{{Short description|German footballer (born 1961)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Lothar Matthäus | image = 2019 Lothar Matthäus.jpg | caption = Matthäus in 2019 | full_name = Lothar Herbert Matthäus | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|3|21|df=y}} | birth_place = Erlangen, West Germany | height = 1.74 m | position = Midfielder, sweeper | currentclub = | youthyears1 = 1971–1979 | youthclubs1 = 1. FC Herzogenaurach | years1 = 1978–1979 | clubs1 = 1. FC Herzogenaurach | caps1 = 22 | goals1 = 20 | years2 = 1979–1984 | clubs2 = Borussia Mönchengladbach | caps2 = 162 | goals2 = 36 | years3 = 1984–1988 | clubs3 = Bayern Munich | caps3 = 113 | goals3 = 57 | years4 = 1988–1992 | clubs4 = Inter Milan | caps4 = 115 | goals4 = 40 | years5 = 1992–2000 | clubs5 = Bayern Munich | caps5 = 189 | goals5 = 28 | years6 = 2000 | clubs6 = MetroStars | caps6 = 16 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2018 | clubs7 = 1. FC Herzogenaurach | caps7 = 1 | goals7 = 0 | totalcaps = 618 | totalgoals = 181 | nationalyears1 = 1979 | nationalteam1 = West Germany U18 | nationalcaps1 = 9 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | nationalyears2 = 1979–1983 | nationalteam2 = West Germany U21 | nationalcaps2 = 15 | nationalgoals2 = 2 | nationalteam3 = West Germany B | nationalyears3 = 1979–1981 | nationalcaps3 = 4 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | nationalteam4 = Germany | nationalyears4 = 1980–2000 | nationalcaps4 = 150 | nationalgoals4 = 23 | manageryears1 = 2001–2002 | managerclubs1 = Rapid Wien | manageryears2 = 2002–2003 | managerclubs2 = Partizan | manageryears3 = 2003–2006 | managerclubs3 = Hungary | manageryears4 = 2006 | managerclubs4 = Atlético Paranaense | manageryears5 = 2006–2007 | managerclubs5 = Red Bull Salzburg (assistant) | manageryears6 = 2008–2009 | managerclubs6 = Maccabi Netanya | manageryears7 = 2010–2011 | managerclubs7 = Bulgaria | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|FRG}}}} {{MedalCompetition|FIFA World Cup}} {{Medal|W|1990 Italy|}} {{Medal|RU|1982 Spain|}} {{Medal|RU|1986 Mexico|}} {{MedalCompetition|UEFA European Championship}} {{Medal|W|1980 Italy|}} {{Medal|Bronze|1988 West Germany|}} }} '''Lothar Herbert Matthäus''' ({{IPA|de|ˈloːtaʁ maˈtɛːʊs|-|De-Lothar Matthäus.ogg}};<ref>{{cite book|last1=Krech|first1=Eva-Maria|last2=Stock|first2=Eberhard|last3=Hirschfeld|first3=Ursula|last4=Anders|first4=Lutz Christian|title=Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch|trans-title=German Pronunciation Dictionary|language=de|year=2009|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|location=Berlin|isbn=978-3-11-018202-6|pages=709, 731}}</ref> born 21 March 1961) is a German football pundit and former professional player and manager. He captained West Germany to victory in the 1990 FIFA World Cup and was awarded the Ballon d'Or. In 1991, he was named the first FIFA World Player of the Year, and remains the only German to have received the award. He was also included in the Ballon d'Or Dream Team in 2020.
Matthäus was the first outfield player, and second overall after Antonio Carbajal, to appear at five FIFA World Cups (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 and 1998); he remains one of only six male players to have done so, along with Antonio Carbajal, Rafael Márquez, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Andrés Guardado. He also won UEFA Euro 1980, and played in the 1984, 1988 and 2000 UEFA European Championships. In 1999, aged 38, Matthäus was again voted German Footballer of the Year, having previously won the award in 1990.
Matthäus is the most capped German player of all time, retiring with a total of 150 appearances (83 for West Germany) in 20 years, and 23 goals. Matthäus is a member of the FIFA 100 list of the greatest living football players chosen by Pelé.<ref name="FIFA 100">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3533891.stm |title=Pele's list of the greatest |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 March 2004 |access-date=29 May 2014 }}</ref> Diego Maradona said of Matthäus, "He is the best rival I've ever had. I guess that's enough to define him."<ref>{{cite book | first = Diego Armando | last = Maradona | year = 2006 | title = Yo Soy El Diego | language = es | publisher = Planeta Publishing Corporation}}</ref>
A versatile and complete player, Matthäus is regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, and was renowned for his perceptive passing, positional sense and well-timed tackling, as well as his powerful shooting. During his career, he usually played as a box-to-box midfielder, although late in his career he played as a sweeper.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/10-greatest-midfielders-in-football-history/10 |title=10 greatest midfielders in football history: #1 Lothar Matthaus |website=sportskeeda.com |publisher=Sportskeeda |first=Ashwin |last=Hanagudu |date=17 September 2016 |access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cormack |first=James |date=2024-07-08 |title=The best midfielders of all time |url=https://www.90min.com/best-midfielders-of-all-time |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=90min.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Churchill |first=Max |date=2025-01-18 |title=The 10 greatest defensive midfielders in football history ranked - Rodri 8th |url=https://www.givemesport.com/greatest-defensive-midfielders-in-football-history-ranked/ |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=GiveMeSport |language=en}}</ref>
==Early life== Lothar Herbert Matthäus was born on 21 March 1961 in Erlangen, Bavaria, West Germany,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/world-player-ranking/lothar-matthaus/ |title=Lothar Matthaus |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref> to Heinz (1930–2019) and Katharina Matthäus (1931–2020). His father, who was born in southern Silesia, fled west across the Oder in 1944 ahead of the Soviet advance into the region, then worked as a canteen manager, while his mother worked for Puma.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gala.de/stars/news/lothar-matthaeus--zu-wenig-liebe-von-seinen-eltern--22140402.html |title=Der Ex-Fußballstar schüttet sein Herz aus |website=Gala.de |language=German |date=19 September 2019 }}</ref> He spent his early playing days in the youth team of 1. FC Herzogenaurach, located in a small town in Bavaria close to Nuremberg.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.zeit.de/2000/10/200010.erinnern_loddar_.xml?page=all | title = Rein fußballerisch betrachtet | first = Heike | last = Faller | work = Die Zeit | date = 2 March 2000 | access-date =1 November 2007 | language = de}}</ref>
==Club career== Matthäus started his professional career in 1979 with Borussia Mönchengladbach of the Bundesliga, for whom he played until 1984.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/matthaeusdata.html | title = Lothar Herbert Matthäus - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 21 December 2005 | website = RSSSF | access-date = 22 March 2019 }}</ref> He then played for Bayern Munich from 1984 to 1988, winning the Bundesliga twice and the DFB-Pokal. They also reached the European Cup final in 1987, leading 1–0 for most of the game until two late goals gave FC Porto the win.<ref name="Matthäus fifa">{{FIFA|174742}}.</ref>
thumb|upright|Matthäus in 1995
Matthäus and Bayern teammate Andreas Brehme signed with Inter Milan of Serie A in 1988, winning the ''Scudetto'' in 1988–89 during their first season, and the Italian Supercup that year as well. Matthäus continued to enjoy further success with Inter, winning the UEFA Cup in 1991 and being named FIFA World Player of the Year. In the final, he scored a penalty in the first leg to help them to their victory over Roma.<ref name="Matthäus fifa"/>
Returning to Bayern Munich in 1992, he won four Bundesliga titles, two DFB-Pokals, another UEFA Cup and reached a second European Cup final in 1999. The only major club football honour which eluded Matthäus, for competitions in which he played, was the UEFA Champions League. Famously, he came within two minutes of picking up a winners' medal in 1999, only to have his hopes dashed by Manchester United, who scored two last-minute goals in the final, after he was substituted in the 80th minute of play while the team was still leading 1–0. When the two teams went to collect their medals Matthäus removed his runners-up medal immediately after he received it – it was the second time he had been on the losing side in a final under similar circumstances; in the 1987 final, Bayern had been leading 1–0 most of the game until two late goals gave FC Porto the win. After Matthäus retired, Bayern would win the Champions League in 2000–01 and later that year the Intercontinental Cup. His last official match for Bayern took place in Munich on 8 March 2000 and was a Champions League match against Real Madrid, which Bayern won 4–1.<ref name="Matthäus fifa"/>
During the 1999–2000 season, Matthäus moved from Bayern to New York City's MetroStars team of Major League Soccer in the United States. He played in the US from March to October 2000 and retired from professional football afterwards. During his season with the MetroStars, he traveled to St. Tropez when he was supposed to be rehabbing his back.<ref>{{cite web | title = Lothar and Maren | publisher = metrofanatic.com| access-date =6 September 2014 | url = http://www.metrofanatic.com/story.jsp?ID=4668}}</ref> He ultimately made 16 apperances and scored 0 goals, and is considered one of the largest Europe to MLS busts in league history.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cattry |first1=Pardeep |title=Ranking the worst signings in MLS history: Lothar Matthaus, Federico Bernardeschi and Mexico star make list |url=https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/ranking-the-worst-signings-in-mls-history-lothar-matthaus-federico-bernardeschi-and-mexico-star-make-list/ |website=CBS |publisher=cbssports.com |access-date=May 3, 2026 |date=July 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Grahame L. |title=Matthaeus and MetroStars Need a Parting of the Ways |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jul-23-sp-57833-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=May 3, 2026 |date=July 23, 2000}}</ref>
Matthäus came out of retirement in 2018, at age 57, to play 50 minutes of 1. FC Herzogenaurach's final league game of the season. The team had already secured the league title, and the appearance allowed Matthäus to satisfy his ambition retiring with the club where his career started: "It was always my dream to play my last competitive game here."<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/lothar-matthaus-bayern-munich-germany-legend-plays-sunday-league-game-493707.jsp | title = Bundesliga legend Lothar Matthäus 'retires' from football after Sunday league game for hometown club FC Herzogenaurach | publisher = Bundesliga | date = 15 May 2018 | access-date = 20 January 2019 | language = en | archive-date = 13 May 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180513225258/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/lothar-matthaus-bayern-munich-germany-legend-plays-sunday-league-game-493707.jsp | url-status = dead }}</ref>
==International career== [[File:Lothar Matthäus.jpg|thumb|upright|Matthäus (pictured in 1999) has won more international caps than any German with 150 and went to nine major international tournaments, serving as captain of the 1990 World Cup champions.]]
