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Lothar Matthäus
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Lothar Matthäus

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Captaining West Germany to the 1990 World Cup.

Ballon d’Or · FIFA award

Born
21 March 1961
Birthplace
Erlangen

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Lothar Matthäus

German midfielder and later sweeper who won the Ballon d’Or and played in five World Cups.

Early life

Bavaria

Born in Erlangen and played youth football at 1. FC Herzogenaurach.

Career

  1. 1979

    Mönchengladbach

    Began his professional career.

  2. 1984

    Bayern Munich

    Joined the club before moving to Inter in 1988.

  3. 1990

    World champion

    Captained West Germany in Italy.

  4. 1992

    Bayern return

    Returned for a long second spell.

Achievements

Ballon d’Or

Won the European player award.

FIFA award

Became the first FIFA World Player of the Year.

Beyond sport

Family

Has four children from his marriages.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Steffen Prößdorf. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.