Lars Ricken - The man for the big points: no player stands more clearly for BVB's youth development than Dortmund-born Lars Ricken. The German A-youth champion of 1994 broke through in the same year in Ottmar Hitzfeld's star-studded side in the memorable UEFA Cup tie against Deportivo La Coruna, scoring in the final seconds of extra time to send Borussia into the quarterfinals. Ricken became one of the great one-club players in Bundesliga history, playing exclusively for BVB from 1993 to 2007, and he scored two of the most important goals in the club's history.\n\nHe headed Dortmund toward the 1995 championship against Hamburg and wrote himself into football history forever with his chipped 3:1 goal against Juventus in the 1997 Champions League final.
He had been on the pitch for only 20 seconds when he scored. Later injuries slowed his career, and despite his immense talent his Germany career remained limited to 16 caps.\n\nEven at the 2002 World Cup, where Hitzfeld thought he might have helped in the final against Brazil, he did not play.