===Early international years=== Matthäus was first called up in 1980 to the West German squad that won UEFA Euro 1980 in Italy, making his international debut during the tournament in a 3–2 first round win against the Netherlands on 14 June; this was his only appearance in this edition of the competition.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Debüt in DFB-Team vor 40 Jahren hatte bitteren Nachgeschmack|trans-title=Debut in Germany national football team 40 years ago had bitter aftertaste|url=https://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.lothar-matthaeus-debuet-in-dfb-team-vor-40-jahren-hatte-bitteren-nachgeschmack.b99e9968-f89c-473e-afd2-ec681bc06bc0.html|newspaper=Stuttgarter Nachrichten|date=12 June 2020|access-date=19 October 2024}}</ref> He also played two games at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain; he was brought on as a substitute in group stage games against Chile<ref name="final chapter">{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-matthaus-plans-to-add-a-final-chapter-to-his-world-cup-story-1159002.html |title=Football: Matthaus plans to add a final chapter to his World Cup story|newspaper=The Independent|date=17 May 1998 |access-date=11 May 2024}}</ref> and the infamous Disgrace of Gijón game versus Austria, which West Germany won 1–0, allowing both teams to advance from their group.<ref name="GuardianWorldCup">{{cite news|last=Smyth|first=Rob|title=No3: West Germany 1–0 Austria in 1982|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/feb/25/world-cup-25-stunning-moments-no3-germany-austria-1982-rob-smyth|newspaper=The Guardian|date=25 February 2014|access-date=23 June 2014}}</ref> West Germany reached the final, losing to Italy at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, 3–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sparkling Italy spring ultimate upset|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19820712&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|newspaper=Glasgow Herald|date=12 July 1982|access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref>
Matthäus also had a regular place in the national team for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, scoring the winner in the round of 16 against Morocco.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inside.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/1986mexico/news/worldcupathome-argentina-v-west-germany--mexico-1986-3070259|title=World Cup At Home: Argentina beat West Germany in Maradona's World Cup|website=FIFA|date=15 April 2020|access-date=11 May 2024}}</ref> In the final at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, despite his considerable play-making ability, he was assigned by coach Franz Beckenbauer to mark Argentina's Diego Maradona. Maradona did not score in the final, but his pass to Jorge Burruchaga with six minutes left in regulation time set up the winning goal for Argentina, and West Germany lost their second consecutive World Cup final, this time 3–2.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Alex|last=Yannis|title=Argentina Beats West Germany to Win the World Cup|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/30/sports/argentina-beats-west-germany-to-win-world-cup.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=30 June 1986 |access-date=11 May 2024 }}</ref>
At UEFA Euro 1988 on home soil, Matthäus captained the team and scored a penalty against eventual champions Netherlands in the semi-final to give his team a 1–0 lead, but Ronald Koeman leveled the score with a penalty, and then Marco van Basten slid in the winning goal in the final minutes.<ref name="guardian_euro88">{{Cite news|first=David|last=Lacey|title=Marco's late hook floors the favourites|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1988/jun/22/euro2004.sport|newspaper=The Guardian|date=22 June 1988|access-date=23 January 2009}}</ref>
===1990s=== [[File:WorldCup1994BulgariaGermany.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.13|During the 1994 World Cup, Matthäus scored a penalty against Borislav Mihaylov in the quarterfinals against Bulgaria at Giants Stadium, New York City.]] His immediate success in Italy's premier football league, the Serie A, was a precursor to the national team which finally managed to triumph at the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy. Six of West Germany's squad played professionally there; Matthäus and the West German squad played most of the World Cup games at Inter's home stadium the San Siro. West Germany was the best team of the tournament and one of the few to choose an attacking style of play, contrary to previous German teams' more defensive style. Matthäus led his squad from midfield and scored four goals, including two in the team's opening group match, a 4–1 win against Yugoslavia.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-11-sp-211-story.html |title=World Cup '90: Matthaus Lifts West Germany Past Yugoslavia|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=11 June 1990 |access-date=11 May 2024 }}</ref> He scored the only goal of the quarter-final against Czechoslovakia from a penalty awarded in the 25th minute of the match.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/germany-v-czechoslovakia-01-july-1990-242457/|title=Germany v Czechoslovakia, 01 July 1990|work=11v11.com|access-date=18 November 2018}}</ref> West Germany reached its third consecutive final, a rematch against Maradona-led Argentina, and this time Matthäus and his team emerged victorious 1–0 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome thanks to Andreas Brehme converting an 85th minute penalty. Matthäus later said that playing the World Cup in Italy was "like playing a World Cup at home".<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeZ_LgB9Urg | title = Lothar Matthäus recalls the 1990 World Cup – Part 4 | publisher = WorldSport.tv | date = 19 April 2010 | access-date = 27 May 2015}}</ref> As team captain, Matthäus hoisted the last World Cup trophy before German reunification in 1990.<ref>{{cite news |title=A riot of colour, emotion and memories: the World Cup stands alone in the field of sport|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/world-cup-russia-2018-preview-lionel-messi-ronaldo-italia-90-98-england-brazil-germany-france-a8392211.html|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref>
Matthäus did not participate in UEFA Euro 1992 in Sweden due to an injury, where a reunified Germany made the final but surprisingly lost 2–0 to Denmark.<ref name=bbcsaj>{{cite web |title=Euro 1992: Denmark's fairytale |first=Saj |last=Chowdhury |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17757335|website=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=12 May 2012 |access-date=26 July 2021 |archive-date=4 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504022302/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17757335 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, he captained the team but now operated as sweeper. He scored a penalty in Germany's quarter-final match against Bulgaria at Giants Stadium in New York City, which was also his record-tying 21st World Cup match, but the Bulgarians scored twice in three minutes to upset the defending champions.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/07/11/bulgaria-in-semis-a-complete-shock-to-germany/4cc28592-16d8-4b95-b84c-2b15cb2b7c32/|first=Steven|last=Goff|title=Bulgaria in Semis a Complete Shock to Germany|newspaper=Washington Post|date=10 July 1994 |access-date=11 May 2024 }}</ref> USA '94 was expected to be his last tournament, though he did not officially retire from international play. Matthäus was afterwards not called up for the national team, due to feuding with succeeding captain Jürgen Klinsmann and coach Berti Vogts. In his absence Germany won UEFA Euro 1996 in England.<ref name=guardrep>{{Cite web|first=David|last=Lacey|title=Champions toast a double Bierhoff|url=https://theguardian.newspapers.com/clip/83313038/the-guardian/|newspaper= The Guardian | date = 1 July 1996 | via = Newspapers.com | page = 10|access-date = 12 August 2021}}</ref>
Surprisingly, he was called up for the 1998 World Cup in France as a replacement for the injured Matthias Sammer.<ref name="final chapter"/> He was on the bench for Germany's victory over the United States, but came in as a substitute against FR Yugoslavia and helped the team to a 2–2 draw.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Christopher|last=Clarey|title=World Cup '98; Errant Bounces and Serendipity Give Germany a Draw|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/22/sports/world-cup-98-errant-bounces-and-serendipity-give-germany-a-draw.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=22 June 1998 |access-date=11 May 2024 }}</ref> He became the second player to appear in five different World Cup tournaments, tying the record of Mexican goalkeeper Antonio Carbajal.<ref name=fifa>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2017/m=5/news=behind-the-world-cup-record-lothar-matthaus-2882777.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508112817/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2017/m=5/news=behind-the-world-cup-record-lothar-matthaus-2882777.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 May 2017|title=Behind the World Cup record: Lothar Matthaus|publisher=FIFA|date=8 May 2017}}</ref> In 2014, the record has also been tied by Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon,<ref name=fifa/> who however has only played in four. In 2015, Homare Sawa and Formiga became the first footballers to appear for a record sixth time at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-women-japan-idUKKBN0NM3D120150501|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821094856/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-women-japan-idUKKBN0NM3D120150501|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 August 2016|title=Japan legend Sawa makes cut for sixth World Cup|website=Reuters|date=1 May 2015|access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref> Matthäus played in all the rest of Germany's matches until Croatia knocked them out in Lyon 3–0 in the quarterfinals,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/soccer/longterm/worldcup98/results/articles/croatia_germany.htm|first=Steven|last=Goff|title=Croatia Achieves "Historic Result"|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=5 July 1998 |access-date=11 May 2024 }}</ref> taking his total to a then-record 25<ref name=fifa/> (since eclipsed by Lionel Messi).
