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Andreas Brehme
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Andreas Brehme

1960 – 2024 · aged 64

German association football player (1960–2024)

Born
9 Nov 1960 · Hamburg
Died
20 Feb 2024 · Munich

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 74 years
  1. 9 Nov 1960BornBorn in Hamburg
  2. 1978 – 1980TeamHSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst
  3. 1980 – 1981Team1. FC Saarbrücken
  4. 1980 – 1981TeamGermany national under-21 football team
  5. 1981 – 1986Team1. FC Kaiserslautern
  6. 1981 – 1984TeamGermany Olympic football team
  7. 1983 – 1984TeamGermany Olympic football team
  8. 1984Took part1984 Summer Olympics
  9. 1984 – 1994TeamGermany men's national association football team
  10. 1986Took part1986 FIFA World Cup
  11. 1986 – 1988TeamFC Bayern Munich
  12. 1988 – 1992TeamInter Milan
  13. 1990Took part1990 FIFA World Cup
  14. 1992 – 1993TeamReal Zaragoza
  15. 1993 – 1998Team1. FC Kaiserslautern
  16. 1994Took part1994 FIFA World Cup
  17. 2018AwardGerman Football Hall of Fame
  18. 20 Feb 2024DiedDied in Munich

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1960 – 2024).

  1. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  2. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  3. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  4. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  5. 1968Prague Spring
  6. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  7. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  8. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  9. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  10. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  11. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  12. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  13. 1985Schengen Agreement
  14. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  15. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  16. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  17. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  18. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  19. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  20. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  21. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  22. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  23. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  24. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  25. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  26. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  27. 20112011 Norway attacks
  28. 2011Libyan civil war
  29. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  30. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  31. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  32. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  33. 2015Paris Agreement
  34. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  35. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  36. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  37. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  38. 2023Gaza war
  39. 20242024 Summer Olympics

Biography

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.

Text from the Wikipedia article Andreas Brehme, CC BY-SA 4.0

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