Pascal Borel Explained

Pascal Borel
Height:1.92 m
Birth Date:26 September 1978
Birth Place:Karlsruhe, West Germany
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:1983–1996
Youthclubs1:FC Germania Friedrichstal
Youthyears2:1997–1997
Youthclubs2:Waldhof Mannheim
Years1:1997–1998
Clubs1:Waldhof Mannheim
Caps1:3
Goals1:0
Years2:1998–2002
Clubs2:Werder Bremen II
Caps2:120
Goals2:0
Years3:2000–2005
Clubs3:Werder Bremen
Caps3:32
Goals3:0
Years4:2005–2006
Clubs4:LR Ahlen
Caps4:14
Goals4:0
Years5:2007–2008
Clubs5:Budapest Honvéd
Caps5:8
Goals5:0
Years6:2009–2011
Clubs6:Chernomorets Burgas
Caps6:60
Goals6:0
Years7:2011–2013
Clubs7:RB Leipzig
Caps7:33
Goals7:0
Totalcaps:270
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1999
Nationalteam1:Germany U21
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2002
Nationalteam2:Germany B
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Manageryears1:2013–2014
Managerclubs1:VfB Stuttgart U16 (goalkeeper coach)[1]
Manageryears2:2014–2020
Managerclubs2:Hannover 96 youth (goalkeeper coach)
Manageryears3:2020–2021
Managerclubs3:Hannover 96 II (goalkeeper coach)

Pascal Borel (born 26 September 1978) is a German football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. In 1999, Borel earned two caps for Germany at the U21 level.

Playing career

Borel was born in Karlsruhe. He played for FC Germania Friedrichstal and Waldhof Mannheim before joining Werder Bremen in 1998 where he stayed until 2005. During his time at Werder Bremen he and goalkeeping rival Jakub Wierzchowski were labelled the "weakest goalkeepers in the Bundesliga" by Süddeutsche Zeitung journalist Ralf Wiegand.[2]

In season 2007–08, he was part of Budapest Honvéd, where he made eight appearances playing in the Hungarian League.

In March 2009, Borel signed with Chernomorets Burgas until the end of the season. On 4 April 2009, he made his competitive debut for the team in a match against Lokomotiv Sofia. Borel quickly became part of the main team and on 28 May 2009 he received a new contract with the club until the end of 2010–11 season.[3] He left the club on 10 June 2011 after his contract expired. Borel ended his career at RB Leipzig.

Post-playing career

Borel worked as goalkeeper coach in VfB Stuttgart youth setup. He moved to Hannover 96 in 2014.[4]

Honours

Werder Bremen

Notes and References

  1. Web site: VfB Stuttgart U16 squad 2013/14 . 7 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075323/http://www.vfb.de/de/teams/u16-u10/saison-2013-2014/u16-legende/page/6589-0-4-.html . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  2. News: Wiegand . Ralf . Die Nummer 19 unter den Einsen . The number 19 among the ones . Süddeutsche Zeitung . 7 March 2003 . 29 . German.
  3. Web site: Borel with new contract. chernomoretz.bg. 28 May 2009.
  4. News: Pascal Borel zu Hannover 96 . 31 July 2021 . Weser Kurier . 16 May 2014 . de.