Dortmund defender Dede has been ruled out until the New Year after undergoing knee surgery.
Dortmund defender out for around six weeks
Borussia Dortmund defender Dede has been ruled out until the New Year after undergoing knee surgery.
The 31-year-old will rest until January after damaging ligaments in his right knee in last weekend's 1-1 draw against Werder Bremen.
The former Atletico Mineiro man has endured a torrid time with injury since tearing cruciate knee ligaments in August 2008.
The Brazilian then needed a second operation in the same knee in February causing him to make just a handful of appearances before the end the season.
Dede, now Dortmund's longest serving player, suffered a broken jaw at the start of this campaign and after only recently winning his place back discovered he would need to go under the knife once more - albeit on his other knee.
