Lothar Matthäus

Lothar Matthäus (born March 21, 1961 in Erlangen, Germany) is a former football (soccer) player and now manager. He was named European Footballer of the Year and German Footballer of the Year in 1990 after captaining Germany to victory in the World Cup. One year later, he was also named FIFA World Player of the Year.

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March 21 - 1961 - Erlangen - Germany - Football (soccer) - European Footballer of the Year - German Footballer of the Year - 1990 - Germany - World Cup - FIFA World Player of the Year

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Early in his career, Matthäus played in the midfield, before switching to the libero position in his 30s. He has played in five World Cups (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) more than any other field player, and holds the record for the most World Cup games played (25 games). He also won the 1980 European Football Championship, and played in {{Ec|84}}, {{Ec|88}}, and {{Ec2|2000}}. Matthäus is a member of the FIFA 100 – a list of 125 of the greatest living football players chosen by Pelé.

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Libero - 1982 - 1986 - 1994 - 1998 - 1980 European Football Championship - FIFA 100 - Pelé

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Matthäus started his professional career in 1979 with Borussia Mönchengladbach of the Bundesliga, for whom he played until 1984. He also played for Bayern Munich (1984-88 and 1992-2000), Internazionale of Serie A (1988-92, winning the scudetto in 1989) and the MetroStars of Major League Soccer (2000). He retired with 150 caps and 23 goals for the German national team.

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Borussia Mönchengladbach - Bundesliga - Bayern Munich - Internazionale - Serie A - MetroStars - Major League Soccer

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After retiring as a player, Matthäus had stints as the head coach at Rapid Vienna and Partizan Belgrade. He is currently in charge of the Hungarian national team.

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Rapid Vienna - Partizan Belgrade - Hungarian national team

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