picked up in the last game of the season against Bayer Leverkusen.On 7 October 2011, he made his debut against Turkey. He scored his first goal for the team on 26 May 2012 in a 5–3 defeat to Switzerland. On 22 June, he scored in the UEFA Euro 2012 quarter-final against Greece, his first start for Germany in the tournament.

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Reus established himself as a regular member of Joachim Löw’s side in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, scoring five goals and registering three assists in six matches.He was named in Germany’s squad for the World Cup finals, but was ultimately forced to withdraw after suffering an ankle injury in the team’s 6–1 warm-up win against Armenia on 6 June.

Reus made his international comeback in Germany’s first post-World Cup friendly against Argentina on 3 September 2014. However, the world champions were defeated 4–2 by the side they had beaten in the World Cup final two months earlier.

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During qualification for Euro 2016, Reus made four appearances, scoring once in a 2–0 defeat of Georgia in Tbilisi but was not selected for the tournament after suffering a groin injury.

On 2 June 2018, Reus made his return to international duty after two years in a friendly match against Austria, which ended in a 2–1 loss for Germany. Reus was included in Joachim Löw’s 23-man final squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup on 4 June 2018. On 17 June, Reus made his first World Cup appearance during their opening match against Mexico as a substitute by replacing Sami Khedira in the 60th minute, but the match ended in a 1–0 loss for Germany.

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On 23 June, Reus scored an equalizing goal and his first World Cup goal in the second half as Germany defeated Swedenwith 2–1 victory in their second group stage match to resurrect their World Cup hopes. He also provided an assist to Toni Kroos’s late winning goal in that match and was named Man of the Match. However, his side were knocked out from the tournament after losing 2–0 to South Korea in their last group stage match on 27 June.

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