BERLIN, Feb. 20 (dpa/EP) –
The German Andreas Brehme, scorer of the goal that won the 1990 World Cup for his team and who played for Real Zaragoza, has died at the age of 63 due to a heart attack, as confirmed to the 'dpa' agency by his partner Susanne. Schaefer.
“It is with deep sadness that I announce on behalf of the family that my colleague Andreas Brehme has passed away suddenly and unexpectedly overnight after suffering cardiac arrest. We ask that you respect our privacy at this difficult time and refrain from asking questions,” it read. Schaefer's statement.
The winger was capped 86 times with Germany and was responsible for scoring the penalty that gave the 'Mannschaft' their third World Cup in the 1990 World Cup final against Diego Armando Maradona's Argentina. As a curiosity, despite being left-handed, he did not hesitate to throw with his right leg, something he did regularly.
The one from Hamburg played two other World Cups, losing the 1986 final in Mexico against Argentina, and was also in the United States in 1994. At club level, he played for Bayern Munich and Kaiserlautern, with whom he won the Bundesliga. , and he shone with Inter Milan, where he shared a team with his compatriots Lottar Mathaus and Juergen Klinsmann and with whom he won Serie A in 1989 and the UEFA Cup in 1991. In addition, he had a brief stint in Spanish football, in the ranks of Real Zaragoza, where he spent one season before returning to Kaiserlautern.