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German World Cup-winning Defender Andreas Brehme Dies Aged 63

By IANS News February 20, 2024 • 21:20 PM View: 719

German World Cup: Andreas Brehme, who scored the winner in the final of the 1990 World Cup against Argentina to help West Germany win the title, passed away on Tuesday, aged 63.

Brehme "died suddenly" from cardiac arrest on Monday night, his partner Susanne Schaefer told German news agency DPA.

The former German defender was a key member of Lothar Matthäus' team and scored the winner off a penalty in the final against Diego Maradona's Argentina in Rome as Germany won their second title.

TAGS German World Cup Andreas Brehme World Cup West Germany Susanne Schaefer Lothar Matth Diego Maradona RIP Andy German Football Association Deutscher Fussball Bayern Munich Inter Milan European Championships FC Bayern Munich Jurgen Klinsmann

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