Lothar Matthäus

Lothar Matthäus is best known as West Germany’s 1990 World Cup Winning Captain. He also had a successful club career winning two UEFA Cups, eight league titles and three domestic cups. His brilliance as a player was rewarded with several individual awards, including the Ballon d’Or in 1990. Since retiring he has had successful spells in management and worked as a pundit for various broadcasters. As a speaker Lothar is bound to have football fans on the edge of their seats given his time at the top of the game, playing with and against some of its biggest names. Having captained his country and club side to glory on several occasions, Lothar is a natural leader and would fit any corporate events looking to discuss leadership and success.

He started his career at FC Herzogenaurach before a five-year spell at Borussia Mönchengladbach. Lothar moved to Bayern Munich for the first time in 1984 and helped the side win the 1984-85 Bundesliga title. He won another two league titles and the DFB Cup in 1986, playing 113 times before moving to Inter Millan. While in Italy he won the 1989 Serie A title as well as the 1991 UEFA Cup and was the winner of the 1990 Ballon d’Or, German and European Player of The Year Awards. In 1991 he made history as the first-ever FIFA World Player of The Year and is still the only German to have won the award.

He returned to Bayern in 1992 and won three league titles alongside two DFB Cups. He was also captain of the 1996 UEFA Cup winning side before adding another German player of the year award to his collection in 1999. Alongside his outstanding club career, Lothar was capped a record 150 times for Germany, becoming one of just three players to play in five World Cup Finals. The standout moment in a 21 -year-career though, was winning the 1990 World Cup as captain, beating Diego Maradona’s Argentina 1-0 in the final.

Since retiring he has worked as a Coach, notably winning league titles with Partizan Belgrade and Red Bull Salzburg. The former midfielder has also been a pundit at the World Cup and European Championship for broadcasters such as ITV, ZDF and Premiere as well as writing a column for Sport Bild between 2001 and 2009.

Now working as a speaker alongside his media duties, Lothar is perfect for any sports audience, as one of football’s greatest ever players. For a corporate audience his success and leadership, as both a player and coach, make him a great choice for any audience wanting to know what it takes to reach their goals and discuss leadership.