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.

Lothar Matthäus
Matthäus in 2019
Personal information
Full name Lothar Herbert Matthäus
Date of birth (1961-03-21) 21 March 1961 (age 63)
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
Men's football
Representing  West Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1990 Italy
Runner-up 1982 Spain
Runner-up 1986 Mexico
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1980 Italy
Third place 1988 West Germany
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental[c] 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

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
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[2]
List of international goals scored by Lothar Matthäus
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

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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 14 028.13 [3][4][5]
Partizan 22 December 2002 14 December 2003 44 29 6 9 065.91 [6][7][8][9][10]
Hungary 14 December 2003 11 January 2006 28 11 3 14 039.29 [11][12][13][14]
Atlético Paranaense 11 January 2006 20 March 2006 7 5 2 0 071.43 [12][15]
Maccabi Netanya 13 June 2008 29 April 2009 32 14 12 6 043.75 [16][17]
Bulgaria 23 September 2010 19 September 2011 10 3 3 4 030.00 [18][19][20][21]
Total 153 71 35 47 046.41

Honours

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The number 10 Inter Milan jersey of Matthäus in the San Siro museum

Bayern Munich[22][23]

Inter Milan[22][23]

MetroStars[22]

Germany

Individual

References

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