Wladimir But fled from the shoulder-patters. The technically gifted Russian midfielder, a Champions League winner with Dortmund in 1997, was sent to Freiburg in 2000. Volker Finke initially got him back on track and he produced his best Bundesliga season in 2000/01, with 12 goal involvements in 24 matches. But he eventually lost his way in Freiburg too, and his contract was not extended in 2003. He drifted into unemployment, failed in a comeback attempt at Hannover, and eventually ended up on Crete.\n\nFinke later said it is never good for personal development to be uprooted so young and then constantly told how wonderful you are.