Enlarge image
World champion Andreas Brehme died unexpectedly on Tuesday at the age of 63
Photo: HJS / IMAGO
The news of the unexpected death of world champion Andreas Brehme shocked German football. Former clubs and companions react with sadness and dismay. Brehme's former club FC Bayern Munich, with whom he became German champion in 1987, was among the first to condole with the family.
»FC Bayern is deeply shocked by the sudden death of Andreas Brehme. The German record champion is united in mourning with his relatives and friends. We will always keep Andreas Brehme in our hearts. As a world champion and even more as a very special person," Bayern said: "He will always be a part of the FC Bayern family. Rest in peace, dear Andi!”
1. FC Kaiserslautern, with whom he sensationally became Bundesliga champions in 1998, also expressed their dismay at Brehme's sudden death. “The FCK mourns the loss of Andreas Brehme,” wrote the Palatinate team. »He wore the Red Devils jersey for a total of ten years and became German champion and cup winner with FCK. In 1990 he shot the German national team to the World Cup title with his penalty and finally became a football legend. The club also posted pictures of Brehme showing him as a player and coach at FCK.
Former companions from abroad also reported Brehme's death. »A great player, a great Interista. Ciao Andy, forever a legend," wrote Inter Milan, where Brehme became Italian champion and UEFA Cup winner together with Lothar Matthäus and Jürgen Klinsmann. In Italy, Brehme was even voted athlete of the year.
“A young Hamburger and World Cup hero has left us,” wrote Hamburger SV, where Brehme once took part in a trial training session but was never under contract. »We express our condolences and sympathy to the family, relatives and friends. May ‘Andi’ rest in peace!”
According to his family, Brehme died of a heart attack on Tuesday night. He was only 63 years old. Brehme scored the winning goal for Germany in the 1990 World Cup final in Rome against Argentina.
era