The Art of Overachieving: Fearless Freiburg

Freiburg have reached the Europa League knockout rounds, the German Cup final, and even topped the Bundesliga table at times in recent years. Not bad for what many still consider a small club. How have Freiburg, under the guidance of beloved coach Christian Streich, managed to punch above their weight? And can you still call yourself a small club when you’re playing Juventus in European knock out games?
Report: Max Merrill
Camera and Edit: Manu Vering
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[@nkegoaekokobe1866]

If Freiburg keeps this up they can be seeing regular Champions League spots in the next 2-3 years.

[@nielsjunker1487]

Great video as always and respect to Freiburg 😊 we need more club like yours respect from Denmark.

[@dwkickoff]

Thanks Niels, glad you like the film. Spread the word!

[@abani8177]

Great work! I had no idea Freiburg was such an amazing institution. I wish clubs like Freiburg ran some advertisement campaign in Asia.

[@sahabufonyuy3649]

Have always admired and followed SC Freiburg, reaching that Europa League quarterfinal against Juventus and even playing a 1:1 in Italy made me extremely proud.

[@kieronparr3403]

That manager looks like a legend

[@dwkickoff]

He might just be the most beloved man in Germany!

[@henryvogelsanck4742]

@@dwkickoff Klopp?

[@dwkickoff]

@@henryvogelsanck4742 Klopp's probably the most beloved German in England!

[@Vyden14]

Only Diego Simeone has been at a club straight longer than Streich, with Athletico Madrid, and by only 6 days.

[@kieronparr3403]

@@dwkickoff not by me he isnt

[@michaelalockrose2354]

What a brilliantly researched report about my favourite club - as we would say: Nur der SCF : )

[@ChaingunCassidy]

Respect to Freiburg from Sydney Australia.

[@frederikvautrin6980]

IWF&SFC!

[@ChaingunCassidy]

@@frederikvautrin6980 Much love from The Cove.

[@Hartley_Hare]

It's amazing to see a football club which has such positive values at its heart and which, as the report says, is as much about developing 'good guys'. This is all rather lovely.

[@faaizabbasi5440]

I am also big fan of SC Frieburg lots of love ❤️ from 🇵🇰 pakistan Murree city

[@naufelkhan6996]

Mein bhi bhaijaan

[@ovaltime238]

my favorite bundesliga club

[@yeltsin3961]

How can you NOT root for them, the epitome of the underdog made good?!? Champions League here we come!!

[@eavyeavy2864]

Because majority of football fanbase are pauper who root for traditional big team, the conservatives

[@RobbieDMG]

I have followed Freiburg for a long time. It's not my first team in Germany, but I always found it very nice. Their old stadium was beautiful because of its atmosphere, and the conifers in the background, I miss it a lot. Kobiashvilli, Tanko, Cissé, Franz, Griffo... their new stadium has the people away from the goal and inside it has only the charm of its people. His fans aren't very friendly on social media, but that doesn't matter to me. Streich has been my favorite German coach for 10 years, I have grown up practicing journalism admiring his passion, his sincerity and courage. My appreciation from El Salvador, Central America. Although he never reads it, I supposed. Thank you DW colleagues.

[@wilstewart5743]

Freiburg will change the game in Germany. With Doan they have a €100million player and with a good number of European tournament runs they’ll have prize money which will strengthen the cycle of challenging for the league. Can see clubs like Freiburg pushing Bayern into a European Super League. Freiburg really are that good.

[@dwkickoff]

Good analysis, Wil! €100m for Doan though, are you sure...?

[@wilstewart5743]

@@dwkickoff oh yes I’m sure. Doan has the ability to change games in an instant which not many players have. His World Cup performances show a player who knows how to make it to the top even from a limited bench role.

[@adriputra328]

​@@wilstewart5743 too early for asian players to get 100 mill value. Even the current best asian, mitoma, still have not reached that

[@estonianhussar]

baden is wonderful, prove me wrong.

[@G-LibM]

Thanks for this video.

[@NYCfrankie]

I was really hoping that they got champions league but europa is still an amazing achievement

[@AtTheBridgePod]

1:51 wait a minute, isn’t that Antonio Nocerino

[@chairmanalf7856]

Ironically, SC Freiburg’s stadium has a bigger capacity than Bayer Leverkusen’s.

[@mattd2026]

Realistic

[@TheTinyRedDot]

being in love with mediocrity, not an easy feat