▁long - standing ▁engag ements ▁of ▁head ▁coach es ▁ended . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁ 2 3 ▁years ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Bor uss ia ▁only ▁had ▁three ▁instruct ors ; ▁Since ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁He yn ck es , ▁Bor uss ia ▁had ▁committed ▁ 1 6 ▁new ▁coach es ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁inter im ▁solutions . ▁It ▁was ▁Werner ' s ▁release ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁that ▁saw ▁first ▁prem ature ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁a ▁coach ▁at ▁Bor uss ia ▁at ▁all . ▁Only ▁three ▁later ▁coach es ▁managed ▁to ▁succeed ▁in ▁M ön ch eng lad bach ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁three ▁years , ▁Ber nd ▁Kra uss ▁( 1 9 9 2 – 1 9 9 6 ), ▁Hans ▁Meyer ▁( 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 3 ) ▁and ▁Luci en ▁F av re ▁( 2 0 1 1 – 2 0 1 5 ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁season ▁Bor uss ia ▁signed ▁Stefan ▁E ffen berg , ▁a ▁player ▁who ▁worked ▁long ▁and ▁successfully ▁for ▁the ▁club . ▁Bor uss ia ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁sevent h ▁place ▁and ▁thus ▁missed ▁the ▁participation ▁in ▁international ▁compet itions . ▁The ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁followed ▁a ▁significant ▁down ward ▁tr end . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁sport ing ▁decl ine , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁spect ators ▁at ▁the ▁B ö