Less than 7 weeks after the "Emperor" Beckenbauer drove to the west, another February ** dynamic incentive plan for German football The superstar has fallen. Andreas Bremer, the star of the 1990 World Cup final, died suddenly at the age of 63 from cardiac arrest at his home in Munich on Monday to Tuesday night. The bad news shocked fans all over Germany and around the world, after all, it was business as usual when he attended Beckenbauer's memorial service at the Allianz Arena more than a month ago. Hamburg legend Hrubesch, who now coaches the German women's national team, said: "He's also from Hamburg. I'm 10 years older than him, and I'm still alive. I think 63 is too early. It hit me hard. ”
On January 19, Bremer attended Beckenbauer's memorial service at the Allianz Arena, but he died suddenly more than a month later.
Penalty kick in the World Cup final
Bremer's legendary career will forever be linked to the penalty kick at the Olympic Stadium in Rome on the evening of July 8, 1990. At the 85th minute of that World Cup final against Argentina, the left-back, wearing the number three shirt of the West German team, stood bravely and calmly in front of the penalty spot. Hearing the referee's whistle, he immediately started to run from the penalty line, and a low right-footed shot almost hit the left post and drilled into the goal, which made Goikochea, who was judged accurately, 1-0! For the third time, German football has reached the top of the world!
Without a doubt, this is one of the most famous penalties in the history of German football. It was also because of this penalty that Bremer went down in German football history as the winner of the World Cup final, along with "Boss" Helmut Rahne, "Bomber" Gerd Müller and "Golden Boy" Mario Gotze, and Bremer was the only non-attacking player among the four.
The penalty, which brought Germany their third World Cup title, was the highlight of Bremer's career.
Bremer was both unexpected and understandable as a defender to be the sole goalscorer in the world's most important game. Surprisingly, Bremer was not the number one penalty taker for West Germany at the time, but captain Mateus was. But Mateus changed his right-footed boot at half-time and felt bad. And Worrall, who created the penalty, did not want to take the penalty, because the player did not take the penalty he created, which is a petty superstition in German football. As a result, Mateus and Worrall sent their good friend Bremer to face the "penalty killer" Gojkochea, who was the main contributor to the team's promotion by saving a total of four penalties in two consecutive penalty shoot-outs against Yugoslavia in the quarter-finals and Italy in the semi-finals. Worrall said to Bremer: "If you go in, we're going to be world champions. ”
Mateus, Worrall and other team-mates, as well as coach Beckenbauer, are confident in Bremer, who has always been reliable from 12 yards and is a reliable penalty taker at club – he scored six goals for Inter Milan in Serie A in the season before the World Cup, four of which came from penalties. The most confident, of course, is Bremer himself. Even when Maradona and his teammates argued around the referee for a long time, and the Mexican referee Codesal snatched the ball from Bremer and put it on the 12-yard point, Bremer was not affected in any way. In a 2012 interview with The Kicker, Bremer said of the penalty: "You have to have faith. I chose the angle in advance. If you're still thinking about it in the process and then change the angle, that's it. ”
After the penalty, Bremer took to the air to celebrate.
Without a doubt, the penalty was the highlight of Bremer's career and his most important label. No matter how many years have passed, he has to answer questions about the penalty almost every day on a different occasion and in front of different people – even people he doesn't know at all. And the other protagonist of this penalty, Goicochea, left this emotional text after learning of Bremmer's death: "Fate made us stand in front of each other in the 1990 World Cup final in Italy. What an important moment, in the most important game, in a decisive moment, because this penalty helped Germany to win the title. The wonderful universe of football, this wonderful sport has lost one of its greatest heroes. Rest in peace, Andreas! ”
The strongest "bipedal monster" in German history
Why is it no surprise that Bremer was the only goalscorer in the 1990 World Cup final? Because in the semi-final against England, he was already the only scorer for West Germany. From a free-kick created by Hasler, Thorn flicked it wide and Bremer opened the scoring in the 60th minute with a powerful left-footed shot that was blocked by Paul Parker, who had stepped forward to block Paul Parker, and cut a rainbow-like arc just past Hilton and into the net. In the penalty shootout, it was Bremer who became the first West German player to take the penalty. As with the penalty kick in the final later, he drilled a powerful low right-footed shot into the bottom left corner of the net.
Bremer was not only a key contributor to the 1990 World Cup triumph, but also one of the best players of that tournament.
