Lothar Matthäus

German association football player, manager, and pundit (born 1961)

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Born 1961 · age 65Germany
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    Born 1961
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Summary
Updated 2026-06-21

He captained West Germany to the 1990 World Cup title, collected the Ballon d'Or, and became the first FIFA World Player of the Year. Maradona called him "the best rival I've ever had" — from a man who knew rivals.

Biography

About

Born 21 March 1961, Lothar Herbert Matthäus became the most capped German player in history, retiring with 150 appearances and 23 goals across 20 years. He won UEFA Euro 1980, then appeared at five World Cups between 1982 and 1998 — the first outfield player to do so. After lifting the trophy in 1990 and claiming the Ballon d'Or, he was named the inaugural FIFA World Player of the Year in 1991, an award no other German has won. A box-to-box midfielder known for perceptive passing, positional sense, and powerful shooting, he shifted to sweeper late in his career. In 1999, at 38, he was voted Ge…

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Teams

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  • Red Bull New York
    2000–2000
  • FC Bayern Munich
    1992–2000
  • Inter Milan
    1988–1992
  • FC Bayern Munich
    1984–1988
  • Germany men's national association football team
    1980–2000
  • Borussia Mönchengladbach
    1979–1984
  • Germany national under-21 football team
    1979–1983
  • Germany national football B team
    1979–1981
  • Germany national under-18 football team
    1979–1979
19792000
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Season stats

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2000–2000160
1992–200018928
1988–199211540
1984–198811357
1980–200015023
1979–198416236
1979–1983152
1979–198141
1979–197993
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Awards

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  • German Football Hall of Fame
  • German Footballer of the Year
  • German Footballer of the Year
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Historical33.1
Now attention56.5
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
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Category rank
#204
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