Paul Breitner

German association football player

Paul Breitner (born 5 September 1951) is a former German football player. He has played for West Germany national team.

Paul Breitner
Breitner in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-09-05) 5 September 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth Kolbermoor, Bavaria, West Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back, midfielder
Youth career
1957–1961 SV-DJK Kolbermoor
1961–1970 ESV Freilassing
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1974 Bayern Munich 109 (17)
1974–1977 Real Madrid 84 (10)
1977–1978 Eintracht Braunschweig 30 (10)
1978–1983 Bayern Munich 146 (66)
Total 369 (103)
National team
1968–1970 West Germany Youth 16 (1)
1971 West Germany U-23 1 (0)
1971–1982 West Germany 48 (10)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  West Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1974 West Germany
Runner-up 1982 Spain
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1972 Belgium
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Club career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Europe[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich 1969–70 Bundesliga 1 0 1 0
1970–71 21 2 5 0 4 0 30 2
1971–72 30 4 6 0 8 1 44 5
1972–73 32 4 6 1 5 0 43 5
1973–74 26 7 4 1 7 1 37 9
Total 109 17 22 2 24 2 155 21
Real Madrid 1974–75 La Liga 29 3 6 0 35 3
1975–76 25 6 7 0 32 6
1976–77 30 1 3 0 33 1
Total 84 10 16 0 100 10
Eintracht Braunschweig 1977–78 Bundesliga 30 10 2 0 5 1 37 11
Bayern Munich 1978–79 Bundesliga 33 12 2 1 35 13
1979–80 32 10 3 2 10 4 45 16
1980–81 30 17 2 0 8 1 40 18
1981–82 29 18 6 5 7 5 42 28
1982–83 22 9 2 1 6 3 30 13
Total 146 66 15 9 31 13 182 84
Career total 369 103 39 11 76 16 484 130

International career statistics

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Germany national team
YearAppsGoals
1971 2 0
1972 7 1
1973 6 0
1974 11 4
1975 2 0
1976 0 0
1977 0 0
1978 0 0
1979 0 0
1980 0 0
1981 8 3
1982 12 2
Total 48 10

Honours

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Bayern Munich

Real Madrid

West Germany

Individual

References

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  1. "Paul Breitner". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  2. "Paul Breitner - International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.
  3. "Bundesliga Historie 1971/72" (in German). kicker.
  4. "Bundesliga Historie 1972/73" (in German). kicker.
  5. "Bundesliga Historie 1978/79" (in German). kicker.
  6. "Bundesliga Historie 1979/80" (in German). kicker.
  7. "Bundesliga Historie 1980/81" (in German). kicker.
  8. "Bundesliga Historie 1981/82" (in German). kicker.
  9. "Bundesliga Historie 1982/83" (in German). kicker.
  10. "1972 team of the tournament". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  11. "Eric Batty's World XI – The Seventies". Beyond The Last Man. 7 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  12. "Fans name greatest reds of all time". FC Bayern München. 1 June 2005. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  13. "The other two Ballon d'Or Dream Team XIs: Zidane, Cruyff, Iniesta, Di Stefano... but no Casillas". MARCA. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.