Matthias Sammer

Matthias Sammer
Personal information

Date of birth	September 5, 1967 (1967-09-05) (age 43)
Place of birth	Dresden, East Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder, sweeper (retired)
Youth career
1972–1985	Dynamo Dresden
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1985–1990	Dynamo Dresden	102	(39)
1990–1992	VfB Stuttgart	63	(20)
1992–1993	Internazionale	11	(4)
1993–1998	Borussia Dortmund	115	(21)
Total		291	(84)
National team
1986–1990	East Germany	23	(6)
1990–1997	Germany	51	(8)
Teams managed
2000–2004	Borussia Dortmund
2004–2005	VfB Stuttgart
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Matthias Sammer (born September 5, 1967 in Dresden) is a retired German football player and coach who is now working as technical director of the DFB (German Football Association). He played as a midfielder, and later in his career as a sweeper.

He was named European Footballer of the Year in 1996, the year he led Germany to victory in the European Championship. Sammer retired with 74 total caps, 23 for East Germany and 51 for the unified side.

1 Career
- 1.1 International goals
2 Honours
- 2.1 As a player
  - 2.1.1 Awards
- 2.2 As a manager
3 Personal life
4 External links

Career

Sammer played for his hometown club Dynamo Dresden from 1987 to 1990, the club his father, Klaus had played for and managed. He was one of the first notable East German players to join a Western club after the German re-unification when he signed with VfB Stuttgart in 1990 (the first being Andreas Thom, who joined Bayer Leverkusen from BFC Dynamo). He then went on to play with Italian club Internazionale (1992–1993), and Borussia Dortmund (1993–1998). He won two East German championships with Dynamo Dresden (1989, 1990), and three German championships, (1992 with VfB Stuttgart, 1995 and 1996 with Borussia Dortmund). During his time in Dortmund he also won the UEFA Champions League in 1997. Sammer also scored the last ever goal for the East Germany football team before re-unification.

After a serious knee injury forced him to retire in 1998, Sammer became head coach for Borussia Dortmund in 2000, leading the team to another German championship in 2002. His team reached the UEFA Cup final the same year but lost 2:3 against Feyenoord. Sammer coached VfB Stuttgart for the 2004-05 season, but left after only one year with the club.

On 1 April 2006, he was appointed technical director of German Football Association (DFB), on a five year contract. The position is new in the DFB. It includes responsibility for the national youth teams, focusing on young talents between the ages of eleven and eighteen, as well as incorporating the latest developments in sports science into the DFB's training theories. Sammer is also expected to work on a tactical system for all of Germany's national sides in close co-operation with national coach Joachim Löw.

International goals

Scores and results table. Germany's goal tally first:

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
East Germany
1.	August 31, 1988	Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin, East Germany	Greece	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2.	September 6, 1989	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland	Iceland	1–0	3–0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying
3.	October 8, 1989	Stadion an der Gellertstraße, Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany	Soviet Union	2–1	2–1	1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying
4.	April 11, 1990	Stadion an der Gellertstraße, Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany	Egypt	2–0	2–0	Friendly
5.	September 12, 1990	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Belgium	1–0	2–0	Friendly
6.	September 12, 1990	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Belgium	2–0	2–0	Friendly
Germany
1.	December 16, 1992	Estádio Olímpico Monumental, Porto Alegre, Brazil	Brazil	1–2	1–3	Friendly
2.	June 2, 1994	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	Austria	1–0	5–1	Friendly
3.	June 8, 1994	Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada	Canada	1–0	2–0	Friendly
4.	October 8, 1995	Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion, Leverkusen, Germany	Moldova	3–0	6–1	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
5.	October 8, 1995	Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion, Leverkusen, Germany	Moldova	6–0	6–1	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
6.	June 4, 1996	Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany	Liechtenstein	5–0	9–1	Friendly
7.	June 16, 1996	Old Trafford, Manchester, England	Russia	1–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 1996
8.	June 23, 1996	Old Trafford, Manchester, England	Croatia	2–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 1996

Honours

As a player

DDR-Oberliga (2): 1989, 1990
FDGB Pokal (1): 1990
Bundesliga (3): 1992, 1995, 1996
DFB-Supercup (3): 1992, 1995, 1996
European Championship (1): 1996; Runner-up 1992
UEFA Champions League (1): 1997
Intercontinental Cup (1): 1997
European Super Cup: Runner-up 1997
U.S. Cup: 1993

Awards

German Footballer of the Year (2): 1995, 1996
European Footballer of the Year (1): 1996

As a manager

Bundesliga (1): 2002
UEFA Cup: Runner-up 2002
DFB Liga-Pokal Runner-up 2003

Personal life

Sammer is married and has three children, Sarah, Marvin, and Leon. He lives in Munich, Germany.

