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My Take
Andreas Köpke is a goalkeeper whose career I genuinely admire. He was part of the Germany squad that won the 1990 World Cup, reached the 1994 quarter-finals, and then stepped up as first-choice keeper for the Euro 1996 win after succeeding Bodo Illgner. That patience impresses me: waiting your turn behind another keeper and then delivering on the biggest stage. Being named German Footballer of the Year in 1993 tells me he was respected well beyond just being a squad member. Born in Kiel in 1962, he later moved into coaching, and I like that he stayed inside the game rather than walking away from it.
Overview
Andreas "Andy" Köpke (German pronunciation: [anˈdʁeːas ˈʔandiː ˈkœpkə]; born 12 March 1962) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. After being selected for the Germany national team squads that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and reached the quarter-finals of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, he succeeded Bodo Illgner to become Germany's first-choice goalkeeper at UEFA Euro 1996 (which Germany won)…
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Andreas Köpke
- Name (Japanese)
- アンドレアス・ケプケ
- Reading
- あんどれあす・けぷけ
- Born
- March 12, 1962 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Tiger
- Origin
- Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 182 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach / athlete
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1993 German Footballer of the Year
- Bavarian Order of Merit
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Germany →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.