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Borussia Dortmund legends heading to Brazil in memory of Pele. - © DFL
Borussia Dortmund legends heading to Brazil in memory of Pele. - © DFL
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Borussia Dortmund Legends to take on Flamengo Legends to honour Pele

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As part of King Pele Day celebrations, a team of Borussia Dortmund legends will take on a Flamengo XI in Brasilia on 20 November 2024.

Dortmund have announced that they will be sending a team of legends to honour the legendary Pele, who passed away in 2022, as they take part in a very special exhibition match in the Brazilian capital.

Set to take place in front of over 50,000 fans at the Estádio Nacional de Brasília Mané Garrincha on 20 November, the match will see the BVB legends take on their counterparts from Flamengo as part of Brazil's 'King Pele Day', a national commemoration of the all-time great, who scored his 1,000th goal in a match between Santos and Vasco da Gama on 19 November 1969.

BVB cult favourite Jan Koller will don the famous black and yellow one more time in Brazil. - via www.imago-images.de

With coaches Jörg Heinrich and Teddy de Beer at the helm, a team of world champions, Bundesliga champions and DFB Cup winners such as Roman Weidenfeller, Kevin Großkreutz and Jan Koller will all travel to Brazil and play for Borussia once more. The squad also includes seven Brazilians: Champions League winner Julio Cesar and 2002 Bundesliga champions Dede, Evanilson, Ewerthon and Marcio Amoroso, as well as Felipe Santana and Tinga.

BVB Kultspieler Dede mit der Meisterschale 31.07.2022, Fussball GER, Borussia Dortmund Saisoneröffnung 2022/2023 mit Vorstellung des Profi Kaders und Legendenspiel Foto: Maik Hölter/TEAM2sportphoto Dortmund Signal Iduna Park Nordrhein Westfalen Deutschland *** BVB cult player Dede with the championship trophy 31 07 2022, football GER, Borussia Dortmund season opening 2022 2023 with presentation of the professional squad and legends game photo Maik Hölter TEAM2sportphoto Dortmund Signal Iduna Park Nordrhein Westfalen Germany Team2 - IMAGO/Maik Hölter/TEAM2sportphoto

The full BVB legends delegation

Players
Roman Weidenfeller (GK)
Julio Cesar
Evanilson
Kevin Großkreutz
Patrick Owomoyela
Juan Fernandez
Felipe Santana
Dede
Oliver Kirch
Tinga
Moritz Leitner
Lucas Barrios
David Odonkor
Ewerthon
Marcio Amoroso
Jan Koller

Staff
Jörg Heinrich (coach)
Teddy De Beer (goalkeeping coach)
Fritz Lünschermann (team manager)