Andreas Brehme

German footballer (1960–2024)

Andreas Brehme (9 November 196020 February 2024[2]) was a German football player. He has played for Germany national team.

Andreas Brehme
Brehme in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-11-09)9 November 1960
Place of birth Hamburg, West Germany
Date of death 20 February 2024(2024-02-20) (aged 63)[1]
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)
National team
1980–1981 West Germany U-21 3 (0)
1981–1984 West Germany Olympic 10 (2)
1984–1994 Germany 86 (8)
Teams managed
2000–2002 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2004–2005 SpVgg Unterhaching
2005–2006 VfB Stuttgart (assistant)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1990 Italy
Runner-up 1986 Mexico
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics change

Source:[3]

Club change

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Super cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1. FC Saarbrücken 1980–81 2. Bundesliga 36 3 2 0 38 3
1. FC Kaiserslautern 1981–82 Bundesliga 27 4 7 1 34 5
1982–83 Bundesliga 30 3 1 0 5 3 36 6
1983–84 Bundesliga 33 8 2 1 2 0 37 9
1984–85 Bundesliga 33 11 1 0 34 11
1985–86 Bundesliga 31 8 4 2 35 10
Total 154 34 8 3 14 4 176 41
Bayern Munich 1986–87 Bundesliga 31 4 2 0 8 0 41 4
1987–88 Bundesliga 28 3 4 0 6 1 1 0 39 4
Total 59 7 6 0 14 1 1 0 80 8
Inter Milan 1988–89 Serie A 31 3 7 0 6 0 44 3
1989–90 Serie A 32 6 4 0 2 0 1 0 39 6
1990–91 Serie A 23 1 4 1 9 0 36 2
1991–92 Serie A 30 1 4 0 2 0 36 1
Total 116 11 19 1 19 0 1 0 155 12
Real Zaragoza 1992–93 La Liga 24 1 2 1 5 2 31 4
1. FC Kaiserslautern 1993–94 Bundesliga 26 3 3 1 29 4
1994–95 Bundesliga 27 4 3 2 4 0 34 6
1995–96 Bundesliga 30 2 5 0 4 0 39 2
1996–97 2. Bundesliga 32 0 2 0 1 0 35 0
1997–98 Bundesliga 5 0 1 0 6 0
Total 120 9 12 3 10 0 1 0 143 12
Career total 509 65 49 8 62 7 3 0 623 80

International change

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany 1984 11 1
1985 9 1
1986 8 1
1987 5 0
1988 9 1
1989 5 0
1990 13 4
1991 6 0
1992 8 0
1993 3 0
1994 9 0
Total 86 8
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Brehme goal.
List of international goals scored by Andreas Brehme
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 March 1984 Hanover, West Germany   Soviet Union 2–1 2–1 Friendly
2 17 November 1985 Munich, West Germany   Czechoslovakia 1–0 2–2 Friendly
3 25 June 1986 Guadalajara, México   France 1–0 2–0 1986 FIFA World Cup
4 10 June 1988 Düsseldorf, West Germany   Italy 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 1988
5 24 June 1990 Milan, Italy   Netherlands 2–0 2–1 1990 FIFA World Cup
6 4 July 1990 Turin, Italy   England 1–0 1–1 (a.e.t.), 4–3 (pen.) 1990 FIFA World Cup
7 8 July 1990 Rome, Italy   Argentina 1–0 1–0 1990 FIFA World Cup
8 10 October 1990 Stockholm, Sweden   Sweden 3–0 3–1 Friendly

Coaching record change

Team From To Record Ref.
M W D L Win %
1. FC Kaiserslautern 6 October 2000 25 August 2002 79 38 11 30 048.10 [4]
SpVgg Unterhaching 1 July 2004 10 March 2005 30 11 3 16 036.67 [5]
Total 109 49 14 46 044.95

Honours change

1. FC Kaiserslautern[6]

Bayern Munich[6]

Inter Milan[6]

Real Zaragoza[6]

Germany[6]

Individual

Death change

On 20 February 2024, many news organizations reported his death. It was reported by his partner that he died “suddenly and unexpectedly” of cardiac arrest.[1]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Andreas Brehme, scorer of West Germany's winning goal in the 1990 World Cup final, dies at 63". AP News. 20 February 2024.
  2. "Held von Rom: Andi Brehme mit 63 Jahren gestorben". www1.wdr.de (in German). 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  3. "Andreas Brehme". DFB Datencenter (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  4. "1. FC Kaiserslautern — Trainer". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. "SpVgg Unterhaching — Trainer". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Brehme, l'homme des moments décisifs". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  7. "1984 team of the tournament". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  8. Courtney, Barrie (14 August 2004). "European Championships – UEFA Teams of Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  9. "Bundesliga Historie 1985/86" (in German). kicker.
  10. Pierrend, José Luis; Di Maggio, Roberto (16 February 2014). "Italy – Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  11. Inter.it staff, inter(a t)inter.it (17 November 2006). "F.C. Internazionale Milano". Inter.it. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  12. Pierrend, José Luis (26 March 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1990". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 July 2014.