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From Vasco da Gama to Dortmund: The globe‑trotting English coach on a world‑wide journey
Alex Clapham was on the brink of signing a contract as an assistant manager at a Championship side when the German giants Borussia Dortmund knocked on his door. The opportunity was so compelling that he had to abandon his existing plans in an instant. "The first thing I did was call my wife to tell her we were heading to Germany, not England," he recalls in an interview with Sky Sports. Fortunat…
April 24, 2026, 10 a.m.
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From Vasco da Gama to Dortmund: The Young English Coach Who Roams the Globe
Alex Clapham was on the brink of accepting a role as an assistant manager at a Championship side when Borussia Dortmund rang his phone. The offer was so compelling that he had to drop everything and pack for Germany. "The first call I made was to my wife to tell her we were heading to Germany, not England," he recalls in an interview with Sky Sports. Fortunately, his partner embraced the adventu…
April 24, 2026, 10 a.m.
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From Vasco da Gama to Dortmund: The Young English Coach Who's Been Around the Globe
Alex Clapham was on the verge of taking a role as an assistant manager at a Championship side when the German giants Borussia Dortmund reached out. The offer was so compelling that he had to drop everything and move abroad. "The first thing I did was call my wife to tell her we were heading to Germany instead of staying in England," he recounts to Sky Sports. Fortunately, his partner embraced th…
April 24, 2026, 10 a.m.
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From Vasco da Gama to Dortmund: The Young English Coach Who’s Roamed the Globe
Alex Clapham’s coaching journey reads like a world‑tour itinerary, beginning with a promising assistant‑manager role in England’s Championship before a call from Borussia Dortmund reshaped his path. The moment he learned the opportunity was in Germany, he phoned his partner to say, “It’s not England this time, it’s Germany.” The decision was immediate; he packed his life and headed to the Ruhr. …
April 24, 2026, 10 a.m.
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From Vasco da Gama to Dortmund: The Young English Coach Who Roams the Globe
Alex Clapham was on the brink of accepting an assistant‑manager role at a Championship side when Borussia Dortmund knocked on his door. The opportunity was so compelling that he had to inform his wife immediately, telling her the new job would take them to Germany instead of England. The move turned out to be a turning point in his career, and he spent the next eighteen months as the club’s set‑p…
April 24, 2026, 10 a.m.
Southampton
From Vasco da Gama to Dortmund: The Young English Coach Who Roams the Globe
Alex Clapham was on the verge of accepting a role as assistant manager at a Championship side when a call from Borussia Dortmund changed his trajectory completely. The first thing he did was call his partner to tell her the job would take them to Germany, not England. "The first call was to my missus to tell her it was Germany rather than England," he recalled to Sky Sports. Fortunately, his wif…
April 24, 2026, 10 a.m.
Southampton
From Vasco da Gama to Dortmund: The Young English Coach Who’s Roamed the Globe
Alex Clapham was on the verge of taking a role as an assistant manager at a Championship side when a call from Borussia Dortmund changed everything. He recalls the moment he had to break the news to his partner: “The first thing I told my missus was that we were heading to Germany, not England,” he said in an interview with Sky Sports. The prospect of moving to a club that regularly hosts the lar…
April 24, 2026, 10 a.m.
Southampton
From Vasco da Gama to Dortmund: The globe‑trotting English coach’s journey
Alex Clapham was on the verge of taking an assistant‑manager role at a Championship side when Borussia Dortmund knocked on his door. The opportunity was too compelling to ignore. "The first thing I did was call my wife to tell her we were heading to Germany instead of staying in England," he recalls in an interview with Sky Sports. Fortunately, his partner embraced the adventure, and the 37‑year…
April 24, 2026, 10 a.m.
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From Vasco da Gama to Dortmund: The Young English Coach Who Roams the Globe
Alex Clapham was on the brink of accepting an assistant‑manager role at a Championship side when the opportunity to join Borussia Dortmund arrived, and the prospect of working in Germany proved irresistible. He recalls the moment he called his partner to break the news: "The first call was to my missus to tell her it was Germany rather than England," he told Sky Sports. The decision to uproot his…
April 24, 2026, 10 a.m.
Southampton
From Vasco da Gama to Dortmund: The Young English Coach Who’s Roaming the Globe
Alex Clapham was on the verge of taking a role as an assistant manager at a Championship side when Borussia Dortmund knocked on his door. The offer was so compelling that he had to abandon his plans in England. "The first thing I did was call my wife to tell her we were heading to Germany, not back to the UK," he recalls in an interview with Sky Sports. Fortunately, his partner embraced the adve…
April 24, 2026, 10 a.m.