Overview

• Andreas Luthe, a former VfL Bochum goalkeeper, has declared his candidacy for the club’s presidium at the extraordinary election on June 14.
• Luthe is running alongside Hans-Peter Villis and a team emphasizing VfL DNA and high competence to address the club's structural and leadership issues.
• The election follows Bochum’s relegation from the Bundesliga and a season marked by internal divisions, including a de-facto coup against Villis last autumn.
• Luthe criticized the club’s failure to adapt its organizational structures and warned that without immediate reform, Bochum risks falling further behind competitors.
• He has pledged to bring stability, quality, and active leadership to guide a comprehensive rebuild and restore the club’s direction and trust.