Lothar Matthäus received the appointment as
the honory captain of the German National
team on friday evening at the meeting of the
DFB in Magdeburg. He is the fourth German
football player ever to receive this honour after
Fritz Walter, Uwe Seeler and Franz
Beckenbauer.
Matthäus played 150 times for the German
National team and made his last game at the
european championchip in Rotterdam on June
20th 2000 against Portugal.
In his successfull career the team captain
Matthäus lead Germany to the gain of the
world champion in Italy 1990. Matthäus, who
made his debut in 1980 against the
Netherlands, was also part of the German
National team in 1980, when they won the European Championship in Italy.
Matthäus started his career at the FC Herzogenaurach and played for Borussia
Mönchengladbach from 1979 to 1984 before he came to Bayern München. After a four
year appearance for Inter Mailand from 1988 to 1992 he returned to Bayern München.
He finished his career at the New York MetroStars in 2000.
Matthäus was voted for the "world best player " in 1990 and 1991.
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Lothar Matthäus received the appointment as
the honory captain of the German National
team on friday evening at the meeting of the
DFB in Magdeburg. He is the fourth German
football player ever to receive this honour after
Fritz Walter, Uwe Seeler and Franz
Beckenbauer.
Matthäus played 150 times for the German
National team and made his last game at the
european championchip in Rotterdam on June
20th 2000 against Portugal.
In his successfull career the team captain
Matthäus lead Germany to the gain of the
world champion in Italy 1990. Matthäus, who
made his debut in 1980 against the
Netherlands, was also part of the German
National team in 1980, when they won the European Championship in Italy.
Matthäus started his career at the FC Herzogenaurach and played for Borussia
Mönchengladbach from 1979 to 1984 before he came to Bayern München. After a four
year appearance for Inter Mailand from 1988 to 1992 he returned to Bayern München.
He finished his career at the New York MetroStars in 2000.
Matthäus was voted for the "world best player " in 1990 and 1991.
