Ottmar Hitzfeld will be the club's most prosperous mentor, having received both of those the Bundesliga and Supercup 2 times. In 1997, Dortmund had waited for continental accomplishment for over 30 many years; Hitzfeld crowned his period having an unpredicted triumph and won the Champions League. Dortmund won the Intercontinental Cup in 1997 and he

As defending champions, Dortmund reached the Champions League semi-ultimate in 1998. The staff was lacking key players from the start in the year every time they performed Real Madrid inside the 1998 semi-ultimate.[obscure] Sammer's job was shortened by personal injury and only performed a few to start with workforce games once the 1997 Champions L