Andreas Brehme

Andreas Brehme was born in Hamburg and began his senior football career at 1. FC Saarbrücken before rising to prominence with 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Bayern Munich, with whom he won the Bundesliga in 1987. Remarkably ambidextrous, Brehme was renowned as one of the finest full-backs and set-piece specialists in football history, equally lethal taking free kicks and penalties with either his left or right foot.

In 1988, Brehme moved to Inter Milan alongside compatriot Lothar Matthäus, winning Serie A in 1989 and the UEFA Cup in 1991. For West Germany, Brehme earned 86 caps. On July 8, 1990, in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Brehme stepped up in the 85th minute of the World Cup Final and calmly slotted home an 85th-minute right-footed penalty past Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Goycochea to win the World Cup for West Germany. In 1998, he captained Kaiserslautern to a fairytale Bundesliga title as a newly promoted team before retiring.