1990 World Cup-winning goal scorer Germany’s Andreas Brehme passes away. football news

Andreas Brehme, who scored from the penalty spot to give West Germany victory in the 1990 World Cup final against Argentina, died on Tuesday night at the age of 63, his former club Bayern Munich said. “FC Bayern is deeply shocked by the sudden death of Andreas Brehm,” the club said in a statement. “We will always keep Andreas Brehme in our hearts. As a world champion and a very special person.” The versatile Brehme spent two seasons with Bayern Munich between 1986–1988.

His professional career saw him play for teams including Saarbrücken, Kaiserslautern, Inter Milan and Real Zaragoza, among others.

He played 86 times for his country, scoring eight goals, the most famous of which, an 85th-minute penalty against Argentina at Rome’s Olympic Stadium, gave West Germany its third World Cup title.

Kaiserslautern, where Brehme played for 10 seasons in two seasons, winning the Bundesliga and the German Cup, said the club would “respect his memory”.

“A brilliant player, a true interista,” Brehme’s former club Inter Milan said in a post on Twitter.

“Ciao Andy, forever a legend,” said the Italian giants, where Brehme played alongside his national team colleagues Juergen Klinsmann and Lothar Matthias.

The Nerazzurri said their players will wear black armbands in honor of Brehm during Tuesday’s Champions League clash against Atletico Madrid.

Brehme’s death came shortly after the death of another German football legend, Franz Beckenbauer.

Beckenbauer, who died in January, was in the dugout for West Germany as manager when the team won the World Cup in 1990.

“Unfortunately, the sad news doesn’t stop,” 1990 World Cup winner Pierre Littbarski told AFP’s sports news subsidiary SID.

“It’s very sad for German football and especially for us, the 1990 world champions.”

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