Bremer played in three World Cups and three European Championships, making a total of 28 appearances and scoring as many as five goals, and his output has put many top strikers to shame. And these 5 goals are all full of gold. The first goal was the same against England, a 2-0 win over France in the 1986 World Cup semi-final. Just nine minutes into the game, he took advantage of a free-kick opportunity on the right side of the penalty area, received a soft cross from Magath, and took advantage of the momentum with a powerful low left-footed shot that was saved by goalkeeper Butz and still drilled into the bottom right corner of the goal to open the scoring for West Germany. Two years later, in the European Championship on home soil, in the first group stage against the "nemesis" Italy, it was Bremer who took advantage of the free kick opportunity to shoot a powerful low left-footed shot through the gap in the human wall and into the bottom right corner of the goal, helping the West German team equalize after only four minutes of trailing, and finally won a 1-1 draw.
Bremer's only open goal in the tournament came in the 1990 World Cup 1 8 final against the Netherlands, when he took Buchwald's return pass from the left in the 82nd minute and brought it to the left corner of the penalty area. A full-back has scored in five World Cup or European Championship games against traditional giants, four of which have been scored in the knockout rounds of the World Cup or even in the final, and none of them are icing on the cake. It's understandable why Bremer is the only goalscorer in Italy's World Cup final.
Bremer has a lot of power on his left foot.
It's easy to see that powerful left-footed free-kicks are Bremer's signature dish, but his two penalties at the 1990 World Cup came with his right foot, including a delicate curling kick against the Netherlands. As a left-back, Bremer has more strength with his left foot than his right, and his left-footed crosses are a must, but his right foot is by no means a "backfoot" for him, and a right-footed penalty kick is not a show-off. So, which foot is stronger? The superstar, who is probably the most balanced player in the history of German football, replied: "The left foot is harder, the right foot is more accurate. In the 1986 World Cup penalty shoot-out against hosts Mexico in the quarter-finals, he scored with a powerful left-footed shot down the middle. And don't forget, in that World Cup final, West Germany's two goals came from Bremer's left-footed corner kick on the left.
Between 1984 and 1994, Bremer made 86 appearances for his country, 81 of which he played and scored eight goals. Not only is he well-balanced on his feet and always shines on big scenes, but he's also an all-round fighter. In addition to left-back, he can also play in different positions such as left-midfielder, central midfielder, libero, right-back, etc. Kicker magazine described him in 1990 as "a man who can do everything", while Beckenbauer said, "He's our most versatile player." ”
In the 1990 World Cup final, Bremer not only scored the winning penalty, but also set an astonishing record: 33 long balls were successful. Vogts, who succeeded Beckenbauer as Germany coach a few weeks after the World Cup, said: "After a review of all match watchsheets, Bremer is the most efficient and successful left-sided player of all 24 teams at the World Cup. Clearly ahead of Brazil's Blanco and England's Pearce. In that year's Ballon d'Or selection, Bremer finished third with 68 points, behind Mateus (137) and Schillaci (84).
"The Troika" and the "Kaiserslautern Miracle".
For Chinese fans, in addition to the penalty kick in the 1990 World Cup final, Bremer has two other classic images, one of which is the formation of a "troika" with Mateus and Klinsmann during his time at Inter Milan, and the "Dutch trio" of AC Milan - Van Basten, Gullit and Rijkaard, which are two golden signs erected in the era of Serie A's "mini World Cup". It was in 1988 that he moved from Bayern Munich to Inter Milan that made Bremer one of the world's most famous stars.
In his first season, Bremer helped Inter Milan win the Serie A title with Mateus, and he was named Serie A player of the year, beating Maradona. Klinsmann then joined from Stuttgart, and the "troika" rose to the top of the football world as an international player. A year later, they lifted the League Cup. In four seasons, Bremer made 155 appearances for the Nerazzurri and scored 12 goals. Ahead of the kick-off of the first leg of the Champions League 1 8 final at home to Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night, Inter became the first club to hold a moment of silence for Bremer before the game.
Mateus, Jurgen Klinsmann and Bremer form the "troika" at Inter Milan.
