Andreas Brehme

Andreas Brehme owns one of the most iconic moments in World Cup history, and I'll always tip my hat to him for it. The Hamburg-born full-back coolly converted the 85th-minute penalty that won West Germany the 1990 final against Argentina, a single kick that decided a tournament. He was a wonderfully two-footed defender who contributed at both ends, the dependable craftsman type rather than the showman. He passed away in 2024, but that strike is permanently etched into football memory. To lift an entire nation to the summit with one decisive moment is rare, and I find myself simply grateful to have seen what he gave the game.

Name (English)

Andreas Brehme

Name (Japanese)

アンドレアス・ブレーメ

Reading

あんどれあす・ぶれーめ

Born

November 9, 1960 – February 20, 2024

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rat

Origin

Hamburg, United States

Height

176 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Awards & achievements

• 2018 German Football Hall of Fame

• Official sitehttps://www.andreas-brehme.de
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas%20Brehme
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A1
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159045

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.