From Marco Reus to Gio Reyna: the men who have played for Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Mönchengladbach

Dec 19, 2025 - 11:00

"He is one of the greatest players BVB has ever produced," said Dortmund's sporting director Sebastian Kehl when Reus brought his 11-year stint at the club to an end in 2023. Kehl was right, but he was wrong too: Reus had been on BVB's books when he was a youngster, but was left heartbroken when his hometown club told him his frail physique meant they were letting him go. He was truly produced elsewhere.

After a spell at Rot-Weiss Ahlen, it was only with 36 goals and 18 assists in 97 matches for Mönchengladbach that Reus established himself as a bona fide Bundesliga player.

First under Michael Frontzeck and then Lucien Favre - in an exciting attacking trio with the experienced Mike Hanke and mercurial Venezuelan Juan Arango - Reus developed into one of Germany's top players at Borussia-Park between 2009 and 2012. There were 69 goal involvements in 109 competitive appearances for the Foals, including 18 goals and 12 assists in the 2011/12 campaign that saw Gladbach finish fourth. It was as the Bundesliga's Player of the Year that Reus made a triumphant and emotional return to his first love.