On Tuesday morning, the unfortunate news emerged that Andreas Brehme, the victor of the 1990 World Cup, had passed away at the age of only 63. The former player for Bayern Munich and Inter Milan died suddenly and unexpectedly, as confirmed by Brehme’s partner, Susanne Schaefer, in a statement to Germany’s DPA news agency. Brehme will forever be remembered by fans in England for his crucial goal against them in the World Cup semi-final, a free-kick that deflected off Paul Parker and sailed over Peter Shilton’s desperate dive. The match eventually went to penalties, resulting in the heartbreaking elimination of the Three Lions. In the final against Argentina, Brehme would go on to score the winning goal, securing victory for Germany. This achievement made his manager, Franz Beckenbauer, only the second person in history to win the World Cup as both a player and a manager. The first was Mario Zagallo, who accomplished the feat as a player in 1958 and 1962 before leading Brazil to victory in 1970. The third and most recent person to achieve this double triumph was Didier Deschamps, who won the World Cup as a player for France in 1998 and then as the team’s manager in 2018. Unfortunately, Beckenbauer, Brehme’s manager in 1990, also passed away earlier this year, resulting in another period of mourning for German football.
According to the Source caughtoffside.com