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Matthias Sammer
Matthias Sammer is a German football official and former player and coach. He played as a defensive midfielder and later in his career as a sweeper.
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sports · German association football player and manager · association football player · association football coach · also Matthias Sammer, Sammer
Born 5 September 1967 · Q57183
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2026· 3 entries
Yahoo! Sports: Matthias Sammer offers help to DFB as he confirms talks
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n-tv: Matthias Sammer
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2025· 3 entries
n-tv Nachrichten: Er singt im Schlotterbeck-Chor: Matthias Sammer haut dem BVB seine Wahrheiten um die Ohren
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Na Presseportal: Matthias Sammer mit neuem Format auf Sky Sport News: "Sammer & Basile - der Hagedorn-Talk"
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Yahoo! Sports: Matthias Sammer: German football has lost strengths and identity
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2018· 2 entries
Awarded German Football Hall of Fame (2018).
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Started to work part-time as an adviser for Borussia Dortmund, meeting with the club for talks every two weeks, and is regularly seen sitting next to Dortmund's management during matches
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2003· 2 entries
Awarded Osgar (2003).
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Runner-up: DFB-Ligapokal with Borussia Dortmund (2003).
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2002· 3 entries
Won the German Bundesliga with Dortmund (2001-2002).
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Runner-up: UEFA Cup with Borussia Dortmund (2001–02).
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Won: Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund (2001–02).
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1997· 2 entries
Won: UEFA Champions League with Borussia Dortmund (1996–97).
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Won: Intercontinental Cup with Borussia Dortmund (1997).
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1996· 14 entries
Won the FIFA Ballon d Or with Dortmund (1996).
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Won the German Bundesliga with Dortmund (1995-1996).
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Won award: UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament (1996).
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Third place: Onze de (1996).
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Won Ballon d'Or (1996).
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Won award: kicker Bundesliga-best libero (1996).
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Won: DFB-Supercup with Borussia Dortmund (1996).
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Won award: Ballon d'Or (1996).
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Won award: Footballer of the Year in Germany (1996).
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Won: Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund (1995–96).
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Won: UEFA European Championship with Germany (1996).
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Won award: UEFA European Championship Player of the Tournament (1996).
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Awarded German Footballer of the Year (1996).
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Making him the first defender to win the Ballon d'Or since Franz Beckenbauer in 1976
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1995· 9 entries
Won the German Bundesliga with Dortmund (1994-1995).
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Won award: ESM Team of the Year (1994–95).
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Won: Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund (1994–95).
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Won: DFB-Supercup with Borussia Dortmund (1995).
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Won award: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season (1994–95).
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Won award: Footballer of the Year in Germany (1995).
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Won award: kicker Bundesliga-best libero (1995).
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Awarded German Footballer of the Year (1995).
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The Bundesliga, DFB-Supercup, and European Footballer of the Year in 1996, and the UEFA Champions League and Intercontinental Cup in 1997
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1993· 4 entries
Won: U.S. Cup with Germany (1993).
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Won award: kicker Bundesliga-best midfielder (1993).
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Joined Dortmund in 1993.
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Played for Borussia Dortmund (1993–1999) — 115 appearances, 21 goals.
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1992· 6 entries
Won the German Bundesliga with Stuttgart (1991-1992).
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Won: Bundesliga with VfB Stuttgart (1991–92).
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Runner-up: UEFA European Championship with Germany (1992).
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Joined Inter in 1992.
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Played for Inter Milan (1992–1992) — 11 appearances, 4 goals.
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Played for Inter Milan (1992–1993) — 11 appearances, 4 goals.
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1991· 1 entry
Won award: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season (1990–91).
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1990· 5 entries
Won: DDR-Oberliga with Dynamo Dresden (1989–90).
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Won: FDGB-Pokal with Dynamo Dresden (1989–90).
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Played for Germany men's national association football team (1990–1997) — 51 appearances, 8 goals.
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Joined Stuttgart in 1990.
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Played for VfB Stuttgart (1990–1992) — 63 appearances, 20 goals.
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1989· 1 entry
Won: DDR-Oberliga with Dynamo Dresden (1988–89).
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1988· 1 entry
Played for East Germany Olympic football team (1988–1988) — 4 appearances, 0 goals.
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1986· 1 entry
Played for East Germany national football team (1986–1990) — 23 appearances, 6 goals.
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1985· 2 entries
Played for Dynamo Dresden (1985–1990) — 102 appearances, 39 goals.
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Joined Dynamo Dresden in 1985.
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1976· 1 entry
Joined Dynamo Dresden in 1976.
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1967· 1 entry
Born 1967-09-05.
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