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- Height5′ 11¼″ (1.81 m)
- Matthias Sammer is a German former professional football player and coach who last worked as sporting director of Bayern Munich. He played as a defensive midfielder and later in his career as a Center Back.
With Borussia Dortmund as a player, Sammer won the Bundesliga and DFL-Supercup in 1995, the Bundesliga, DFL-Supercup, and European Footballer of the Year in 1996, and the UEFA Champions League and Intercontinental Cup in 1997. With Germany as a player, Sammer won the UEFA Euro 1996, where he was named the tournament's best player, and was subsequently awarded the Ballon d'Or later that year. Sammer retired with 74 total caps, 23 for East Germany and 51 for the unified side.
With Sammer as a manager, Borussia Dortmund won the Bundesliga in 2002.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bonitao
- SpouseKarin Sammer(July 1993 - present) (3 children)
- Former German soccer player, who also worked as a coach and has been technical director of German Football Association since 2006.
- During his professional career, he played for Dynamo Dresden (1985-1990), VfB Stuttgart (1990-1992), Inter Milan (1992) and Borussia Dortmund (1992-1998). He won two East German championships (1989, 1990) and three Bundesliga titles (1992, 1995, 1996) as well as the Champions League in 1997.
- Retiring with 74 caps for the national side (23 for East Germany, 51 for Germany), he became European Champion in 1996. He was the last player to score a goal for East Germany's national side before the reunification.
- Lives in Munich with his wife and their children Sarah, Marvin-Matthias and Leon.
- Chosen European Footballer of the Year in 1996 and German Footballer of the Year in 1995 and 1996.
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