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Lothar Matthäus

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Born
1961 (63 years old)

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Erlangen, West Germany

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Midfielder

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1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)

Weight
71 kg

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Lothar Herbert Matthäus (born 21 March 1961) is a German football manager and former player. After captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 FIFA World Cup where he lifted the World Cup trophy, 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.

Matthäus held the record of having played in five FIFA World Cups (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998), more than any other outfield player in men's football, until the 2018 World Cup, in which Mexico's Rafael Márquez equalled his record in a 1–0 victory over Germany, and holds the record for the most World Cup matches played by a single player (25 games). He was the captain of the West German team that won the 1990 World Cup in Italy and also was captain of the German squad in the 1994 World Cup in the United States. He also won UEFA Euro 1980, and played in the 1984, 1988 and 2000 UEFA European 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).

A versatile and complete player, Matthäus is regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, and was renowned for his perceptive passing, positional sense, well-timed tackling, as well as powerful shooting. During his career, he usually played as a box-to-box midfielder, although late in his career he played as a sweeper.

Career Honours

Bundesliga 1999-2000 Bayern Munich	DFB-Pokal 1999-2000 Bayern Munich	Bundesliga 1998-1999 Bayern Munich	DFB-Pokal 1997-1998 Bayern Munich
Bundesliga 1996-1997 Bayern Munich	UEFA Cup 1995-1996 Bayern Munich	Bundesliga 1993-1994 Bayern Munich	FIFA The Best 1991 Inter
UEFA Cup 1990-1991 Inter	FIFA Ballon d Or 1990 Inter	FIFA World Cup 1990 Germany	Supercoppa Italiana 1989 Inter
DFL-Supercup 1987 Bayern Munich	Bundesliga 1986-1987 Bayern Munich	Bundesliga 1985-1986 Bayern Munich	DFB-Pokal 1985-1986 Bayern Munich
Bundesliga 1984-1985 Bayern Munich	UEFA European Championship 1980 Germany