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Lothar Matthäus

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Lothar Matthäus
Lothar Herbert Matthäus is a German football pundit and former player and manager. After captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 FIFA World Cup where he lifted the World Cup trophy, he was awarded the Ballon d'Or. In 1991, he was named the first FIFA World Player of the Year, and remains the only German to have received the award. He was also included in the Ballon d'Or Dream Team in 2020.
BornMarch 21, 1961
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BornMarch 21, 1961
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    • Known for

    UEFA Champions League (1992)
    UEFA Champions League
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Self - Bayern Munich
    European Men's Football Championships
    TV Series
    • Self - Expert
    • 1960
    Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996)
    Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Self
    VM-krönika 1986 (1986)
    VM-krönika 1986
    5.8
    • Self
    • 1986

    Credits

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    Self

    • WM 1994: Elf Helden - Ein Albtraum (2026)
      WM 1994: Elf Helden - Ein Albtraum
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Self
      • 2026
    • Ein Sommer in Italien - WM 1990 (2026)
      Ein Sommer in Italien - WM 1990
      7.8
      • Self
      • 2026
    • Rudi Völler - Die Dokumentation (2025)
      Rudi Völler - Die Dokumentation
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Self
      • 2025
    • FC Hollywood - Der FC Bayern und die verrückten 90er (2025)
      FC Hollywood - Der FC Bayern und die verrückten 90er
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Self
      • 2025
    • Heute Journal (1978)
      Heute Journal
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Self
      • 2025
    • Kai Pflaume in Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell (2011)
      Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Self
      • 2025
    • Morgenmagazin (1992)
      Morgenmagazin
      4.4
      TV Series
      • Self
      • 2024
    • Das RTL EM-Studio - Alle Spiele, Tore, Emotionen (2024)
      Das RTL EM-Studio - Alle Spiele, Tore, Emotionen
      TV Series
      • Self
      • 2024
    • Fußballwunder: Von Bern bis Berlin (2024)
      Fußballwunder: Von Bern bis Berlin
      8.0
      • Self
      • 2024
    • Brisant (1994)
      Brisant
      4.9
      TV Series
      • Self
      • 2024
    • Gedenkfeier für Franz Beckenbauer
      TV Special
      • Self
      • 2024
    • Beckenbauer (2024)
      Beckenbauer
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Self
      • 2024
    • Lionel Messi in Captains of the World (2023)
      Captains of the World
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Self
      • 2023
    • Meine Geschichte
      TV Series
      • Self
      • 2023
    • Leute heute (1997)
      Leute heute
      3.7
      TV Series
      • Self
      • 2021–2023

    Archive Footage

    • Miguel Robitzky and Carolin Worbs in Too Many Tabs - der Podcast (2022)
      Too Many Tabs - der Podcast
      5.2
      Podcast Series
      • Self (archive sound, voice)
      • 2026
    • Fun Facts
      8.0
      Podcast Series
      • Self (archive footage)
      • 2026
    • Morgenmagazin (1992)
      Morgenmagazin
      4.4
      TV Series
      • Self (archive footage)
      • 2024–2025
    • Horst Hrubesch - Ungeheuer erfolgreich (2024)
      Horst Hrubesch - Ungeheuer erfolgreich
      TV Movie
      • Self (archive footage)
      • 2024
    • Leute heute (1997)
      Leute heute
      3.7
      TV Series
      • Self (archive footage)
      • 2022
    • Studio Sport (1969)
      Studio Sport
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Self (archive footage)
      • 2020
    • Amada Argentina (2018)
      Amada Argentina
      • Self (archive footage)
      • 2018
    • Winston Churchill in History (2000)
      History
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Self (archive footage)
      • 2012
    • Neues aus der Anstalt (2007)
      Neues aus der Anstalt
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Harald Schmidt and Oliver Pocher in Schmidt & Pocher (2007)
      Schmidt & Pocher
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Self (archive footage)
      • 2007
    • Unsere Besten (2003)
      Unsere Besten
      4.3
      TV Series
      • Self (archive footage)
      • 2006
    • Oranje kampioen! EK '88 (2004)
      Oranje kampioen! EK '88
      7.9
      Video
      • Self (archive footage)
      • 2004
    • That Game: England v Germany 1990
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • Self (archive footage)
      • 2004
    • Ja gut, ich sach mal...
      6.0
      Video
      • Self (archive footage)
      • 2004
    • Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin (1994)
      Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
      3.2
      TV Series
      • Self (archive footage)
      • 2001

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative name
      • Lothar Matthaus
    • Height
      • 5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
    • Born
      • March 21, 1961
      • Erlangen, Germany
    • Spouses
        Liliana NovaJanuary 1, 2009 - February 2, 2011 (divorced)
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      • 1 Interview
      • 1 Article
      • 1 Pictorial

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Captained West Germany to their FIFA World Cup win in 1990.
    • Quotes
      [in English] I look not back, I look in front.

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