Soccer world champion Andreas Brehme has died at the age of 63. This is reported by the dpa news agency, citing his partner. Brehme died “suddenly and unexpectedly as a result of a cardiac arrest”.
The footballer played 86 international matches with the German national team. In 1990 he scored the winning goal with a penalty in the World Cup final against Argentina to make it 1-0.
The Hamburg native played in a total of three World Cup finals. In 1986 he was with Germany in the final against Argentina, which the Germans lost. As a club player he had particular success with Inter Milan, with whom he became champions in 1989 and UEFA Cup winners in 1991.
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Soccer world champion Andreas Brehme has died at the age of 63. This is reported by the dpa news agency, citing his partner. Brehme died “suddenly and unexpectedly as a result of a cardiac arrest”.
The footballer played 86 international matches with the German national team. In 1990 he scored the winning goal with a penalty in the World Cup final against Argentina to make it 1-0.
The Hamburg native played in a total of three World Cup finals. In 1986 he was with Germany in the final against Argentina, which the Germans lost. As a club player he had particular success with Inter Milan, with whom he became champions in 1989 and UEFA Cup winners in 1991.
