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Carsten Cramer (born December 23, 1968 in Münster) is a German football executive. He has been managing director of the football club Borussia Dortmund (BVB) since 2018, overseeing sales, marketing, internationalization and digitalization. Cramer is also supervisory board member of Bundesliga International GmbH.[1][2]
Life and career
[edit]Cramer grew up in Münster and, after leaving school, did his community service in a “social hotspot”, where he founded a football club and noticed that "football is capable of being integrative".[3] He studied law and ran a sports shop to finance his studies. Cramer then worked as a stadium announcer and press spokesman, and later as a marketing manager in various professional sports clubs and an international sports agency.[4][5]
In October 2010, Cramer became Director of Sales and Marketing at Borussia Dortmund. His field of responsibility expanded to include the clubs digitization and internationalization.[6][1] He was appointed to the supervisory board member of Bundesliga International GmbH, founded in 2017.[7]
In March 2018, Cramer became managing directors of Borussia Dortmund, together with Hans-Joachim Watzke and Thomas Treß.[8] He and Treß are also joint managing directors of the clubs “leuchte auf” foundation.[1] Cramer usually accompanies and represents Borussia Dortmund on trips abroad, especially in Asia and the USA.[9][10][11]
Personal
[edit]Cramer is a father of four and lives with his family in Münster.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Management Board Carsten Cramer". www.bvb.de. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ "Carsten Cramer - Manager profile". www.transfermarkt.com. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ "BVB-Geschäftsführer Carsten Cramer im Interview: "Da würden wir kommunikativ unter ferner liefen stattfinden" | Goal.com Deutschland". www.goal.com (in German). 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ "Carsten Cramer: "Ich bin ein extrem glücklicher Mensch"". www.muensterschezeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ "BVB-Geschäftsführer Carsten Cramer im Interview: "Da würden wir kommunikativ unter ferner liefen stattfinden" | Goal.com Deutschland". www.goal.com (in German). 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/20364202
- ^ "Bundesliga International: Suche nach Anschluss". www.manager-magazin.de (in German). 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ aktie.bvb.de https://aktie.bvb.de/news/geschaeftsfuehrer-anstellungsvertraege-mit-hans-joachim-watzke-und-thomas-tress-vorzeitig-verlaengert-carsten-cramer-als-weiterer-geschaeftsfuehrer/8f4134e6-e74d-4a14-9a01-9b3afab950f4. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Dortmund U.S. Tour: Carsten Cramer Believes Bundesliga Teams Need Bigger Presence Abroad". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ "Borussia Dortmund MD Carsten Cramer on growing commercial revenues, title challenges with Bayern, and private equity in the Bundesliga". SportsPro. 2023-11-30. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ "Using football to open doors in the business community". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ "...Carsten Cramer: "Erfolg macht sexy"". schwatzgelb.de (in German). 15 September 2011. Retrieved 2022-10-21.