===Final international year=== Matthäus earned his last three caps at UEFA Euro 2000 in Belgium and the Netherlands, with his 150th cap being against Portugal, where Germany had a disastrous first-round exit.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lothar Matthaus |website=Wldcup.com |access-date=1 November 2007 |url=http://www.wldcup.com/euro/2004/players_past/486_lothar_matthaus.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027100032/http://www.wldcup.com/euro/2004/players_past/486_lothar_matthaus.html |archive-date=27 October 2007 }}</ref> He had a poor performance in the first group game against Romania, causing Oliver Bierhoff and other key German players to demand his benching, but head coach Erich Ribbeck stuck by Matthäus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/ca/soccer/list/wenger-berlusconi-xavi---the-players-coaches-and-presidents-who-stayed-on-too-long/39kuhfvo3mbn1i5l47b1ggzer/slide/7|first=Mark|last=Doyle|title=Wenger, Berlusconi, Xavi – the players, coaches and presidents who stayed on too long|website=Sporting News|date=12 May 2018|access-date=14 May 2018|archive-date=2 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702175941/http://www.sportingnews.com/ca/soccer/list/wenger-berlusconi-xavi---the-players-coaches-and-presidents-who-stayed-on-too-long/39kuhfvo3mbn1i5l47b1ggzer/slide/7|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Coaching career== One year after ending his playing career, Matthäus went into coaching. In his print interviews and other media appearances, he has been open about his goal and desire to coach in the German Bundesliga. His hope was that taking coaching jobs abroad would lead to offers from German clubs.
When none came his way even after multiple foreign appointments, he often brought it up in the German press in-between his coaching stints. In a lengthy November 2009 ''Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung'' interview, Matthäus complained about what he considers to be inadequate treatment he receives in Germany as a former great. He also bemoaned the lack of coaching job offers extended to him in the German Bundesliga—claiming German clubs perceive him as too much of a Bayern supporter and too closely linked with the influential ''Bild'' tabloid newspaper to give him a job.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/nov/08/lothar-matthaeus-germany-football-idol | title = I am an idol and should be treated like one, says Lothar Matthaeus | work = The Guardian | date = 8 November 2009 | access-date =9 November 2009}}</ref>
===Rapid Wien=== [[File:Lothar Matthaeus 2002.jpg|thumb|upright|Matthäus in Vienna in January 2002.]] His first head coaching experience was at SK Rapid Wien in the Austrian Bundesliga, lasting from 6 September 2001<ref name=rapidwienhired>{{cite news|title=Lothar Matthäus Sportdirektor bei Rapid|url=https://www.kicker.de/lothar-matthaeus-sportdirektor-bei-rapid-252446/artikel|access-date=28 January 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=6 September 2001|language=de}}</ref> until 14 May 2002 with mixed results.<ref name=rapidwiensack>{{cite news|title=Hickersberger wird Matthäus-Nachfolger|url=https://www.kicker.de/hickersberger-wird-matthaeus-nachfolger-265644/artikel|access-date=28 January 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=14 May 2002|language=de}}</ref> Matthäus got Rapid Wien to the second round of the UEFA Cup,<ref name="2001–02 season">{{cite web |title=Rapid Wien » Fixtures & Results 2001/2002 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te1531/rapid-vienna/all-matches/ |publisher=World Football |access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref> Round of 16 in the Austrian Cup,<ref name="2001–02 season"/> and finished in eighth place in Bundesliga.<ref>{{cite web |title=Austria » Bundesliga 2001/2002 » 36. Round |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/ro10107/md36/results-and-standings/ |publisher=World Football |access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref>
===Partizan=== In December 2002, looking to replace their recently sacked head coach Ljubiša Tumbaković, Serbian club FK Partizan hired Matthäus during mid-season winter break, signing the German to an 18-month contract.<ref name=partizanjob>{{cite news|title=Matthäus wird Trainer in Belgrad|url=https://www.kicker.de/matthaeus-wird-trainer-in-belgrad-276946/artikel|access-date=29 January 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=22 December 2012|language=de}}</ref>
Inheriting a team at the top of the league table, Matthäus achieved the immediate goal of steering Partizan to the 2002–03 league title; and did so in convincing fashion, extending the lead over the second-placed cross-town rivals Red Star Belgrade to 19 points at one point.
The German's finest hour with the club, however, came in August 2003 when Partizan eliminated Newcastle United in the Champions League third qualifying round to reach the 2003–04 competition's group stage.<ref name="2003–04 season">{{cite web |title=Partizan » Fixtures & Results 2003/2004 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te1460/partizan/all-matches/ |publisher=World Football |access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref> Following the first leg 0–1 loss at home, Partizan improbably triumphed 0–1 away at St. James' Park against the third-placed English Premier League club, taking the tie to extra-time and eventually penalties. The penalty series brought further dramatic changes of momentum before right back Milivoje Ćirković's successful spot-kick in the seventh penalty round finally put Partizan through. Matthäus notably had his back turned to the pitch as couldn't bear to watch the drama of Ćirković's penalty. Drawn in a tough group with Real Madrid, eventual champions FC Porto, and Olympique de Marseille, Partizan finished last thus missing out on the UEFA Cup spot.
