Stefan ORTEGA
Arminia Bielefeld
No goalkeeper in the German top flight has improved as much as the Arminia custodian over the past12 months. Indeed, the 28-year-old is enjoying the time of his sporting life, reportedly interesting Bayern Munich and on the stand-by list for Germany’s recent Euros campaign.
The German-born son of a Spanish father and German mother, “Tego” - as he is known to his team-mates at Bielefeld - is living proof that perseverance pays off. Prior to last season, he had never stepped foot onto a Bundesliga pitch, but what an impact he made in his new surroundings: his shot-stopping, distribution and air of authority underpinning newly-promoted Bielefeld’s successful avoidance of the
