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A versatile and complete player, Matthäus is regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, and was renowned for his perceptive passing, positional sense, well-timed tackling, as well as powerful shooting. During his career, he usually played as a box-to-box midfielder, although late in his career he played as a sweeper. [4] Early life.
Apr 26, 2024 · Lothar Matthaus, German football (soccer) player who was the only outfield player in the world to compete in five World Cup finals—1982, 1986, 1990 (when he captained the German team to the title), 1994, and 1998. He was also a member of the 1980 European Championship team.
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Dynamic, physically imposing and with a fierce will to win, Lothar Matthaus embodied the traditional strengths of German footballers. At the heart of his country's triumph at the 1990 FIFA World...
Mar 21, 2021 · Matthaus had a remarkable goalscoring record for a midfielder, particularly in his first spell with Bayern Munich and then at Inter Milan, where he found the back of the net in virtually every...
He was the heart, the lungs, the guardian and the executor on some of the most successful teams of FIFA World Cup history. But Lothar Matthäus didn't just get to play in five World...
Mar 27, 2020 · A frightening combination of two-footedness, power, speed, technical ability and set-piece expertise, he could play as the number 10 he wore throughout the majority of his career, but also sit deeper as a schemer capable of making late runs into the box.
Lothar Matthäus former footballer from Germany Defensive Midfield last club: New York MetroStars * Mar 21, 1961 in Erlangen, Germany.