On 13 December 2003, right after finishing the final league match of the first half of the season before the winter break (0–1 win away at FK Železnik), Matthäus abruptly resigned his Partizan post by addressing the players and club leadership in private.<ref name=partizanresignation>{{cite web | url = http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs/arhiva/2003/12/14/srpski/S03121306.shtml | title = Lotar Mateus podneo ostavku | publisher = Glas javnosti | date = 14 December 2003 | access-date = 9 November 2009 | language = sr | archive-date = 30 April 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110430221532/http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs/arhiva/2003/12/14/srpski/S03121306.shtml | url-status = dead }}</ref> A club spokesperson said Matthäus would clear everything up at a press conference scheduled for two days later, but it was already widely speculated through reports in the Hungarian press that the German had agreed terms with the Hungarian Football Federation to coach the Hungary national team. The rumours proved true as he officially signed the contract in Budapest and also got introduced to the media at Kempinski Hotel Corvinus.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs/arhiva/2003/12/15/srpski/S03121404.shtml | title = Lotar Mateus juče u Budimpešti promovisan u novog selektora reprezentacije Mađarske – Da li je Efenberg bio u pravu? | publisher = Glas javnosti | date = 15 December 2003 | access-date =9 November 2009 | language = sr}}</ref>
Four months after leaving Belgrade, in mid-April 2004, Matthäus, by now Hungarian national team head coach, gave a detailed interview to Serbian press, accusing Partizan club leadership of breaching the additional terms of his contract.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs/arhiva/2004/04/15/srpski/S04041401.shtml | title = Lotar Mateus progovorio o razlozima odlaska iz Humske i nameri da čelnike Partizana tuži u FIFA i UEFA: Dajem im tri dana fore | publisher = Glas javnosti | date = 15 April 2004 | access-date = 24 January 2010 | language = sr | archive-date = 30 April 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110430221520/http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs/arhiva/2004/04/15/srpski/S04041401.shtml | url-status = dead }}</ref> Matthäus revealed on the occasion that his initial contract with Partizan, finalized on 1 January 2003, had included a base guaranteed part in addition to premium clauses entitling him to between 5–10% of newly-agreed shirt sponsorship deals and of transfer fee amounts received by the club from selected players' sales, as well as Champions League bonus incentives. Matthäus further claimed that after none of the additional terms had been honoured, he had given up on asking for his percentages of the Danko Lazović and Zvonimir Vukić summer 2003 transfers out of the club (to Feyenoord and Shakhtar Donetsk, respectively) as well as from Superfund shirt sponsorship deal due to "not wanting to upset the team atmosphere during Champions League qualifying", but instead had pushed for the additional terms to be renegotiated. After successful Champions League qualification in August 2003, the additional terms had in fact been renegotiated with Partizan's general secretary Žarko Zečević so that both parties had thus agreed to put the previous additional terms out of effect and instead now entitle Matthäus to 15% of Igor Duljaj's (club's best young asset at the time) future transfer abroad as well as to allow Matthäus the option of leaving his contract at any point without penalties. Duljaj was sold to Shakhtar Donetsk in January 2004 for US$4 million, and Matthäus claimed Partizan had failed to pay him the agreed percentage of US$600,000 (or €469,500). The club responded two days later in a lengthy press release claiming not to owe him any money.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.b92.net/sport/fudbal/vesti.php?yyyy=2004&mm=04&dd=17&nav_id=138379 | title = Partizan ništa ne duguje Mateusu | publisher = B92 | date = 17 April 2004 | access-date =24 January 2010 | language = sr}}</ref> One day after that, Matthäus sued FK Partizan for the amount of US$600,000 before the Sports Arbitration Court in Lausanne, Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.b92.net/sport/fudbal/vesti.php?yyyy=2004&mm=04&dd=18&nav_id=138498 | title = Mateus definitivno tužio FK Partizan | publisher = B92 | date = 18 April 2004 | access-date =24 January 2010 | language = sr}}</ref>
===Hungarian national team=== Matthäus became manager of the Hungary national football team on 14 December 2003.<ref name=hungaryjob>{{cite news|title=Matthäus wird Ungarns Nationalcoach|url=https://www.kicker.de/matthaeus-wird-ungarns-nationalcoach-292262/artikel|access-date=11 February 2013|newspaper=licker|date=14 December 2003|language=de}}</ref> Taking over the national team of a country once synonymous with world class football that had over the decades in the meantime fallen to the point of being unable to qualify for a major competition since the 1986 FIFA World Cup, Matthäus was given the task of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup as part of the Hungarian Football Federation's (MLSZ) ambitious plan of returning on the path of former 1950s glory. After being drawn in a tough group with Sweden, Croatia and Bulgaria that goal looked increasingly difficult.
The campaign started in the autumn of 2004 and fairly quickly it became obvious Hungary were in over their heads. Opening 3–0 loss away at Croatia in early September was somewhat offset four days later by a 3–2 hard fought home win versus Iceland. A month later, Matthäus' Hungary faced another important test away from home, this time at Sweden and once again it finished in disappointment with another demoralizing 3–0 loss. Before the winter break, Hungary managed to beat the minnows of the group Malta thus finishing the autumn part of the qualifying in fourth place with six points, mathematically still within striking distance of the leading trio. Notable was a 2–0 win in a friendly in Kaiserslautern against Germany on 6 June 2004.
As the qualifiers resumed in late March 2005, Hungary hosted Bulgaria in what was pretty much a must win match for Matthäus' squad, however they only managed a draw right at the end with the goal coming in 90th minute for a 1–1 final scoreline. As Croatia and Sweden both won on the same occasion, the leading duo of teams now tangibly separated themselves from the pack of chasers, all of which meant that to qualify, Hungary would have to win all its remaining fixtures and get favourable results elsewhere. Such an improbable scenario failed to materialize and they ended up in fourth place with 14 points from 10 matches, behind Croatia and Sweden who had 25 and 24 points, respectively. However, Matthäus was allowed to finish out the campaign behind the bench, and was even offered Hungarian citizenship, which he at the time said he would accept. There's no word whether he actually did. Matthäus left the Hungarian national team on 11 January 2006.<ref name=atleticoparanaensejob>{{cite news|title=Matthäus hands over Hungary reins|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7b98cad394-119dfc6016ef-1000--matthaus-hands-over-hungary-reins/|access-date=11 February 2013|newspaper=UEFA|date=11 January 2006}}</ref>
After leaving the Hungary post, Matthäus was vocally critical of the Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ), accusing it in November 2007 of "not contributing, but exploiting Hungarian football" before adding that "it is not coincidental that the Hungarian bid to host Euro 2012 didn't receive any votes".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportgeza.hu/futball/hirek/334347/ |title=Matthäus: Mindenki mondjon le! |date=3 November 2007 |access-date=26 January 2009 |publisher=Sport Géza |language=hu }}</ref>
===Athletico Paranaense=== Matthäus signed a one-year contract to coach Brazilian club Athletico Paranaense from the city of Curitiba on 11 January 2006.<ref name=atleticoparanaensejob/> However, after only seven matches in charge (five wins, two draws) from the start of the 2006 Paraná state championship, he quit the club in March 2006 citing the need to be closer to his family. The way he left raised some questions about his professionalism. Apparently, only five weeks after signing a contract he informed club officials about a need to rush back to Europe in order to deal with an urgent personal problem, but assured them he'd be back in 3–4 days. After missing for two weeks, he faxed in his resignation on 20 March and never even went back to Brazil to pick up his personal belongings.<ref name=atleticoparanaenseresignation>{{cite web | title = Same as the old boss ... |author = Andrew Downie | date = 28 March 2006 | publisher = ESPNsoccernet | access-date =1 November 2007 | url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=363085&root=global&cc=5901 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110427095911/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=363085&root=global&cc=5901 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 27 April 2011 }}</ref> Some ten days later, Atlético put out a release mentioning that Matthäus ran up R$13,000 (US$5,915) in phone charges that the club wanted him to pay.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.b92.net/sport/fudbal/vesti.php?yyyy=2006&mm=04&dd=01&nav_id=193451 |title = Mateus ostao dužan Brazilcima | publisher = B92 | date = 1 April 2006 | access-date =24 January 2010 | language = sr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P1-121020472.html | title = Atletico Paranaense says Matthaeus owes nearly US$6,000 in phone bills | publisher = AP Worldstream | date = 31 March 2006 | access-date =24 January 2010}}</ref> The club even posted the bill on their website.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.newagebd.com/2006/apr/02/spt.html | title = Matthaeus owes nearly $6,000 in phone bills | publisher = NewAgeDesk | date = 2 April 2006 | access-date = 24 January 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071222060326/http://www.newagebd.com/2006/apr/02/spt.html | archive-date = 22 December 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
===Red Bull Salzburg=== On 19 May 2006, only two months following the bizarre Brazilian episode, Matthäus was announced as coach of Red Bull Salzburg (formerly Austria Salzburg) for the upcoming 2006–07 season. Shortly, the club also signed Giovanni Trapattoni (incidentally Matthäus' former coach at both Inter Milan and Bayern) to be their director of football. In practice, this meant that Trapattoni and Matthäus essentially shared coaching duties.
Despite co-leading the team to the Austrian league title by a large margin, Matthäus would eventually be fired on 12 June 2007 by unanimous decision of the Red Bull Salzburg's board of directors.
