Lothar Matthäus
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GermanyCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Lothar Herbert Matthäus is a German football 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. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-29
In the line-ups
30 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1984–2000The archive holds 30 team sheets naming Lothar Matthäus in Germany's starting line-up, from 1984-06-17 to 2000-06-20.
30 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
15 goals across 14 scoring matches · 5 tournaments · 1985–1999| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-07-28 |  New Zealand | W2–0(n) | 33' | Confederations Cup | Guadalajara |
| 1994-12-18 |  Albania | W2–1(h) | 8' | UEFA Euro qualification | Kaiserslautern |
| 1994-12-14 |  Moldova | W3–0(a) | 72' | UEFA Euro qualification | Chișinău |
| 1994-07-10 |  Bulgaria | L1–2(n) | 47' (pen) | FIFA World Cup | East Rutherford |
| 1991-12-18 |  Luxembourg | W4–0(h) | 15' (pen) | UEFA Euro qualification | Leverkusen |
| 1991-05-01 |  Belgium | W1–0(h) | 3' | UEFA Euro qualification | Hanover |
| 1990-07-01 | Czechoslovakia | W1–0(n) | 25' (pen) | FIFA World Cup | Milan |
| 1990-06-15 |  United Arab Emirates | W5–1(n) | 47' | FIFA World Cup | Milan |
| 1990-06-10 | Yugoslavia | W4–1(n) | 28' 64' | FIFA World Cup | Milan |
| 1989-10-04 |  Finland | W6–1(h) | 84' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Dortmund |
| 1988-08-31 | Finland | W4–0(a) | 52' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Helsinki |
| 1988-06-21 |  Netherlands | L1–2(h) | 55' (pen) | UEFA Euro | Hamburg |
| 1986-06-17 |  Morocco | W1–0(n) | 88' | FIFA World Cup | Monterrey |
| 1985-04-30 | Czechoslovakia | W5–1(a) | 36' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Prague |
Honours
21 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours21 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup | ×1 | 1990 | Germany | |
| UEFA European Championship | ×1 | 1980 | Germany | |
| Bundesliga | ×6 | 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99 | Bayern Munich | |
| Serie A | ×1 | 1988–89 | Inter Milan | |
| DFB-Ligapokal | ×3 | 1997, 1998, 1999 | Bayern Munich | |
| DFB-Pokal | ×2 | 1985–86, 1997–98 | Bayern Munich | |
| UEFA Cup | ×2 | 1990–91, 1995–96 | Bayern Munich ·1, Inter Milan ·1 | |
| DFB-Supercup | ×1 | 1987 | Bayern Munich | |
| MLS Eastern Division Champion | ×1 | 2000 | MetroStars | |
| Serbian SuperLiga | ×1 | 2002–03 | Partizan | |
| Supercoppa Italiana | ×1 | 1989 | Inter Milan | |
| U.S. Cup | ×1 | 1993 | Germany | |
| Individual honours39 | ||||
| Player of the year · 14 | ||||
| Onze de Onze | ×4 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 | ||
| Footballer of the Year (Germany) | ×2 | 1990, 1999 | ||
| Ballon d'Or | 1990 | |||
| FIFA World Cup Silver Ball | 1990 | |||
| The Best FIFA Men's Player | 1991 | |||
| IFFHS World's Best Player | 1990 | |||
| Onze d'Or | 1990 | |||
| Onze de bronze | 1991 | |||
| Pirata d'Oro (Inter Milan Player of the Year) | 1991 | |||
| World Soccer Awards Player of the Year | 1990 | |||
| Teams of the season · 13 | ||||
| kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season | ×5 | 1982–83, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1993–94 | ||
| World XI | ×3 | 1996, 1997, 2001 | ||
| Ballon d'Or Dream Team | 2020 | |||
| FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | 1990 | |||
| IFFHS All-time Men's B Dream Team | 2021 | |||
| IFFHS World Team of the Century | 1901-2000 | |||
| UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament | 1988 | |||
| More honours · 12 | ||||
| Goal of the Year (Germany) | ×2 | 1990, 1992 | ||
| Bayern Munich Hall of Fame | ||||
| FIFA 100 | ||||
| German Football Hall of Fame | 2018 | |||
| Germany's Sports Hall of Fame | ||||
| Germany's Sports Hall of Fame inductee | 2017 | |||
| Golden Foot legends award | 2012 | |||
| IFFHS European Team of the Century | 1901-2000 | |||
| IFFHS Legends | ||||
| Inter Milan Hall of Fame | 2018 | |||
| MLS All-Star | 2000 | |||
| Orders & distinctions1 | ||||
| Bavarian Order of Merit | ||||