Andreas Brehme, scorer of West Germany's winning goal in the 1990 World Cup final, dies at 63
Andreas Brehme, who scored the only goal as West Germany beat Argentina to win the 1990 World Cup final, has died
By AP News
Published - Feb 20, 2024, 08:11 AM ET
Last Updated - Feb 20, 2024, 08:11 AM EST
BERLIN (AP) — Andreas Brehme, who fired West Germany to the 1990 World Cup title with the only goal in the final against Diego Maradona's Argentina, has died. He was 63.
Brehme's partner Susanne Schaefer confirmed his death in a statement to Germany's dpa news agency on Tuesday. Schaefer said Brehme died “suddenly and unexpectedly” in the night from a cardiac arrest.
“One of Germany’s greatest and best players of all time. German football owes him a lot,” German soccer federation president Bernd Neuendorf said.
Former teammates and others paid tribute to the player who was known affectionately as “Andi” Brehme, a star of German soccer in the 1980s and 1990s.
