 After 90 league games and 24 goals , Berger was purchased by Ottmar Hitzfeld 's Borussia Dortmund in 1995 for a reported £ 500 @,@ 000 . In August 1995 he played in the DFL @-@ Supercup , as Dortmund beat Borussia Mönchengladbach to win the title . While Dortmund went on to win the Bundesliga title in the 1995 – 96 season , Berger was frequently used as a substitute , making 12 of his 25 league appearances from the bench . Hitzfeld preferred to employ Berger as a defensive midfielder as he considered him to be most suited to the role . 
