Shad Forsythe (born 8 June 1973) is an American soccer fitness coach who is a fitness coach at Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.
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Career
editEarly in his career, Forsythe worked as a Performance Manager for the US-based company EXOS, before moving into football full-time.[1]
In 2004, Forsythe was appointed fitness coach for the German national team, where he worked for ten years.[2][3][4][5] In 2014, he was hired as Head of Performance at Arsenal in England.[6][7][1] Forsythe left the team in June 2022.[8]
In 2022, he was appointed fitness coach of German club Borussia Dortmund after revising interest from Milan.[9][10][11]
References
edit- ^ a b "How a US company became performance pioneers in European football".
- ^ "Germany physically, mentally prepped for PKs by American fitness guru". si.com.
- ^ "SHAD FORSYTHE: "WIR WUSSTEN: WIR WERDEN IMMER STÄRKER"". dfb.de.
- ^ "Fitness ace may be Arsène Wenger's and Arsenal's best new signing". theguardian.com.
- ^ ""Wir werden immer stärker"". faz.net.
- ^ "'Sneaky' Arsenal are scoring late goals because of fitness approach, says Arsene Wenger's performance chief". standard.co.uk.
- ^ "Arsenal improved their injury record by 25% in a year - this is the American coach who helped them do it".
- ^ "Arsenal's Shad Forsythe to join Borussia Dortmund". OneFootball. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Athletik-Chef Forsythe: Ist er der wichtigste Neue beim BVB?". fussball.news.
- ^ "BVB-Fitness-Chef Shad Forsythe - der Mann gegen Reynas Tränen". 90min.de.
- ^ "Shad Forsythe to snub AC Milan interest with Darren Burgess set to leave Arsenal". football.london.
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