===Maccabi Netanya=== On 13 April 2008, it was announced that Matthäus signed with Israeli club Maccabi Netanya to coach the team from the beginning of the 2008–09 season.<ref name=netanyajob>{{cite news|title=Matthäus Trainer in Netanya|url=https://www.kicker.de/matthaeus-trainer-in-netanya-377308/artikel|access-date=11 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=12 April 2008|language=de}}</ref>
On 29 April 2009, with the Israeli league season still ongoing and Netanya sitting in fourth place, it was announced that Matthäus would not be back for the second season once the current one was finished.<ref name=leftnetanya>{{cite news|title=Matthäus löst Vertrag in Netanya|url=https://www.kicker.de/matthaeus-loest-vertrag-in-netanya-507988/artikel|access-date=11 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=29 April 2009|language=de}}</ref> The reason cited was the financial trouble that the club was going through.<ref name=leftnetanya/> Matthäus' club finished the league season in fourth spot.
===Bulgaria national team=== thumb|Matthäus (right) during a friendly match against Serbia in November 2010 On 23 September 2010, it was announced that Matthäus would be the new coach of the Bulgarian national team after the resignation of Stanimir Stoilov a few weeks earlier.<ref name=bulgariajob>{{cite news|title=Matthäus unterschreibt für ein Jahr|url=https://www.kicker.de/matthaeus-unterschreibt-fuer-ein-jahr-542709/artikel|access-date=11 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=23 September 2010|language=de}}</ref> His contract was for one year with the option for a two-year extension.
He started with a 1–0 win against Wales in Cardiff on his debut.<ref name="2010 Bulgaria results">{{cite web |title=Bulgaria » Fixtures & Results 2010 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te13956/bulgaria/all-matches/ |publisher=World Football |access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref> Matthäus led Bulgaria to their first win in 2010 and in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualification campaign. On 12 October 2010, he led Bulgaria to a 2–0 win over Saudi Arabia in a friendly. On 17 November 2010, in a friendly played in Sofia, Bulgaria lost to Serbia 0–1. Despite winning his first match in the qualifiers against Wales, Bulgaria under Matthäus were unable to qualify for Euro 2012, following draws with Switzerland and Montenegro, as well as a home loss against England. On 19 September 2011, it was revealed that Matthäus had been sacked.<ref name=bulgariasacking>{{cite news|title=Bulgarischer Verband trennt sich von Matthäus|url=https://www.kicker.de/bulgarischer-verband-trennt-sich-von-matthaeus-558127/artikel|access-date=11 February 2013|newspaper=kicker|date=19 September 2011|language=de}}</ref> The match against Switzerland was his final match.<ref name="2011 Bulgaria results">{{cite web |title=Bulgaria » Fixtures & Results 2011 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te13956/bulgaria/all-matches/ |publisher=World Football |access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref>
In April 2018, he was one of 77 applicants for the vacant Cameroon national team job.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43869356|title=77 applicants for vacant Cameroon coaching position|date=23 April 2018|access-date=27 April 2018|author=Oluwashina Okeleji|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>
==Columnist and TV pundit== From 2001 until 2009, in parallel and in-between his coaching jobs, Matthäus wrote a column for the German weekly sports magazine ''Sport Bild''.
He also worked as in-studio TV pundit on a variety of television networks during big football competitions: for the German pay television channel Premiere during the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups, for the German channel ZDF during UEFA Euro 2004, for Eurosport during UEFA Euro 2008, for the Arabian network Al Jazeera Sports during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, for the Iranian channel IRIB during the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2015 AFC Asian Cup, and for the British TV network ITV during UEFA Euro 2016.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/09/euro-2016-bbc-v-itv--who-will-win-the-battle-of-the-broadcasters/ | title = Euro 2016: BBC v ITV – who will win the battle of the broadcasters? | website = The Telegraph | date = 9 June 2016 | access-date = 14 June 2016 | first = Rob | last = Bagchi}}</ref> Since the 2012–13 Bundesliga season, he has worked as an expert for the Pay TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wunschliste.de/tvnews/m/naechster-rtl-coup-lothar-matthaeus-wird-neuer-laenderspielexperte |title=Nächster RTL-Coup: Lothar Matthäus wird neuer Länderspielexperte |website=Wunschliste.de |language=German |date=26 April 2021 }}</ref>
He has further participated in a special ''É Campeão'' for the Brazilian channel SporTV.
==Style of play== {{quote box|width=30em|align=right|bgcolor=Cornsilk|quote=I admire Platini, I admire Maradona, but to win, I need Matthäus.|source= — Giovanni Trapattoni, Matthäus' manager at Inter Milan and Bayern Munich.<ref>Miller, Nick, "The 10 best moments of Italia 90", ESPN, June 2015</ref>}}
Renowned for his positioning, technical ability, stamina, passing, tackling, and powerful long range shooting abilities with either foot, Matthäus is widely considered by many to be one of the greatest and most complete midfielders of all time, and even by some as one of the greatest players of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://fcb-erlebniswelt.de/de/historie/hall-of-fame/lothar-matthaeus/index.php |title=Lothar Matthäus - Erlebniswelt |access-date=11 April 2022 |archive-date=7 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307225957/http://fcb-erlebniswelt.de/de/historie/hall-of-fame/lothar-matthaeus/index.php |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.90min.com/posts/the-best-box-to-box-midfielders-of-all-time |title=The Best Box-to-Box Midfielders of All-Time |publisher=90min.com |date=8 June 2020 |access-date=8 May 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Soccer positions explained: names, numbers and what they do |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/faq/all-you-need-to-know-about-soccer/soccer-positions-explained-names-numbers-and-what-they-do-10569 |publisher=bundesliga.com |access-date=8 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Bundesliga and Germany legend">{{cite web |title=Lothar Matthäus: The story of a Bundesliga and Germany legend |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/who-is-lothar-matthaus-the-story-of-a-germany-legend-inter-milan-maradona-3198 |publisher=Bundesliga.com |access-date=8 May 2024 |language=en |date=21 March 2021}}</ref> Primarily a box-to-box midfielder, he was also capable of playing as an attacking or defensive midfielder.<ref name="Bundesliga and Germany legend"/><ref name="Inter Profile">{{cite web |url=https://www.inter.it/en/club/hall-of-fame/lothar-matthaus |title=Lothar Matthäus |publisher=www.inter.it |language=en |access-date=8 May 2024 }}</ref>
Journalist Jacques Thibert, writing for France Football, who awarded Matthäus the 1990 Ballon d'Or, described him as a player that despite not being sublime in anything individually, was good in every aspect of the game, which allowed him to be at ease in every area of the pitch. Furthermore, Thibert credited his Inter manager Giovanni Trapattoni for turning him into a more creative, assertive and rhythmic player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/1990-lothar-matthaus/423444|title=1990 - Lothar Matthäus|first=Paul|last=Dev|website=Francefootball.fr|access-date=11 June 2022}}</ref> At Inter under Trapattoni, Matthäus excelled in a three-man midfield, either in a free role as a deep-lying playmaker, or even as an offensive left-sided central midfielder in the ''mezzala'' role on occasion, with either Gianfranco Matteoli or Sergio Battistini serving as defensive midfielder and Nicola Berti as a box-to-box midfielder.<ref name="Inter Profile"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Dream_Cup/Primo_Piano/2007/07_Luglio/Inter_89.shtml |title=Matthaus alla guida Inter schiacciasassi |work=Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it |last1=Bovolenta |first1=Germano |date=7 July 2007 |access-date=8 May 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Inter/20-02-2024/l-inter-dei-record-di-brehme-come-giocava-con-trapattoni_preview.shtml?reason=unauthenticated&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gazzetta.it%2FCalcio%2FSerie-A%2FInter%2F20-02-2024%2Fl-inter-dei-record-di-brehme-come-giocava-con-trapattoni.shtml |title=Come giocava l'Inter dei record, dove Brehme era ingegnere e muratore |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it-IT |date=20 February 2024 |access-date=8 May 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.guerinsportivo.it/news/calcio/calcio-internazionale/2021/03/21-4039236/la_riunificazione_di_lothar_mattha_us |title=La riunificazione di Lothar Matthäus |publisher=www.guerinsportivo.it |language=it |date=21 March 2021 |access-date=8 May 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Pallonedoro/matthaus.shtml |title=Mattheus: il simbolo dell'ultimo scudetto nerazzurro |work=Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it |access-date=8 May 2024 }}</ref>
Germany national team manager Berti Vogts eventually decided to play Matthäus, now well into his thirties and hampered by injuries, as a sweeper, a position that he would later play at his final five years with Bayern.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/10/sports/world-cup-94-germany-s-perfect-player-lets-acclaim-go-elsewhere.html|title = WORLD CUP '94; Germany's 'Perfect Player' Lets Acclaim Go Elsewhere|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 10 July 1994|last1 = Mifflin|first1 = Lawrie}}</ref> As a sweeper, Matthäus enjoyed great freedom, as he could defend and make offensive runs into the opposing team's defensive area, and also exert influence into Bayern's attacking game due to his ability to read the game.<ref name="Bundesliga and Germany legend"/> Aside from his passing and long range shooting abilities, Matthäus was also an expert free kick and penalty taker, known for his powerful strikes from set pieces.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.90min.com/it/posts/i-50-migliori-rigoristi-della-storia-del-calcio |title=I 50 migliori rigoristi della storia del calcio |publisher=90min.com |language=it-IT |date=15 August 2020 |access-date=8 May 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rivistaundici.com/2015/04/10/effetto-roberto-carlos/ |title=Roberto Carlos carriera |publisher=Rivista Undici |language=it-IT |date=10 April 2015 |access-date=8 May 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/the-gentleman-ultra/2021/mar/20/lothar-matthaus-60-remembering-10-best-goals-inter-serie-a |title=Lothar Matthäus at 60: remembering his 10 best goals for Inter |work=The Guardian |last1=Hall |first1=Richard |date=20 March 2021 |access-date=8 May 2024 }}</ref><ref name="Inter dei tedeschi">{{cite web |url=https://www.ultimouomo.com/inter-tedeschi/ |title=Storia dell'Inter dei tedeschi |publisher=L'Ultimo Uomo |language=it-IT |date=18 September 2018 |access-date=8 May 2024 }}</ref> In addition to his footballing skills, Matthäus was also praised for his winning mentality, determination, leadership, and commanding presence on the pitch, which made him a decisive player for his teams.<ref name="Inter Profile"/>
==Personal life== Matthäus has four children,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/internationell/article4121587.ab |title=Matthäus har gift sig – igen |date=5 January 2009 |access-date=5 January 2009 |work=Aftonbladet |last=Karlsson |first=Emil | language = sv }}</ref> and has been married five times. During his first marriage (1981–1992), he had two daughters with wife Silvia.
