Paul Breitner
Be the first in the stands
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.
Paul Breitner is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and left-back. Considered one of the best full-backs and midfielders of all time, and one of the best players of his era, Breitner was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Time Team. In 2004 he was named one of the Top 125 greatest living footballers as part of FIFA's 100th anniversary celebration. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-11
In the line-ups
17 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1972–1982The archive holds 17 team sheets naming Paul Breitner in Germany's starting line-up, from 1972-06-14 to 1982-07-11.
17 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.
A different player of the same name scored for Germany (1 goal, 1974) — Breitner · Germany
International goals in our archive
7 goals across 6 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1974–1982| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-07-11 |  Italy | L1–3(n) | 83' | FIFA World Cup | Madrid |
| 1981-11-18 |  Albania | W8–0(h) | 68' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Dortmund |
| 1981-09-23 |  Finland | W7–1(h) | 54' 67' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Bochum |
| 1974-07-07 |  Netherlands | W2–1(h) | 25' (pen) | FIFA World Cup | Munich |
| 1974-06-26 | Yugoslavia | W2–0(h) | 39' | FIFA World Cup | Düsseldorf |
| 1974-06-14 |  Chile | W1–0(h) | 18' | FIFA World Cup | Berlin |
Honours
13 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours13 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup | ×1 | 1974 | West Germany | |
| European Cup | ×1 | 1973–74 | Bayern Munich | |
| UEFA European Championship | ×1 | 1972 | West Germany | |
| Bundesliga | ×5 | 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1980–81 | Bayern Munich | |
| La Liga | ×2 | 1974–75, 1975–76 | Real Madrid | |
| DFB-Pokal | ×2 | 1970–71, 1981–82 | Bayern Munich | |
| Copa del Rey | ×1 | 1974–75 | Real Madrid | |
| Individual honours25 | ||||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| Footballer of the Year (Germany) | 1981 | |||
| Teams of the season · 16 | ||||
| kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season | ×7 | 1971–72, 1972–73, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83 | ||
| World XI | ×4 | 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976 | ||
| Ballon d'Or Dream Team (bronze) | 2020 | |||
| FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | 1974 | |||
| FUWO European Team of the Season | 1972 | |||
| Guerin Sportivo All-Star Team | 1981 | |||
| UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament | 1972 | |||
| More honours · 8 | ||||
| Sport Ideal European XI | ×3 | 1972, 1974, 1979 | ||
| Bayern Munich All-time XI | ||||
| FIFA 100 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup All-Time Team | ||||
| German Football Hall of Fame | 2018 | |||
| Onze d'Argent | 1981 | |||