Andreas Brehme

Andreas Brehme
Brehme in 2005
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-11-09)9 November 1960[1]
Place of birth Hamburg, West Germany
Date of death 20 February 2024(2024-02-20) (aged 63)
Place of death Munich, Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back, left wing-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
1965–1978 HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1980 HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst 66 (10)
1980–1981 1. FC Saarbrücken 36 (3)
1981–1986 1. FC Kaiserslautern 154 (34)
1986–1988 Bayern Munich 59 (7)
1988–1992 Inter Milan 116 (11)
1992–1993 Zaragoza 24 (1)
1993–1998 1. FC Kaiserslautern 120 (9)
Total 509 (65)
International career
1980–1981 West Germany U-21 3 (0)
1981–1984 West Germany Olympic 10 (2)
1984–1994 Germany 86 (8)
Managerial career
2000–2002 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2004–2005 SpVgg Unterhaching
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1990 Italy
Runner-up 1986 Mexico
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 1992 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andreas "Andi" Brehme (German pronunciation: [anˈdʁeːas ˈʔandiː ˈbʁeːmə];[2][3] 9 November 1960 – 20 February 2024) was a German professional football player and coach. At international level, he is best known for scoring the winning goal for Germany in the 1990 FIFA World Cup final against Argentina from an 85th-minute penalty kick. At club level, Brehme played for several teams in Germany and also had spells in Italy and Spain.

A versatile attacking full-back with an eye for goal, Brehme was capable of playing anywhere along the flank on either side of the pitch, and was known for his crossing ability, ambidexterity, and his accuracy from free-kicks and penalties, possessing a powerful shot.

  1. ^ "Andreas Brehme | Laufbahn | Spielerprofil". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. ^ "So erlebte Brehme seinen größten Moment" [This is how Brehme experienced his greatest moment]. YouTube (in German). Sport1. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. ^ "ON MPU Fußball Tipp, mit Fußballweltmeister Andreas Brehme (Spieltag 30)" [ON MPU Soccer Tip, with soccer world champion Andreas Brehme (matchday 30)]. YouTube (in German). ON-MPU. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2024.