Lothar Herbert Matthäus (German enunciation: [ˈloːtaʁ maˈtɛːʊs], audio; birthed 21 March 1961) is a German football supervisor and also previous gamer. After captaining West Germany to triumph in the 1990 FIFA Globe Mug where he lifted the World Mug prize, he was awarded the Ballon d'or. In 1991, he was named the initial FIFA World Gamer of the Year, and stays the only German to have actually received the honor. He was additionally included in the Ballon d'Or Dream Team in 2020. Matthäus held the document of having played in 5 FIFA Globe Cups (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998), greater than any kind of other outfield player in males's football, till the 2018 Globe Mug, in which Mexico's Rafael Márquez equalled his record, and also holds the document for the most Globe Cup matches played by a solitary gamer (25 games). He additionally won UEFA Euro 1980, and also played in the 1984, 1988 and 2000 UEFA European Championships. In 1999, aged 38, Matthäus was again voted German ...