- West Germany Jr. Youth redirects here.
- For other versions of this team, see Germany Jr. Youth (J) and Germany Jr. Youth (RoNC).
Germany Jr. Youth (ドイツジュニアユース) is a team in the Captain Tsubasa series. They participated in the International Jr. Youth Championship as West Germany Jr. Youth (西ドイツジュニアユース), and was considered the strongest and favorite of the tournament.
Description[]
They first appeared on Captain Tsubasa ch. 90 "Big gathering in Paris!!". In the U-16 tournament in Europe, West Germany was the opponent of All Japan Jr. in such contest. In the anime, the team was shown both in the Shin Captain Tsubasa OVA and Road to 2002 anime. The anime version also appear in cinematics in the Captain Tsubasa J: Get in the Tomorrow game.
Uniforms[]
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- Home: White with black collar, the national Germany insignia on the chest, black piping around the shoulders and three black stripes on the sleeves with black shorts and side thin white stripes and white socks. This color pattern resembles Germany's colors since the 1980s.[1], most particularly, the uniform worn by Germany at UEFA Euro 1980. In the match against Uruguay Jr. Youth, Germany wears a variant of this uniform with white shorts with three black stripes on the sides in order to avoid color clashes with Uruguay's home uniform, which has as well black shorts.
- Away: Leaf green jersey with three white stripes on the sleeves, white V-neck collar with a green stripe, the national Germany insignia on the chest, white shorts and green socks. This color pattern was seen on the Tournament opening ceremony as well as for the finals against All Japan Jr. This uniform resembles the away kit worn by Germany in the 1986 World Cup.
- Keeper: Red shirt with black horizontal pinstripes, three white stripes on each sleeve, the national Germany insignia on the chest, navy blue raglan sleeves and polo collar, with navy blue pants and white socks. This color pattern resembles the keeper kit worn by Harald Schumacher in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Interestingly enough, in the Complete special issue, Stein was depicted wearing the shirt of this uniform.
- Keeper (Stein): Yellow shirt with black polo collar and three black stripes on the sleeves, yellow shorts with three stripes on each side and white socks. This uniform is based on the 1986 FIFA World Cup goalkeeper uniform.
Strategy[]
In the defense, the mysterious keeper Muller can stop any long, mid-length, no-trap or combined shoots, as an "unbeatable wall" due to his hard training with coach Gildo. He was even able to stop the Hayabusa Shot, the Eagle shot, the Drive Shot, or the powerfuls Neo Tiger Shot and the Drive Tiger Twin Shot.
The position used for the players is 4-4-2, with great defenders. On the midfield, Schester works as the "computer tactician" and center field pivot with the help of the second gamemaker Kaltz. In the offensive all the shoots are done by the "young emperor" Karl Heinz Schneider and some assists with midfielders or the other offensive top Margus.
Results[]
International Jr. Youth Tournament[]
Group stage
- ○ West Germany Jr. 4 - 0 Canada Jr. ●
- ○ West Germany Jr. 4 - 1 Portugal Jr. ●
Final round
- [Semi-Finals] ○ West Germany Jr. 6 - 1 Uruguay Jr. ●
- [Final] ● West Germany Jr. 2 - 3 Japan Jr. ○
Squad[]
J Boys' Challenge[]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Stein | |
| 18/1[2] | GK | Deuter Muller |  Unnamed amateur team
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| 2 | DF | Hardwig | |
| 3 | DF | Meyer | |
| 5 | DF | Magath | |
| 7 | DF | Hain | |
| 4 | MF | Max | |
| 6 | MF | Milews | |
| 8 | MF | Hermann Kaltz | Hamburger SV Jr. Youth
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| 10 | MF | Franz Schester | SV Werder Bremen Jr. Youth
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| 10/11[3] | FW | Karl Heinz Schneider 
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FC Bayern Munich Jr. Youth[4]
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| 12 | FW | Manfred Margus | SV Werder Bremen Jr. Youth
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- Coach Mike Gildo
Gallery[]
- Main article: Germany Jr. Youth/Gallery
Notes[]
External links[]
- Germany Jr. Youth at Captain Tsubasa db (Japanese)
- Germany Jr. Youth at Captain Tsubasa Stats
- Germany Jr. Youth at Shinji's Captain Tsubasa fansite