In 1994, he married Swiss model and TV presenter Lolita Morena with whom he had a son. The marriage ended in 1999.
While coaching Partizan in Belgrade, Matthäus met 31-year-old Serbian socialite Marijana Čolić who became his third wife on 27 November 2003. By late 2007, the couple separated and she filed for divorce, which became official in late January 2009 following a year-long court case in Salzburg, Austria (their last residence) over the division of assets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blic.rs/zabava/vesti/mateusovi-se-razveli-posle-godinu-dana-sudenja/xjtwksb |title=Mateusovi se razveli posle godinu dana suđenja |date=11 February 2009 |access-date=11 February 2009 |publisher=Blic |last=Mijatović |first=M. | language = sr}}</ref>
In December 2008, 47-year-old Matthäus married 21-year-old Ukrainian model Kristina Liliana Chudinova. The ceremony was held in Las Vegas. They met a year earlier at the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich. The couple lived in Tel Aviv, Israel, where Liliana studied journalism in a local university;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/internationell/article4121587.ab |title=Matthäus har gift sig – igen |date=5 January 2009 |accessdate=5 January 2009 |work=Aftonbladet |last=Karlsson |first=Emil |language=sv |archive-date=19 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119151209/http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/internationell/article4121587.ab |url-status=live }}</ref> but started living separately by early 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mirosport.net/2010/soccer/17371/marijana-i-knew-he-would-divorce-her/ | title = Marijana: I knew he would divorce her | publisher = MiroSport | date = 21 July 2010 | access-date = 4 August 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110511180758/http://www.mirosport.net/2010/soccer/17371/marijana-i-knew-he-would-divorce-her/ | archive-date = 11 May 2011 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
Matthäus married Anastasia Klimko in 2014 and they have a son. The marriage ended in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Scheidung Nummer fünf! Lothar Matthäus getrennt von Anastasia |url=https://www.tag24.de/unterhaltung/promis/scheidung-von-anastasia-lothar-matthaeus-geniesst-auf-mykonos-single-dasein-mit-unbekannter-schoenheit-2148537| website = tag24.de | language = de | date = 4 October 2021 | access-date = 9 October 2021 | first = Jan | last = Höfling}}</ref>
In 2023, Matthäus became a co-owner of the Ghanaian football team Accra Lions.<ref>{{cite web|title=LOTHAR MATTHÄUS IS A LION|url=http://accralions.com/news#lothar-matthaeus-is-a-lion|publisher=Accra Lions FC|accessdate=4 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bundesliga legend Lothar Matthäus buys Ghana's Accra Lions|url=https://www.dw.com/en/bundesliga-legend-lothar-matth%C3%A4us-buys-ghanas-accra-lions/a-65708303#:~:text=Former%20German%20international%20and%20Ballon,a%20pipeline%20to%20European%20clubs.|publisher=DW|accessdate=4 July 2023}}</ref>
==Media appearances== Matthäus features in EA Sports' ''FIFA'' video game series; he was on the cover of the German edition of ''FIFA 2001'',<ref>{{cite web|title=FIFA 2001: Major League Soccer Review|url=http://ca.ign.com/games/fifa-2001-major-league-soccer/ps2-14401|access-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> and features in the ''FIFA 14'', ''FIFA 15'', ''FIFA 16'', ''FIFA 17'', ''FIFA 18'', ''FIFA 19'' and ''FIFA 20'' as an Ultimate Team Icon.<ref>{{cite web|title=FIFA 20 Ultimate Team Icons: Lothar Matthäus|url=https://www.fifplay.com/fifa-20/players/238436/lothar-matthaus/|website= fifplay.com|access-date=12 December 2023}}</ref> Matthäus was also prominently featured in the opening video scene of EA's Euro 2000 video game, with Paul Oakenfold transforming the real Matthäus into an interactive digital player he controls in the game with his turntables.<ref>{{cite AV media | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izsV1gGY8ew | title = EURO 2000 (PC) Intro {{!}} Full HD {{!}} 1080p | website = YouTube | date = 19 July 2010 | access-date = 25 May 2017}}</ref> In August 2019, Matthäus became the face of turn-based football management game ''Football, Tactics & Glory''; he does not actually appear in the game itself.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lothar Matthaus becomes the face of our game! |url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/375530/old_view/1599260807135243659 |publisher=Creoteam |access-date=3 June 2021}}</ref>
Matthäus had a guest role together with Joanna Tuczyńska in the television series ''Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei'', in which he played himself in March 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.focus.de/kultur/kino_tv/alarm-fuer-cobra-11-gaststar-fuer-rtl-rast-lothar-matthaeus-in-den-eiscremewagen_aid_721713.html |title=Lothar Matthäus als SchauspielerFußballtrainer mit Action-Rolle bei RTL-Serie |website=focus.de |language=German |date=19 November 2013 }}</ref> In June 2012, VOX broadcast a documentary titled "''Lothar – immer am Ball''".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vox.de/themen/thema/lothar-immer-am-ball-t8669.html |title=Lothar – immer am Ball |website=vox.de |language=German |date=2012 }}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1999-00/370/vereinsspieler_lothar-matthaeus.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130313074157/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1999-00/370/vereinsspieler_lothar-matthaeus.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 March 2013 | title = Lothar Matthäus | language = de | website = Kicker | access-date = 26 April 2018}}</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia, Open Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes DFL-Supercup, DFB Ligapokal, Supercoppa Italiana, MLS Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Includes European Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup}} !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|Borussia Mönchengladbach |1979–80 |Bundesliga |28||4||2||0||colspan="2"|–||11||2||41||6 |- |1980–81 |Bundesliga |33||10||5||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||12 |- |1981–82 |Bundesliga |33||3||5||4||colspan="2"|—||4||1||42||8 |- |1982–83 |Bundesliga |34||8||5||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||39||10 |- |1983–84 |Bundesliga |34||11||6||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||40||15 |- !colspan="2"|Total !162!!36!!23!!12!!colspan="2"|—!!15!!3!!200!!51 |- |rowspan="5"|Bayern Munich |1984–85 |Bundesliga |33||16||6||0||colspan="2"|—||5||1||44||17 |- |1985–86 |Bundesliga |23||10||5||2||colspan="2"|—||3||0||31||12 |- |1986–87 |Bundesliga |31||14||3||1||colspan="2"|—||7||4||41||19 |- |1987–88 |Bundesliga |26||17||4||3||colspan="2"|—||4||1||34||21 |- !colspan="2"|Total !113!!57!!18!!6!!colspan="2"|—!!19!!6!!150!!69 |- |rowspan="5"|Inter Milan |1988–89 |Serie A |32||9||7||3||colspan="2"|—||5||0||44||12 |- |1989–90 |Serie A |25||11||2||2||0||0||2||0||29||13 |- |1990–91 |Serie A |31||16||3||1||colspan="2"|—||12||6||46||23 |- |1991–92 |Serie A |27||4||5||1||colspan="2"|—||2||0||34||5 |- !colspan="2"|Total !115!!40!!17!!7!!0!!0!!21!!6!!153!!53 |- |rowspan="9"|Bayern Munich |1992–93 |Bundesliga |28||8||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||8 |- |1993–94 |Bundesliga |33||8||3||1||colspan="2"|—||4||1||40||10 |- |1994–95 |Bundesliga |16||5||2||0||colspan="2"|—||6||0||24||5 |- |1995–96 |Bundesliga |19||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7||0||26||1 |- |1996–97 |Bundesliga |28||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0||33||1 |- |1997–98 |Bundesliga |25||3||3||0||2||0||5||0||35||3 |- |1998–99 |Bundesliga |25||1||5||0||2||0||12||1||44||2 |- |1999–2000 |Bundesliga |15||1||2||0||0||0||9||0||26||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !189!!28!!18!!1!!4!!0!!45!!2!!256!!31 |- |MetroStars |2000 |Major League Soccer |16||0||2||0||5||0||colspan="2"|—||23||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !595!!161!!78!!26!!9!!0!!100!!17!!782!!204 |}
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===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name=rsssf>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/matthaeus-intl.html | title = Lothar Matthäus – Century of International Appearances | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | access-date =21 September 2010}}</ref> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="21"|Germany |1980||1||0 |- |1981||1||0 |- |1982||10||0 |- |1983||7||0 |- |1984||10||0 |- |1985||7||1 |- |1986||15||2 |- |1987||6||1 |- |1988||10||4 |- |1989||3||1 |- |1990||15||7 |- |1991||7||3 |- |1992||4||0 |- |1993||11||0 |- |1994||15||3 |- |1995||0||0 |- |1996||0||0 |- |1997||0||0 |- |1998||8||0 |- |1999||13||1 |- |2000||7||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!150!!23 |}
