VfL Bochum II
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VfL Bochum II is the second team of German
football
club VfL Bochum
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season VfL Bochum II play at the Lohrheide-Stadion
in Bochum
-Wattenscheid
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Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
football
Football (soccer)
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club VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...
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Overview
The team is intended to be the final step between Bochum's youth setup and the first team, and is usually made up of promising youngsters between the age of 18 and 23, with a few veteran players drafted in to provide experience.Stadium
Since the 2008–092008–09 Fußball-Regionalliga
-From Nord:*Rot-Weiß Ahlen*Rot-Weiß Oberhausen-From Nord:*Rot-Weiß Ahlen(Nord Champions)*Rot-Weiß Oberhausen-From Nord:*Rot-Weiß Ahlen(Nord Champions)*Rot-Weiß Oberhausen(Nord Runners-Up-From Süd:*FSV Frankfurt(Süd Champions)*FC Ingolstadt 04(Süd Runners-Up)-From Nord:*Fortuna Düsseldorf*1...
season VfL Bochum II play at the Lohrheide-Stadion
Lohrheide-Stadion
The Lohrheidestadion is a multi-use stadium in Bochum-Wattenscheid, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of SG Wattenscheid 09. The stadium is able to hold 16,233 people and opened in 1954....
in Bochum
Bochum
Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...
-Wattenscheid
Wattenscheid
Wattenscheid was once a separate town in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. In 1975 it became part of Bochum. It has a population of about 80,000 citizens. It is a part of the Ruhr area. Some famous firms have their headquarters in Wattenscheid e.g...
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Current squad
As of August 19, 2011Current staff
As of August 19, 2011| Iraklis Metaxas | Head coach |
| Thomas Reis | Assistant coach |
| Christian Maly | Goalkeeping coach |
Coaches since 1994
| 1994-07-01 | 2001-06-30 | Bernard Dietz Bernard Dietz Bernard Dietz is a former German football player and manager.-Club career:A defender and sweeper in his professional career, Bernard Dietz played in 495 Bundesliga matches for MSV Duisburg and FC Schalke 04, scoring 70 goals in his Duisburg years and seven in his days with FC Schalke 04 in the top... |
| 2001-07-01 | 2006-04-06 | Manfred Wölpper |
| 2006-04-07 | 2006-06-30 | Jürgen Heipertz |
| 2006-07-01 | 2006-12-31 | Sascha Lewandowski |
| 2007-01-01 | 2011-06-30 | Nicolas Michaty |
| 2011-07-01 | Iraklis Metaxas |