Pascal Borel

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Pascal Borel

| fullname =

| image =

| height = 1.92 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|9|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Karlsruhe, West Germany

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1983–1996

| youthclubs1 = FC Germania Friedrichstal

| youthyears2 = 1997–1997

| youthclubs2 = Waldhof Mannheim

| years1 = 1997–1998

| clubs1 = Waldhof Mannheim

| caps1 = 3

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1998–2002

| clubs2 = Werder Bremen II

| caps2 = 120

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2000–2005

| clubs3 = Werder Bremen

| caps3 = 32

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2005–2006

| clubs4 = LR Ahlen

| caps4 = 14

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2007–2008

| clubs5 = Budapest Honvéd

| caps5 = 8

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2009–2011

| clubs6 = Chernomorets Burgas

| caps6 = 60

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2011–2013

| clubs7 = RB Leipzig

| caps7 = 33

| goals7 = 0

| totalcaps = 270

| totalgoals = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1999

| nationalteam1 = Germany U21

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2002

| nationalteam2 = Germany B

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2013–2014

| managerclubs1 = VfB Stuttgart U16 (goalkeeper coach){{Cite web |url=http://www.vfb.de/de/teams/u16-u10/saison-2013-2014/u16-legende/page/6589-0-4-.html |title=VfB Stuttgart U16 squad 2013/14 |access-date=7 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075323/http://www.vfb.de/de/teams/u16-u10/saison-2013-2014/u16-legende/page/6589-0-4-.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

| manageryears2 = 2014–2020

| managerclubs2 = Hannover 96 youth (goalkeeper coach)

| manageryears3 = 2020–2021

| managerclubs3 = Hannover 96 II (goalkeeper coach)

}}

Pascal Borel (born 26 September 1978) is a German football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. In 1999, Borel earned two caps for Germany at the U21 level.

Playing career

Borel was born in Karlsruhe. He played for FC Germania Friedrichstal and Waldhof Mannheim before joining Werder Bremen in 1998 where he stayed until 2005. During his time at Werder Bremen he and goalkeeping rival Jakub Wierzchowski were labelled the "weakest goalkeepers in the Bundesliga" by Süddeutsche Zeitung journalist Ralf Wiegand.{{cite news |last1=Wiegand |first1=Ralf |title=Die Nummer 19 unter den Einsen |trans-title=The number 19 among the ones |work=Süddeutsche Zeitung |date=7 March 2003 |page=29 |language=German}}

In season 2007–08, he was part of Budapest Honvéd, where he made eight appearances playing in the Hungarian League.

In March 2009, Borel signed with Chernomorets Burgas until the end of the season. On 4 April 2009, he made his competitive debut for the team in a match against Lokomotiv Sofia. Borel quickly became part of the main team and on 28 May 2009 he received a new contract with the club until the end of 2010–11 season.{{cite web|url=http://chernomoretz.sportal.bg/en/article/134?PHPSESSID=5006747ab3e2a77bc0c7284b51d4c139|publisher=chernomoretz.bg|title=Borel with new contract|accessdate=28 May 2009}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He left the club on 10 June 2011 after his contract expired. Borel ended his career at RB Leipzig.

Post-playing career

Borel worked as goalkeeper coach in VfB Stuttgart youth setup. He moved to Hannover 96 in 2014.{{cite news |title=Pascal Borel zu Hannover 96 |url=https://www.weser-kurier.de/sport/pascal-borel-zu-hannover-96-doc7e3go6d6qwhyvaukbgl?reloc_action=artikel&reloc_label=/startseite_artikel,-Pascal-Borel-zu-Hannover-96-_arid,851997.html |access-date=31 July 2021 |work=Weser Kurier |date=16 May 2014 |language=de}}