If Inter Milan belonged to the peak years of Bremer's career, Kaiserslautern was the second home of the Hamburger. Another classic image he left on the Chinese audience happened during his second spell with Lautten. In the last round of the Bundesliga in 1995 96, Lauten and Leverkusen staged a battle of life and death, Leverkusen who fought at home could be relegated without losing, and Lauten had to win, CCTV five sets broadcast one of the most classic relegation battles in the history of the Bundesliga. This is the last game of Leverkusen's captain Worrall's career, and German fans don't want to see the great goalscorer end in relegation, but for Lautern captain Bremer who is also looking to retire, relegation is not an unacceptable end? Fate has placed the pair of long-time national team teammates and friends, as well as the World Cup-winning heroes, on the opposite side of either you die or I die.
Czech striker Kuka broke the deadlock with a header in the 58th minute, but Minxi equalised with a stoppage shot eight minutes before the end to pull Bayer Leverkusen back from the goal. The 1-1 result made Bremer and Lautern unfortunately relegated to the Bundesliga. After the final whistle, Worrall and Bremer hugged each other on the field and walked side by side, both of whom cried into tears. Later, the two legendary superstars embraced each other and appeared in the studio of Premiere. When answering the host's question, Worrall held the microphone in his right hand, and continued to hug Bremer with his left hand, who was constantly wiping away tears, and the audience was all moved.
The 1997 '98 season was a miracle of winning the championship, bringing Bremer's legendary career as a professional footballer to a successful conclusion.
At that time, no one would have thought that this shameful moment would be the foreshadowing of a classic. A week later, Bremer won the only German Cup of his career with a 1-0 win over Karlsruhe in the German Cup final, while Lautten became the only team to have lifted the German Cup at the same time as relegation – despite being sent off for two yellows and one red at the end of the game. Bremer postponed his retirement and helped Lautten to win the Bundesliga title immediately, and the 1997 98 season was a miracle of a promotion horse in the history of the Bundesliga. Although the 37-year-old rarely played in that miracle season, he played the full game in the final round away to Hamburg, taking his tally to 301 Bundesliga appearances and 50 goals.
A short and uneventful coaching career
Bremer spent five seasons in two spells for Lautten, making 319 official appearances (11th in team history) and scoring 53 goals. Before joining Lautern for the first time in 1981, Bremer made his debut at his father, Bernd Bremer's hometown club Bambeck-Uhlenhorst, and then spent a year at Bundesliga side Saarbrücken. After leaving Lautten, he switched to Bayern for 2 million Deutsche marks, and tasted the Bundesliga title for the first time in the first season. And before returning to Lautten, he also had an unhappy year in La Liga Zaragoza.
The 2005-06 season in Stuttgart was the final chapter of Bremer's coaching career.
After hanging up his boots, Bremer immediately obtained the German Football Association's A-level coaching certificate. In October 2000, he continued his chapter as manager. However, in the last two years, his coaching performance has been far less successful than his playing career. He led the team to a 8th and 7th place finish in the Bundesliga, including reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in 20000000 but losing 9-2 on aggregate to Alaves. Shortly after the start of the 2002 03 season, he was sacked due to poor results. In the summer of 2004, Bremer took over the helm of Bundesliga side Unterhachen, but was dismissed with six rounds to go. Before the start of the 2005-06 season, Bremer joined his mentor at Inter Trapatoni and moved to Stuttgart as his assistant. However, Trapa's tenure was unsuccessful, leaving Bremer at the beginning of February 2006.
Although Starlight and Rate-Winning are far inferior to the other two members of the Troika, Jurgen Klinsmann and Mateus, Bremer has been active in football in recent years. In September 2018, he visited China with Mateus and Hasler to interact with the fans. In October of the same year, the German Football Museum in Dortmund was inaugurated, and Bremer became one of the first 11 male players to be inducted into the German Football Hall of Fame, alongside legends such as Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Mateus, and Uwe Schiller.
In September 2018, Bremer visited China with his long-time friend Matthaus.
Last July, Bremer attended the celebration of the 33rd anniversary of his World Cup victory. His last public appearance was at the Allianz Arena on January 19 at the memorial service of his mentor Beckenbauer. At that time, he said emotionally: "I think he will form a 'magic triangle' with Pele and Maradona in heaven." As a child, like probably every boy in Germany, I had a poster of Beckenbauer hanging by my bedside. The 1990 World Cup win in Italy tied us very closely, and that bond will remain forever. Who would have thought that just over a month later, Bremer would go to heaven to reunite with his teacher. May the legend rest in peace.