Lothar Matthäus
Matthäus in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lothar Herbert Matthäus | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Erlangen, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder, Sweeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1979 | 1. FC Herzogenaurach | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1984 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 162 | (36) |
| 1984–1988 | Bayern Munich | 113 | (57) |
| 1988–1992 | Inter Milan | 115 | (40) |
| 1992–2000 | Bayern Munich | 189 | (28) |
| 2000 | MetroStars | 16 | (0) |
| Total | 595 | (161) | |
| National team | |||
| 1979–1983 | West Germany U21 | 15 | (2) |
| 1979–1981 | West Germany B | 4 | (1) |
| 1980–2000 | Germany | 150 | (23) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2001–2002 | Rapid Wien | ||
| 2002–2003 | Partizan Belgrade | ||
| 2004–2006 | Hungary | ||
| 2006 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 2006–2007 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| 2008–2009 | Maccabi Netanya | ||
| 2010–2011 | Bulgaria | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Lothar Herbert Matthäus (German pronunciation: [ˈloːtaːɐ̯ maˈtɛːʊs]; (born 21 March 1961) is a German football manager and former player. After captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, he was named European Footballer of the Year. In 1991, he was named the first ever FIFA World Player of the Year, and remains the only German to have received the award.
He played in five FIFA World Cups (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998), more than any other outfield player in men's football, and holds the record for the most World Cup matches played by a single player (25 games). He also won UEFA Euro 1980, and played in the 1984, 1988, and 2000 UEFA European Football Championships. In 1999, aged 38, he was again voted German Footballer of the Year, having previously won the award in 1990.
Matthäus is the most capped German player of all time, retiring with a total of 150 appearances (83 for West Germany) in 20 years, and 23 goals. Matthäus is a member of the FIFA 100 list of the greatest living football players chosen by Pelé.Diego Maradona said of Matthäus, "he is the best rival I've ever had. I guess that's enough to define him", in his book Yo soy el Diego (I am the Diego).
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