External links

Bundesliga stats at fussballdaten.de

Matthias Sammer - Navigation boxes and awards

Germany squad – UEFA Euro 1992 Runners-up

1 Illgner • 2 Reuter • 3 Brehme • 4 Kohler • 5 Binz • 6 Buchwald • 7 Möller • 8 Häßler • 9 Völler • 10 Doll • 11 Riedle • 12 Köpke • 13 Thom • 14 Helmer • 15 Frontzeck • 16 Sammer • 17 Effenberg • 18 Klinsmann • 19 Schulz • 20 Wörns • Coach: Vogts

Germany squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup

1 Illgner • 2 Strunz • 3 Brehme • 4 Kohler • 5 Helmer • 6 Buchwald • 7 Möller • 8 Häßler • 9 Riedle • 10 Matthäus(c) • 11 Kuntz • 12 Köpke • 13 Völler • 14 Berthold • 15 Gaudino • 16 Sammer • 17 Wagner • 18 Klinsmann • 19 Kirsten • 20 Effenberg • 21 Basler • 22 Kahn • Coach: Vogts

Germany squad – UEFA Euro 1996 Winners (3rd title)

1 Köpke • 2 Reuter • 3 Bode • 4 Freund • 5 Helmer • 6 Sammer • 7 Möller • 8 Scholl • 9 Bobic • 10 Häßler • 11 Kuntz • 12 Kahn • 13 Basler • 14 Babbel • 15 Kohler • 16 Schneider • 17 Ziege • 18 Klinsmann • 19 Strunz • 20 Bierhoff • 21 Eilts • 22 Reck • 23 Todt • Coach: Vogts

German Footballer of the Year

1960: Seeler · 1961: Morlock · 1962: Schnellinger · 1963: Schäfer · 1964: Seeler · 1965: Tilkowski · 1966: Beckenbauer · 1967: Müller · 1968: Beckenbauer · 1969: Müller · 1970: Seeler · 1971: Vogts · 1972: Netzer · 1973: Netzer · 1974: Beckenbauer · 1975: Maier · 1976: Beckenbauer · 1977: Maier · 1978: Maier · 1979: Vogts · 1980: Rummenigge · 1981: Breitner · 1982: K. Förster · 1983: Völler · 1984: Schumacher · 1985: Briegel · 1986: Schumacher · 1987: Rahn · 1988: Klinsmann · 1989: Häßler · 1990: Matthäus · 1991: Kuntz · 1992: Häßler · 1993: Köpke · 1994: Klinsmann · 1995: Sammer · 1996: Sammer · 1997: Kohler · 1998: Bierhoff · 1999: Matthäus · 2000: Kahn · 2001: Kahn · 2002: Ballack · 2003: Ballack · 2004: Aílton · 2005: Ballack · 2006: Klose · 2007: Gómez · 2008: Ribéry · 2009: Grafite · 2010: Arjen Robben

Ballon d'Or

European Championship Player of the tournament

1996: Sammer · 2000: Zidane · 2004: Zagorakis · 2008: Xavi

Borussia Dortmund – Managers

Kuzorra (1935–36) · Thelen (1936) · Swatosch (1936–39) · Sevcic (1939) · Thelen (1946) · Fabra (1946–48) · Havlicek (1948–50) · Kretschmann (1950–51) · Schmidt (1951–55) · Schneider (1955–57) · Tauchert (1957–58) · Merkel (1958–61) · Eppenhoff (1961–64) · Kwiatkowski (1964) · Eppenhoff (1964–65) · Multhaup (1965–66) · Murach (1966–68) · Pfau (1968) · Schneider (1968–69) · Lindemann (1969–70) · Witzler (1970–71) · Burdenski (1972) · Brüggemann (1972) · Michallek (1972–73) · Kurrat (1973) · Bedl (1973–74) · Knefler (1974–76) · Buhtz (1976) · Rehhagel (1976–78) · Rühl (1978–79) · Maslo (1979) · Lattek (1979–81) · Bock (1981) · Zebec (1981–82) · Feldkamp (1982–83) · Maslo (1983) · Witte (1983) · Tippenhauer (1983) · Franz (1983–84) · Konietzka (1984) · Ribbeck (1984–85) · Csernai (1985–86) · Saftig (1986–88) · Köppel (1988–91) · Hitzfeld (1991–97) · Scala (1997–98) · Skibbe (1998–2000) · Krauss (2000) · Lattek (2000) · Sammer (2000–04) · van Marwijk (2004–06) · Röber (2006–07) · Doll (2007–08) · Klopp (2008–)

VfB Stuttgart – Managers

Grünwald (1920) · Hanney (1924–27) · Kovács (1927–29) · Friz (1930–30) · Preuß (1930–33) · Rutz (1933–34) · Gröner (1934–35) · Teufel (1935–36) · Seiderer (1936–39) · Becker (1939–39) · Pöttinger (1939–39) · Teufel (1945–47) · Wurzer (1947–60) · Baluses (1960–65) · Seybold (1965) · Gutendorf (1965–66) · Sing (1966–67) · Baumann (1967–69) · Seybold (1969–70) · Zebec (1970–72) · Bögelein (1972) · Eppenhoff (1972–74) · Millinger (1974) · Sing (1974–75) · Sztani (1975–76) · Bögelein (1976) · Sundermann (1976–79) · Buchmann (1979–80) · Sundermann (1980–82) · Benthaus (1982) · Barić (1985–86) · Entenmann (1986) · Coordes (1986–87) · Haan (1987–90) · Entenmann (1990) · Daum (1990–93) · Röber (1993–95) · Sundermann (1995) · Fringer (1995–96) · Löw (1996–98) · Schäfer (1998) · Rolff (1998) · Adrion (1999) · Rangnick (1999–2001) · Magath (2001–04) · Sammer (2004–05) · Trapattoni (2005–06) · Veh (2006–08) · Babbel (2008–09) · Gross (2009–10) · Keller (2010) · Labbadia (2010–)