:''Scores and results list West Germany's and Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Matthäus goal''<ref name=rsssf/>
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Lothar Matthäus |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 30 April 1985 || Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague, Czech Republic || {{fb|TCH}} || align=center|3–0 || align="center" |5–1 || 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|2 || 5 February 1986 || Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi, Avellino, Italy || {{fb|ITA}} || align=center|2–1 || align="center" |2–1 || Friendly |- | align="center"|3 || 17 June 1986 || Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico || {{fb|MAR}} || align=center|1–0 || align="center" |1–0 || 1986 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|4 || 25 March 1987 || Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel || {{fb|ISR}} || align=center|2–0 || align="center" |2–0 || Friendly |- | align="center"|5 || 2 April 1988 || Olympiastadion, West Berlin, West Germany || {{fb|ARG}} || align=center|1–0 || align="center" |1–0 || Four Nations Tournament (1988) |- | align="center"|6 || 4 June 1988 || Weserstadion, Bremen, West Germany || {{fb|YUG}} || align=center|1–1 || align="center" |1–1 || Friendly |- | align="center"|7 || 21 June 1988 || Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, West Germany || {{fb|NED}} || align=center|1–0 || align="center" |1–2 || UEFA Euro 1988 |- | align="center"|8 || 31 August 1988 || Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland ||{{fb|FIN}} || align=center|3–0 || align="center" |4–0 ||1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|9 || 4 October 1989 || Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, West Germany |{{fb|FIN}}|| align="center" |6–1 || align="center" |6–1 |1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|10 || 25 April 1990 || Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany || {{fb|URU}} || align=center|1–1 || align="center" |3–3 || Friendly |- | align="center"|11 || rowspan="2"|10 June 1990 || rowspan="2" |San Siro, Milan, Italy || rowspan="2"|{{fb|YUG}} || align=center|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center" |4–1 || rowspan="2" |1990 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|12 || align=center|3–1 |- | align="center"|13 || 15 June 1990 |San Siro, Milan, Italy | {{fb|UAE}} || align=center|3–1 || align="center" |5–1 |1990 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|14 || 1 July 1990 |San Siro, Milan, Italy | {{fb|TCH}} || align=center|1–0|| align="center" |1–0 || 1990 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|15 || 29 August 1990 || Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal || {{fb|POR}} || align=center|1–0 || align="center" |1–1 ||Friendly |- | align="center"|16 || 19 December 1990 || Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, Germany || {{fb|SUI}} || align=center|4–0 || align="center" |4–0 |Friendly |- | align="center"|17 || 27 March 1991 || Waldstadion (Frankfurt), Frankfurt, Germany || {{fb|URS}} || align=center|2–0 || align="center" |2–1 |Friendly |- | align="center"|18 || 1 May 1991 || Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany || {{fb|BEL}} || align=center|1–0 || align="center" |1–0 ||UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying |- | align="center"|19 || 18 December 1991 || Ulrich Haberland Stadion, Leverkusen, Germany || {{fb|LUX}} || align=center|1–0 || align="center" |4–0 |UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying |- | align="center"|20 || 10 July 1994 || Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States || {{fb|BUL}} || align=center|1–0 || align="center" |1–2 || 1994 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|21 || 14 December 1994 || Stadionul Republican, Chişinău, Moldova || {{fb|MDA}} || align=center|3–0 || align="center" |3–0 ||UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying |- | align="center"|22 || 18 December 1994 || Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany || {{fb|ALB}} || align=center|2–0 || align="center" |2–1 |UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying |- | align="center"|23 || 28 July 1999 || Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico || {{fb|NZL}} || align=center|2–0 || align="center" |2–0 || 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup |}
==Managerial statistics== {{updated|19 September 2011}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"|Team!!rowspan="2"|From!!rowspan="2"|To!!colspan="5"|Record!!rowspan="2"|{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |- !{{Tooltip|M|Matches coached}}!!{{Tooltip|W|Matches won}}!!{{Tooltip|D|Matches drawn}}!!{{Tooltip|L|Matches lost}}!!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}} |- |Rapid Wien||6 September 2001||14 May 2002 {{WDL|32|9|9|14}} |<ref name=rapidwienhired/><ref name=rapidwiensack/><ref name="2001–02 season"/> |- |Partizan||22 December 2002||14 December 2003 {{WDL|44|29|6|9}} |<ref name=partizanjob/><ref name=partizanresignation/><ref name="2003–04 season"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Partizan » Fixtures & Results 2002/2003 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te1460/partizan/all-matches/ |publisher=World Football |access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Jovanovic |first1=Dragoljub |title=Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) Cup 2003/04 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te1460/partizan/all-matches/ |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref> |- |Hungary||14 December 2003||11 January 2006 {{WDL|28|11|3|14}} |<ref name=hungaryjob/><ref name=atleticoparanaensejob/><ref>{{cite web |title=Hungary » Fixtures & Results 2004 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te14036/hungary/all-matches/ |publisher=World Football |access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hungary » Fixtures & Results 2005 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te14036/hungary/all-matches/ |publisher=World Football |access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref> |- |Atlético Paranaense||11 January 2006||20 March 2006 {{WDL|8|6|2|0}} |<ref name=atleticoparanaensejob/><ref name=atleticoparanaenseresignation/> |- |Maccabi Netanya||13 June 2008||29 April 2009 {{WDL|32|14|12|6}} |<ref>{{cite web |title=Maccabi Netanya » Manager history |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te1256/maccabi-netanya/all-managers/ |publisher=World Football |access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Maccabi Netanya » Fixtures & Results 2008/2009 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te1256/maccabi-netanya/all-matches/ |publisher=World Football |access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref> |- |Bulgaria||23 September 2010||19 September 2011 {{WDL|10|3|3|4}} |<ref name=bulgariajob/><ref name="2010 Bulgaria results"/><ref name=bulgariasacking/><ref name="2011 Bulgaria results"/> |- ! colspan="3"| Total {{WDLtot|154|72|35|47}} ! |}
==Honours== [[File:Jersey of Lothar Matthäus.jpg|thumb|upright|The number 10 Inter Milan jersey of Matthäus in the San Siro museum]]
===Player=== '''Bayern Munich'''<ref name="vox.de">{{cite web | url = http://www.vox.de/medien/sendungen/lothar-matthaeus-immer-am-ball/22319-11acd6-ac03-17/lothar-matthaeus-erfolge.html | title = Lothar Matthäus' Erfolge | language = de | publisher = vox.de | date = 15 June 2012 | access-date = 2 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="focus.de">{{cite web | url = http://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/tid-21735/lothar-matthaeus-die-chronologie-seiner-erfolge-als-spieler_aid_610881.html | title = Die Chronologie seiner Erfolge als Spieler | language = de | publisher = focus.de | access-date = 2 January 2015 | archive-date = 16 February 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190216032344/https://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/tid-21735/lothar-matthaeus-die-chronologie-seiner-erfolge-als-spieler_aid_610881.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> * Bundesliga: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99 * DFB-Pokal: 1985–86, 1997–98 * DFB-Ligapokal: 1997, 1998, 1999 * DFB-Supercup: 1987 * UEFA Cup: 1995–96 * UEFA Champions League runner-up: 1986–87, 1998–99
'''Inter Milan'''<ref name="vox.de" /><ref name="focus.de" /> * Serie A: 1988–89 * Supercoppa Italiana: 1989 * UEFA Cup: 1990–91
'''MetroStars'''<ref name="vox.de" /> * MLS Eastern Division Champion: 2000
