Pierre Littbarski
Pierre Michael Littbarski (German pronunciation: [ˈpi̯ɛʁ lɪtˈbaʁskiː]; born 16 April 1960) is a German professional football manager and former player of 1. FC Köln and the West Germany national team. Known for his dribbling abilities,[1] he was mostly used as an attacking midfielder or winger. Littbarski was a FIFA World Cup winner with West Germany in 1990, and the runner-up in both 1982 and 1986. Littbarski was the caretaker manager of VfL Wolfsburg after taking over from Steve McClaren from 7 February to 17 March 2011.
Littbarski in 2006 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pierre Michael Littbarski | ||
Date of birth | 16 April 1960 | ||
Place of birth | West Berlin, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg (lead scout) | ||
Youth career | |||
1967–1976 | VfL Schöneberg | ||
1976–1978 | FC Hertha 03 Zehlendorf | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1986 | 1. FC Köln | 234 | (89) |
1986–1987 | RC Paris | 34 | (4) |
1987–1993 | 1. FC Köln | 172 | (27) |
1993–1994 | JEF United Ichihara | 63 | (10) |
1996–1997 | Brummell Sendai | 29 | (5) |
Total | 532 | (135) | |
National team | |||
1979–1982 | West Germany U-21 | 21 | (18) |
1980 | West Germany B | 1 | (0) |
1981–1990 | West Germany | 73 | (18) |
Teams managed | |||
1999–2000 | Yokohama FC | ||
2001 | Bayer Leverkusen (assistant) | ||
2001–2002 | MSV Duisburg | ||
2003–2004 | Yokohama FC | ||
2005–2006 | Sydney FC | ||
2006–2008 | Avispa Fukuoka | ||
2008 | Saipa | ||
2008–2010 | FC Vaduz | ||
2010–2011 | VfL Wolfsburg (assistant) | ||
2011 | VfL Wolfsburg (caretaker) | ||
2011–2012 | VfL Wolfsburg (assistant) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
1. FC Köln | 1978–79 | Bundesliga | 16 | 4 | ||||||
1979–80 | 34 | 7 | ||||||||
1980–81 | 32 | 6 | ||||||||
1981–82 | 33 | 15 | ||||||||
1982–83 | 34 | 16 | ||||||||
1983–84 | 33 | 17 | ||||||||
1984–85 | 28 | 16 | ||||||||
1985–86 | 24 | 8 | ||||||||
Total | 234 | 89 | ||||||||
RCF Paris | 1986–87 | Division 1 | 32 | 4 | ||||||
1987–88 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
Total | 34 | 4 | ||||||||
1. FC Köln | 1987–88 | Bundesliga | 31 | 8 | ||||||
1988–89 | 30 | 5 | ||||||||
1989–90 | 34 | 8 | ||||||||
1990–91 | 15 | 2 | ||||||||
1991–92 | 36 | 1 | ||||||||
1992–93 | 26 | 3 | ||||||||
Total | 172 | 27 | ||||||||
JEF United Ichihara | 1993 | J1 League | 35 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 11 |
1994 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
Total | 63 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 74 | 12 | ||
Brummell Sendai | 1996 | Football League | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 30 | 6 | |
1997 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 6 | ||
Career total | 532 | 135 |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Germany | 1981 | 2 | 3 |
1982 | 15 | 5 | |
1983 | 8 | 0 | |
1984 | 3 | 0 | |
1985 | 10 | 4 | |
1986 | 7 | 0 | |
1987 | 6 | 3 | |
1988 | 8 | 0 | |
1989 | 4 | 2 | |
1990 | 10 | 1 | |
Total | 73 | 18 |
- Scores and results list West Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Littbarski goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 14 October 1981 | Praterstadion, Vienna | Austria | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1982 World Cup qualifier |
2 | 3–1 | |||||
3 | 18 November 1981 | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund | Albania | 6–0 | 8–0 | 1982 World Cup qualifier |
4 | 14 April 1982 | Müngersdorferstadion, Cologne | Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
5 | 12 May 1982 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo | Norway | 2–1 | 4–2 | Friendly |
6 | 3–1 | |||||
7 | 2 July 1982 | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid | Spain | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1982 World Cup |
8 | 8 July 1982 | Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville | France | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1982 World Cup |
9 | 24 February 1985 | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon | Portugal | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1986 World Cup qualifier |
10 | 27 March 1985 | Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken | Malta | 4–0 | 6–0 | 1986 World Cup qualifier |
11 | 17 April 1985 | Rosenaustadion, Augsburg | Bulgaria | 3–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
12 | 30 April 1985 | Strahov Stadium, Prague | Czechoslovakia | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1986 World Cup qualifier |
13 | 9 September 1987 | Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf | England | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
14 | 2–0 | |||||
15 | 13 October 1987 | Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen | Sweden | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
16 | 22 March 1989 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia | Bulgaria | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
17 | 4 October 1989 | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund | Finland | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1990 World Cup qualifier |
18 | 19 June 1990 | San Siro, Milan | Colombia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1990 World Cup |
Managerial statistics
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Yokohama FC | 2003 | 2004 | 88 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 22.73 |
Sydney FC | 2005 | 2006 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 61.76 |
Avispa Fukuoka | 2007 | 2008 | 72 | 30 | 12 | 30 | 41.67 |
Total | 194 | 71 | 53 | 70 | 36.60 |
Honours
1. FC Köln[4]
Germany[5]
- FIFA World Cup: 1990; runner-up: 1982, 1986
Individual
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1981–82, 1984–85, 1989–90[6][7][8]
- FIFA World Cup top assist provider: 1982[9]
- Goal of the Year (Germany): 1985[10]
- Sydney FC Hall of Fame: 2015[11]
References
- ↑ "Littbarski, dribble ace turned coach". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ↑ "Pierre Littbarski – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ↑ "J.League Data Site". data.j-league.or.jp (in 日本語). Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ↑ "Pierre Littbarski" (in Deutsch). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "P. Littbarski". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1981/82" (in Deutsch). kicker.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1984/85" (in Deutsch). kicker.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1989/90" (in Deutsch). kicker.
- ↑ "World Cup 1982 – Statistics". Planetworldcup. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ↑ "Das Tor des Jahres 1985 - Pierre Littbarski" (in Deutsch). Sportschau. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ↑ Sydney FC inducts eight greats to its Hall of Fame. 16 March 2015. https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/sydney-fc-inducts-eight-greats-to-its-hall-of-fame. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
Other websites
- Pierre Littbarski at fussballdaten.de (German)
- Pierre Littbarski at National-Football-Teams.com
- League matches of Pierre Littbarski season by season at RSSSF
- TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen's Who's Who
- Player statistics at J.League (in Japanese)
- Manager statistics at J.League (in Japanese)