Lothar Matthäus age: What age is Lothar Matthäus? – Lothar Herbert Matthäus, a German football analyst and former professional player and manager was born on March 21, 1961, and will be 62 years old in 2023.
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Matthaus, who was born in Erlangen, Bavaria, West Germany, began his professional career in 1979 with Borussia Mönchengladbach of the Bundesliga, where he remained until 1984.
From 1984 until 1988, he was a member of Bayern Munich, where he won the Bundesliga twice and the DFB-Pokal once. They also reached the European Cup final in 1987, leading 1-0 until two late goals handed FC Porto the victory.
Matthäus and Bayern teammate Andreas Brehme signed with Inter Milan of Serie A in 1988, winning the Scudetto and the Italian Supercup in their first season.
When he returned to Bayern Munich in 1992, he won four Bundesliga titles, two DFB-Pokals, another UEFA Cup, and advanced to the 1999 European Cup final.
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Matthäus went from Bayern Munich to New York City’s MetroStars of Major League Soccer in the 1999-2000 season. He played in the United States from March to October 2000 before retiring from professional football. He traveled to St. Tropez during his season with the MetroStars while he was meant to be recuperating his back.
At the age of 57, Matthäus came out of retirement to play 50 minutes in 1. FC Herzogenaurach’s final league game of the season in 2018.
On the international level, he captained West Germany to a World Cup triumph in 1990 and was awarded the Ballon d’Or.
He was crowned the first FIFA World Player of the Year in 1991, and he is still the only German to have received the honor.
In addition, he was included in the Ballon d’Or Dream Team for 2020.
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