by Diane Scavuzzo
July 7, 2025
International Soccer Academy’s new Borussia Mönchengladbach Integrated Academy team is set to launch this August under the leadership of highly experienced German coach Jens Bäumer. With a professional playing career spanning Germany’s top three leagues and fresh off of winning the Germant U17 Bundesliga Championship, Bäumer brings invaluable expertise to the academy’s mission of developing elite American youth players in Europe. Borussia Mönchengladbach U17s beat five-time champions Bayern Munich 3-1 to defeat RB Leipzig in the final.
Borussia Mönchengladbach academy’s rise to top tier power is no longer just on the horizon—it’s here.
SoccerToday caught up with Coach Bäumer to learn more about his background, coaching philosophy, and what excites him most as he takes the reins of the inaugural Integrated Academy team at Gladbach.