Lothar Matthäus: German footballer, manager and pundit
Lothar Herbert Matthäus (born 21 March 1961) is a former German football player.
He has played for the German national team. He currently holds a record for the most appearances for the German team.
 Matthäus in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, sweeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1979 | 1. FC Herzogenaurach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1979 | 1. FC Herzogenaurach | 22 | (20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 1. FC Herzogenaurach | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 618 | (181) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | West Germany U18 | 9 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1983 | West Germany U21 | 15 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1981 | West Germany B | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–2000 | West Germany/Germany | 150 | (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Rapid Wien | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Partizan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Atlético Paranaense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Red Bull Salzburg (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Maccabi Netanya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1979–80 | Bundesliga | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | 11 | 2 | 41 | 6 | |
| 1980–81 | Bundesliga | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 38 | 12 | |||
| 1981–82 | Bundesliga | 33 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 42 | 8 | ||
| 1982–83 | Bundesliga | 34 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 39 | 10 | |||
| 1983–84 | Bundesliga | 34 | 11 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 40 | 15 | |||
| Total | 162 | 36 | 23 | 12 | — | 15 | 3 | 200 | 51 | |||
| Bayern Munich | 1984–85 | Bundesliga | 33 | 16 | 6 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 44 | 17 | |
| 1985–86 | Bundesliga | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 31 | 12 | ||
| 1986–87 | Bundesliga | 31 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 4 | 41 | 19 | ||
| 1987–88 | Bundesliga | 26 | 17 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 34 | 21 | ||
| Total | 113 | 57 | 18 | 6 | — | 19 | 6 | 150 | 69 | |||
| Inter Milan | 1988–89 | Serie A | 32 | 9 | 7 | 3 | — | 5 | 0 | 44 | 12 | |
| 1989–90 | Serie A | 25 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 13 | |
| 1990–91 | Serie A | 31 | 16 | 3 | 1 | — | 12 | 6 | 46 | 23 | ||
| 1991–92 | Serie A | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
| Total | 115 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 153 | 53 | ||
| Bayern Munich | 1992–93 | Bundesliga | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 8 | ||
| 1993–94 | Bundesliga | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 40 | 10 | ||
| 1994–95 | Bundesliga | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||
| 1995–96 | Bundesliga | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 1996–97 | Bundesliga | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 1997–98 | Bundesliga | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
| 1998–99 | Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 44 | 2 | |
| 1999–2000 | Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| Total | 189 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 256 | 31 | ||
| MetroStars | 2000 | Major League Soccer | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| Career total | 595 | 161 | 78 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 100 | 17 | 782 | 204 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1986 | 15 | 2 | |
| 1987 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1988 | 10 | 4 | |
| 1989 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 15 | 7 | |
| 1991 | 7 | 3 | |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 15 | 3 | |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 150 | 23 | |
- Scores and results list West Germany's and Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Matthäus goal
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 April 1985 | Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague, Czech Republic |  Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 5 February 1986 | Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi, Avellino, Italy |  Italy | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 17 June 1986 | Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico |  Morocco | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup |
| 4 | 25 March 1987 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel |  Israel | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 2 April 1988 | Olympiastadion, West Berlin, West Germany |  Argentina | 1–0 | 1–0 | Four Nations Tournament (1988) |
| 6 | 4 June 1988 | Weserstadion, Bremen, West Germany |  Yugoslavia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 7 | 21 June 1988 | Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, West Germany |  Netherlands | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 1988 |
| 8 | 31 August 1988 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland |  Finland | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 4 October 1989 | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, West Germany | Finland | 6–1 | 6–1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 25 April 1990 | Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany |  Uruguay | 1–1 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 11 | 10 June 1990 | San Siro, Milan, Italy | Yugoslavia | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup |
| 12 | 3–1 | |||||
| 13 | 15 June 1990 | San Siro, Milan, Italy |  United Arab Emirates | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup |
| 14 | 1 July 1990 | San Siro, Milan, Italy | Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup |
| 15 | 29 August 1990 | Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal |  Portugal | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 16 | 19 December 1990 | Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, Germany |  Switzerland | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 17 | 27 March 1991 | Waldstadion (Frankfurt), Frankfurt, Germany |  Soviet Union | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 18 | 1 May 1991 | Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany |  Belgium | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying |
| 19 | 18 December 1991 | Ulrich Haberland Stadion, Leverkusen, Germany |  Luxembourg | 1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying |
| 20 | 10 July 1994 | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States |  Bulgaria | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1994 FIFA World Cup |
| 21 | 14 December 1994 | Stadionul Republican, Chişinău, Moldova |  Moldova | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying |
| 22 | 18 December 1994 | Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany |  Albania | 2–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying |
| 23 | 28 July 1999 | Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico |  New Zealand | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup |
Managerial statistics
- As of 19 September 2011
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Rapid Wien | 6 September 2001 | 14 May 2002 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 28.13 | |
| Partizan | 22 December 2002 | 14 December 2003 | 44 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 65.91 | |
| Hungary | 14 December 2003 | 11 January 2006 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 39.29 | |
| Atlético Paranaense | 11 January 2006 | 20 March 2006 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.43 | |
| Maccabi Netanya | 13 June 2008 | 29 April 2009 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 43.75 | |
| Bulgaria | 23 September 2010 | 19 September 2011 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 30.00 | |
| Total | 153 | 71 | 35 | 47 | 46.41 | |||
Honours
Bayern Munich
- Bundesliga: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000
- DFB-Pokal: 1985–86, 1997–98
- DFB-Ligapokal: 1997, 1998, 1999
- DFB-Supercup: 1987
- UEFA Cup: 1995–96
- UEFA Champions League runner up: 1986–87, 1998–99
Inter Milan
MetroStars
Germany
- FIFA World Cup: 1990
- UEFA European Championship: 1980
- U.S. Cup: 1993
Individual
- Ballon d'Or: 1990
- IFFHS World's Best Player: 1990
- World Soccer Awards Player of the Year: 1990
- FIFA World Player of the Year: 1991
- FIFA World Cup Silver Ball: 1990
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1990
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1988
- Onze d'Or: 1990
- Onze de bronze: 1991
- Onze de Onze: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
- Footballer of the Year (Germany): 1990, 1999
- Goal of the Year (Germany): 1990, 1992
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1982–83, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1993–94
- Pirata d'Oro (Inter Milan Player of the Year): 1991
- MLS All-Star: 2000
- FIFA XI: 1996, 1997, 2001
- FIFA 100
- Golden Foot legends award: 2012
- IFFHS Legends
- Inter Milan Hall of Fame: 2018
- Bayern Munich All-time XI
- Ballon d'Or Dream Team: 2020
- IFFHS All-time Men's B Dream Team: 2021
- IFFHS World Team of the Century: 1901-2000
- IFFHS European Team of the Century: 1901-2000
References
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