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UEFA.com marks Ottmar Hitzfeld's 65th birthday

Sunday, January 12, 2014

UEFA.com marks Ottmar Hitzfeld's 65th birthday by turning the clock back to perhaps his finest hour, Borussia Dortmund's 1997 UEFA Champions League final win against Juventus.

UEFA.com marks Ottmar Hitzfeld's 65th birthday
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