Paul Breitner

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1951 (74 years old)
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Kolbermoor, West Germany

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Central Midfield

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Retired

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White

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1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)

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Paul Breitner (born 5 September 1951) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and left-back. Considered one of the best full-backs and midfielders of all time, and one of the best players of his era, Breitner was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Time Team. In 2004 he was named one of the Top 125 greatest living footballers as part of FIFA's 100th anniversary celebration.

Breitner was capped 48 times for West Germany and was an integral part of the team that won the 1974 FIFA World Cup, scoring in the final.

He also scored in the final of the 1982 FIFA World Cup, making him one of only five players to have scored in two different World Cup final matches, the others being Pelé, Vavá, Zinedine Zidane and Kylian Mbappé.

He was known for his partnerships with Franz Beckenbauer, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck and Berti Vogts in defence for the national team, and his midfield combination with Karl-Heinz Rummenigge for Bayern Munich.

Breitner has been working as a commentator, pundit and columnist in Germany since retiring and is also an advisor to the Bayern management board.

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German Bundesliga 1981-1982	German Bundesliga 1980-1981	German Bundesliga 1979-1980
Spanish La Liga 1975-1976	Spanish La Liga 1974-1975	Spanish La Liga 1974-1975
FIFA World Cup 1974	UEFA Champions League 1973-1974	German Bundesliga 1973-1974
German Bundesliga 1972-1973	UEFA European… 1972	German Bundesliga 1971-1972
German DFB-Pokal 1970-1971