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Paul Breitner
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Paul Breitner

b. 1951

German association football player (born 1951)

Born
5 Sept 1951 · Munich

Life timeline

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

Showing 86 years
  1. 5 Sept 1951BornBorn in Munich
  2. 1968 – 1970TeamGermany national under-18 football team
  3. 1970 – 1974TeamFC Bayern Munich
  4. 1971 – 1982TeamGermany men's national association football team
  5. 1971TeamGermany national under-21 football team
  6. 1971TeamGermany national under-23 football team
  7. 1974Took part1974 FIFA World Cup
  8. 1974 – 1977TeamReal Madrid Club de Fútbol
  9. 1977 – 1978TeamEintracht Braunschweig
  10. 1978 – 1983TeamFC Bayern Munich
  11. 1981AwardGerman Footballer of the Year
  12. 1982Took part1982 FIFA World Cup
  13. 2018AwardGerman Football Hall of Fame

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1951 – today).

  1. 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
  2. 19541954 FIFA World Cup
  3. 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
  4. 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  5. 1956Suez Crisis
  6. 19581958 FIFA World Cup
  7. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  8. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  9. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  10. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  11. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  12. 1968Prague Spring
  13. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  14. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  15. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  16. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  17. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  18. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  19. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  20. 1985Schengen Agreement
  21. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  22. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  23. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  24. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  25. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  26. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  27. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  28. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  29. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  30. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  31. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  32. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  33. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  34. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  35. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  36. 20112011 Norway attacks
  37. 2011Libyan civil war
  38. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  39. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  40. 20142014 FIFA World Cup

Biography

Paul Breitner (German pronunciation: [ˈpaʊl ˈbʁaɪtnɐ]; born 5 September 1951) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and left-back. Considered one of the best full-backs and midfielders of all time, and one of the best players of his era, Breitner was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Time Team. In 2004 he was named one of the Top 125 greatest living footballers as part of FIFA's 100th anniversary celebration.

Breitner was capped 48 times for West Germany and was an integral part of the team that won the 1974 FIFA World Cup, scoring in the final.

He also scored in the final of the 1982 FIFA World Cup, making him one of only five players to have scored in two different World Cup final matches, the others being Pelé, Vavá, Zinedine Zidane and Kylian Mbappé.

He was known for his partnerships with Franz Beckenbauer, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck and Berti Vogts in defence for the national team, and his midfield combination with Karl-Heinz Rummenigge for Bayern Munich.

Breitner has been working as a commentator, pundit and columnist in Germany since retiring and is also an advisor to the Bayern management board.

Text from the Wikipedia article Paul Breitner, CC BY-SA 4.0

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