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'''Jünter''' is the official [[mascot]] for the [[Germany|German]] [[Football (soccer)|football]] [[List of football clubs in Germany|club]] [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]], named after Borussias legendary player [[Günter Netzer]].
'''Jünter''' is the official [[mascot]] for the [[Germany|German]] [[Football (soccer)|football]] [[List of football clubs in Germany|club]] [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] since 1998.
[[File:Jünter and Oliver Neuville.JPG|thumb|Jünter and Oliver Neuville]]
He is a person dressed in a large [[foal]] costume, wearing the team's [[football kit]] with the number 10 over the costume<ref>[http://www.borussia.de/en/juenter_s_news,118051,0.html ''Jünter`s world'' on Borussia Mönchengladbach´s Homepage]</ref>.


It is named after Borussia's legendary player [[Günter Netzer]] — his first name Günter ({{IPA|de|ˈɡʏntɐ}}) is pronounced like "Jünter" ({{IPA|de|ˈjʏntɐ}}) in the local idiom.
He takes part in the pre-match proceedings, attempting to get the crowd going. He owns a column in the clubs magazine “Fohlen-Echo”, where he gives his view on actual football related themes. He also owns the section “Jünter hat's gesehen” (“Jünter has seen it”) on the clubs homepage, where actual or historical games are reviewed.
[[File:Jünter and Oliver Neuville.JPG|thumb|Jünter and [[Oliver Neuville]] (2009)]]
He is a person dressed in a large [[foal]] costume, wearing the team's [[football kit]] with the number 10 over the costume.<ref>[http://www.borussia.de/en/juenter_s_news,118051,0.html ''Jünter`s world'' on Borussia Mönchengladbach's Homepage]</ref>

He takes part in the pre-match proceedings, attempting to get the crowd going. He has a column in the club's magazine “Fohlen-Echo”, where he gives his view on current football related topics. He also has the section “Jünter hat's gesehen” (“Jünter saw it”) on the club's homepage, where current or historical matches are reviewed.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of football (soccer) mascots]]
*[[List of association football mascots]]
*[http://www.borussia.de Official team site] in [[German language|German]] and [[English language|English]]
*[http://www.borussia.de Official team site] in [[German language|German]] and [[English language|English]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:25, 21 November 2024

Jünter is the official mascot for the German football club Borussia Mönchengladbach since 1998.

It is named after Borussia's legendary player Günter Netzer — his first name Günter (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʏntɐ]) is pronounced like "Jünter" (German pronunciation: [ˈjʏntɐ]) in the local idiom.

Jünter and Oliver Neuville (2009)

He is a person dressed in a large foal costume, wearing the team's football kit with the number 10 over the costume.[1]

He takes part in the pre-match proceedings, attempting to get the crowd going. He has a column in the club's magazine “Fohlen-Echo”, where he gives his view on current football related topics. He also has the section “Jünter hat's gesehen” (“Jünter saw it”) on the club's homepage, where current or historical matches are reviewed.

See also

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References

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