SOCCER PLAYER

Andreas Brehme

1960 - 2024

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Andreas "Andi" Brehme (German pronunciation: [anˈdʁeːas ˈʔandiː ˈbʁeːmə]; 9 November 1960 – 20 February 2024) was a German professional football player and coach. At international level, he is best known for scoring the winning goal for Germany in the 1990 FIFA World Cup final against Argentina from an 85th-minute penalty kick. At club level, Brehme played for several teams in Germany and also had spells in Italy and Spain. A versatile attacking full-back with an eye for goal, Brehme was capable of playing anywhere along the flank on either side of the pitch, and was known for his crossing ability, ambidexterity, and his accuracy from free-kicks and penalties, possessing a powerful shot. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andreas Brehme is the 194th most popular soccer player (down from 92nd in 2019), the 929th most popular biography from Germany (down from 587th in 2019) and the 12th most popular German Soccer Player.

Andreas Brehme is most famous for scoring the winning goal in the 1990 World Cup final.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Andreas Brehme ranks 194 out of 21,273. Before him are Ruud Krol, Edwin van der Sar, Carlos Valderrama, Yasuo Suzuki, Ernesto Valverde, and Motoo Tatsuhara. After him are Tomohiko Ikoma, Paulino Alcántara, Iker Casillas, Gunnar Gren, Carles Rexach, and Helmut Schön.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Andreas Brehme ranks 34. Before him are Rudi Völler, Kenneth Branagh, Stanley Tucci, James Comey, Ebrahim Raisi, and Ivan Lendl. After him are Brian Cowen, Kim Ki-duk, Eric Adams, Hiroyuki Sanada, Damon Hill, and BD Wong. Among people deceased in 2024, Andreas Brehme ranks 64. Before him are Yahya Sinwar, Caterina Valente, Juan Vicente Pérez, Ebrahim Raisi, Philip Zimbardo, and Maurizio Pollini. After him are Susan Wojcicki, Bernard Hill, Renato Martino, Carl Weathers, Kurt Hamrin, and Nguyễn Phú Trọng.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Andreas Brehme ranks 929 out of 7,253. Before him are Bernard Katz (1911), Marie d'Agoult (1805), Hans Sachs (1494), Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1680), Jochen Mass (1946), and Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust (1809). After him are Stefan George (1868), Anna Maria van Schurman (1607), Carl David Tolmé Runge (1856), Arthur Auwers (1838), Ulrich von Jungingen (1360), and Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (1870).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany

Among soccer players born in Germany, Andreas Brehme ranks 12. Before him are Uwe Seeler (1936), Fritz Walter (1920), Paul Breitner (1951), Rudi Völler (1960), Jürgen Klinsmann (1964), and Berti Vogts (1946). After him are Helmut Schön (1915), Helmut Rahn (1929), Wolfgang Overath (1943), Bert Trautmann (1923), Felix Magath (1953), and Harald Schumacher (1954).

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