Andreas Brehme

Andreas Brehme (9 November 1960 – 20 February 2024[2]) was a German football player. He has played for Germany national team.

Andreas Brehme
Andreas Brehme 2008.jpg
Brehme in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth(1960-11-09)9 November 1960
Place of birthHamburg, West Germany
Date of death20 February 2024(2024-02-20) (aged 63)[1]
Place of deathMunich, Germany
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionLeft-back, left wing-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
1965–1978HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1980HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst66(10)
1980–19811. FC Saarbrücken36(3)
1981–19861. FC Kaiserslautern154(34)
1986–1988Bayern Munich59(7)
1988–1992Inter Milan116(11)
1992–1993Zaragoza24(1)
1993–19981. FC Kaiserslautern120(9)
Total509(65)
National team
1980–1981West Germany U-213(0)
1981–1984West Germany Olympic10(2)
1984–1994Germany86(8)
Teams managed
2000–20021. FC Kaiserslautern
2004–2005SpVgg Unterhaching
2005–2006VfB Stuttgart (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Source:[3]

Club

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

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  USSR 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 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 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 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 1–0 1–0 1990 FIFA World Cup
8 10 October 1990 Stockholm, Sweden  Sweden 3–0 3–1 Friendly

Coaching record

Team From To Record Ref.
M W D L Win %
1. FC Kaiserslautern 6 October 2000 25 August 2002 79 38 11 30 48.10 [4]
SpVgg Unterhaching 1 July 2004 10 March 2005 30 11 3 16 36.67 [5]
Total 109 49 14 46 44.95

Honours

1. FC Kaiserslautern[6]

Bayern Munich[6]

Inter Milan[6]

Real Zaragoza[6]

Germany[6]

Individual

Death

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Andreas Brehme, scorer of West Germany's winning goal in the 1990 World Cup final, dies at 63" (in en). AP News. 20 February 2024. https://apnews.com/article/andreas-brehme-obit-germany-1990-cd5cbb944e786eea56a56182cc7d85fc. 
  2. Held von Rom: Andi Brehme mit 63 Jahren gestorben (in de). www1.wdr.de (2024-02-20). Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  3. Andreas Brehme (in de). DFB Datencenter. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  4. 1. FC Kaiserslautern — Trainer (in German). kicker.deOlympia Verlag. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. SpVgg Unterhaching — Trainer (in German). kicker.deOlympia Verlag. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Brehme, l'homme des moments décisifsFIFA. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  7. "1984 team of the tournament". Union of European Football Associations. https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d7bc1ec003b-5dab50424929-1000--euro-1984-team-of-the-tournament/?iv=true. Retrieved 14 May 2020. 
  8. Courtney, Barrie. European Championships – UEFA Teams of Tournament. RSSSF (14 August 2004). Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  9. Bundesliga Historie 1985/86 (in de)kicker.
  10. Pierrend, José Luis. Italy – Footballer of the Year. RSSSF (16 February 2014). Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  11. Inter.it staff, inter(a t)inter.it. F.C. Internazionale Milano (17 November 2006)Inter.it. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  12. Pierrend, José Luis. European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1990. RSSSF (26 March 2005). Retrieved 13 July 2014.