He is now one of Edin Terzic\u2019s assistant managers.<\/a><\/p>\n6. Marcel Schmelzer<\/h2>\n
One-club men are a rare luxury in professional football.<\/p>\n
But Marcel Schmelzer joined \u2018die Schwarzgelben\u2019 at 17 years old and retired there at 34.<\/p>\n
After making his debut at 20, the left-back went on to play 367 times for the club and was a key player in the iconic J\u00fcrgen Klopp side of the early 2010\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Schmelzer won two Bundesliga titles, three DFB-Pokals and three DFL-Supercups during his time at the club.<\/p>\n
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5. Mario G\u00f6tze<\/h2>\n
One of the club\u2019s most famous academy graduates, Mario G\u00f6tze had the world at his feet when he first broke through in 2010.<\/p>\n
Dortmund legend Matthias Sammer said the playmaker was \u201cone of the best talents Germany had ever seen\u201d.<\/p>\n
G\u00f6tze joined the BVB academy at eight years old in 2001 and went on to be the golden boy of Klopp\u2019s iconic side.<\/p>\n
The midfielder registered 15 assists in the 2011 title win and racked up 16 goals and 20 assists in the 2012\/13 season.<\/p>\n
That year, his form attracted the attention of treble winners Bayern Munich, who paid a release clause of \u20ac37m to bring the wonderkid to Bavaria that summer.<\/p>\n
A year later, Mario G\u00f6tze was the biggest name in football, as he scored the goal that won Germany the 2014 World Cup against Argentina in Brazil.<\/p>\n