'''Germany''' * FIFA World Cup: 1990<ref name="Soccerway" /> * UEFA European Championship: 1980<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/players/lothar-herbert-matthaus/104144/ | title = L. Matthäus | work = Soccerway | access-date = 2 January 2015 | archive-date = 21 December 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221221125255/https://int.soccerway.com/players/lothar-herbert-matthaus/104144/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> * U.S. Cup: 1993<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.ie/2017/06/tournaments-part-8-us-cup-1993.html|title=1993 US Cup|date=14 June 2017|work=Soccer Nostalgia |accessdate=25 July 2017}}</ref>
'''Individual''' * Ballon d'Or: 1990<ref name="focus.de" /> * IFFHS World's Best Player: 1990<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iffhs.de/former-results/|title=FORMER RESULTS|access-date=20 January 2015|publisher=IFFHS.de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615214702/https://iffhs.de/former-results/|archive-date=15 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> * World Soccer Awards Player of the Year: 1990 * FIFA World Player of the Year: 1991<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html |title=FIFA Awards – World Player of the Year – Top 10 |access-date=31 March 2016 |url-status=live |website=RSSSF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112042845/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fifa-awards.html |archive-date=12 January 2016 }}</ref> * FIFA World Cup Silver Ball: 1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/marco-reus-tipped-to-win-golden-ball-germany-world-cup-2018-cacau-507360.jsp|title="World-class Marco Reus will be the player of the tournament" - Cacau|access-date=25 November 2018|publisher=Bundesliga|archive-date=26 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126092644/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/marco-reus-tipped-to-win-golden-ball-germany-world-cup-2018-cacau-507360.jsp|url-status=dead}}</ref> * FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1990 * UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1988<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/news/0253-0d7d771ae77b-33dd16358404-1000--euro-1988-team-of-the-tournament/|title=UEFA 1988 Team of the Tournament|work=UEFA|access-date=18 March 2015 }}</ref> * Onze d'Or: 1990 * Onze de bronze: 1991 * Onze de Onze: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web|last=Pierrend |first=José Luis |title="Onze Mondial" Awards |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=6 March 2012 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html |access-date=26 December 2015}}</ref> * Footballer of the Year (Germany): 1990, 1999<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/fussballer_des_jahres_seit_1960_die_siegerliste-540838/artikel | title = Fußballer des Jahres seit 1960: Die Siegerliste | language = de | website = Kicker | access-date = 26 April 2018}}</ref> * Goal of the Year (Germany): 1990, 1992<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportschau.de/sendung/tdm/archiv/chronik90er/juni1990tdm100.html|title=Juni 1990 - Matthäus|date=12 July 2013|language=de|publisher=Sportschau|access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportschau.de/sendung/tdm/archiv/chronik90er/november1992tdm100.html|title=November 1992 - Matthäus|date=12 July 2013|language=de|publisher=Sportschau|access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref> * ''kicker'' Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1982–83, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1993–94<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/198283/startseite.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018212319/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/198283/startseite.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Bundesliga Historie 1982/83|language=de|publisher=kicker}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/198485/startseite.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018212331/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/198485/startseite.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Bundesliga Historie 1984/85|language=de|publisher=kicker}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/198788/startseite.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018212339/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/198788/startseite.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Bundesliga Historie 1987/88|language=de|publisher=kicker}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199293/startseite.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018173048/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199293/startseite.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Bundesliga Historie 1992/93|language=de|publisher=kicker}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199394/startseite.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018190234/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199394/startseite.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Bundesliga Historie 1993/94|language=de|publisher=kicker}}</ref> * Pirata d'Oro (Inter Milan Player of the Year): 1991<ref>{{cite web |author=Inter.it staff, inter(a t)inter.it |url=http://inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=24665&stringa=%22player%20of%20the%20year%22 |title=F.C. Internazionale Milano |publisher=Inter.it |date=17 November 2006 |access-date=14 October 2017 |archive-date=19 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819174527/http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=24665&stringa=%22player%20of%20the%20year%22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * MLS All-Star: 2000<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 July 2000 |title=2000 MLS All-Star Game |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2000-mls-all-star-game-373143 |work=MLSsoccer.com |access-date=28 July 2023}}</ref> * FIFA XI: 1996, 1997, 2001<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-xi.html | title = FIFA XI´s Matches – Full Info | website = RSSSF | date = 20 October 2015 | access-date = 25 October 2015 | first = Marcelo | last = Leme de Arruda}}</ref> * FIFA 100<ref name="FIFA 100"/> * Golden Foot legends award: 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://goldenfoot.com/|title=GoldenFoot home |website=Goldenfoot.com|date=24 April 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}</ref> * IFFHS Legends<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iffhs.de/iffhs-has-announced-the-48-football-legend-players/|title=IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players|publisher=IFFHS|date=25 January 2016|access-date=14 September 2016|archive-date=24 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924082150/https://iffhs.de/iffhs-has-announced-the-48-football-legend-players/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Inter Milan Hall of Fame: 2018<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.inter.it/it/news/86203/hall-of-fame-ecco-i-4-vincitori-della-prima-edizione |title=HALL OF FAME, ECCO I 4 VINCITORI DELLA PRIMA EDIZIONE |publisher=Inter.it |language=it |date=9 March 2018 |access-date=30 May 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142637/https://www.inter.it/it/news/86203/hall-of-fame-ecco-i-4-vincitori-della-prima-edizione |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Bayern Munich All-time XI<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fcbayern.de/en/news/news/2005/04283.php|title=Fans name greatest reds of all time|date=1 June 2005|work=FC Bayern München| access-date = 6 December 2018}}</ref> * Ballon d'Or Dream Team: 2020<ref>{{cite web |last=Crépin |first=Timothé |title=Ballon d'Or Dream Team : Découvrez les révélations de ce onze de légende ! |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Ballon-d-or-dream-team-decouvrez-les-revelations-de-ce-onze-de-legende/1205748 |website=France Football |language=fr |date=14 December 2020 |access-date=14 December 2020}}</ref> * IFFHS All-time Men's B Dream Team: 2021<ref name="IFFHS Dream Team">{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1110 |title=IFFHS ALL TIME WORLD MEN'S DREAM TEAM |work=IFFHS |date=22 May 2021 }}</ref> * IFFHS World Team of the Century: 1901-2000 * IFFHS European Team of the Century: 1901-2000
===Manager=== '''Partizan''' * Serbian SuperLiga: 2002–03
==See also== *List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps *FIFA World Cup awards {{Clear}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} * {{Official website|http://www.lotharmatthaeus.de/}} {{in lang|de}}
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