Overview
- Borussia Dortmund said Fligge will leave at the end of the year after 14 years as communications director.
- He took the role in 2011 and was central to messaging through triumphs and crises, including the 2017 team-bus bombing.
- The club did not cite reasons for the separation and has not identified a successor.
- Managing director spokesman Carsten Cramer thanked Fligge and praised the unusually long tenure.
- Fligge posted a farewell on LinkedIn highlighting titles and two Champions League finals, while recent news conferences have been led by spokesman Sven Westerschulze.