BERLIN: Andreas Brehme, the World Cup winner whose late penalty in the 1990 final over Argentina in Italy gave Germany their third world trophy, has died at the age of 63, according to his family.
When his penalty kick gave Germany a 1-0 victory over Diego Maradona’s Argentina in the World Cup final in Rome, the offensive full back became an instant football legend.
Tributes and condolences flooded in from clubs throughout the Bundesliga as well as Europe.
“A superb player and an avid Inter supporter. “Ciao, Andy, forever legend,” previous club Inter Milan wrote on social media.
Brehme additionally played for Bayern Munich as well as Real Zaragoza before retiring in 1998 after rejoining Kaiserslautern and winning the Bundesliga championship with them.
However, the defender’s football career began in his homeland of Hamburg with HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst.
Brehme’s extraordinary talent with both feet might be attributed in part to his father as well as coach, Bernd.
Brehme will be remembered in Italy for his cooperation with countrymen Juergen Klinsmann as well as Lothar Matthaeus at Inter Milan.
He additionally won the German league trophy with Bayern Munich, as well as the Serie A trophy and the UEFA Cup with Inter.
“FCK mourns the passing of Andreas Brehme,” Kaiserslautern declared. “He wore the Red Devils’ shirt for ten years and won the German championship and German Cup with FCK.” “The FCK family is in tremendous mourning, and our prayers are with Andi’s family and friends.”
Brehme earned 86 caps for Germany and scored eight goals, notably the one for which he is best remembered.
SOURCE: DAWN NEWS
