After the death of Andreas Brehme, companions and clubs say goodbye on social media. This is how Völler, Häßler and Co. remember him.
After the news of Andreas Brehme’s (1960-2024) death, fans and companions said goodbye to the former football star on social media. it says about a black and white picture of the athlete: “Andreas Brehme, November 9th, 1960 – February 20th, 2024 – RIP”. In the comments, Guido Buchwald (63), among others, writes: “Incredible, rest in peace my friend.” Buchwald also showed the scene from the 1990 World Cup final in which Brehme converted the penalty into the winning goal against Argentina. Buchwald was also part of the victorious DFB team at the time.
Simone Ballack (48), the ex-wife of soccer star Michael Ballack (47), also said: “RIP dear Andi @andibrehme, you chaotic man of heart. @michaelballackofficial took your place at the championship in Kaiserslautern in 1998. We’ve known each other for that long. What a Celebration! How much we enjoyed talking about it. 3 days of emergency.” She added: “You mourned Emilio with us… and we had good times and parties @italydaumile and on Lake Garda. The regulars in Bardolino will miss you. Farewell my friend”. Michael Ballack also shared a picture of Brehme in a story and wrote: “Rest in peace, dear Andi.”
“I will miss his wonderful joy of life”
to a photo of him with Brehme: “Rest in peace, dear Andy. I will miss you.” : “Rudi Völler on the death of Andy Brehme: ‘Andy was our World Cup hero, but for me even more – he was my close friend and companion to this day. I will miss his wonderful joy of life.”
: “FC Bayern is deeply shocked by the sudden death of Andreas Brehme. The German record champion is united in mourning with his family and friends. We will always keep Andreas Brehme in our hearts – as a world champion and even more so as a very special person. He will always be a part of the FC Bayern family. Rest in peace, dear Andi!”
: “VfB Stuttgart mourns the loss of its former assistant coach and 1990 world champion Andreas #Brehme. The scorer of the decisive goal to win the World Cup worked at #VfB from 2005 to 2006. The VfB will be Andreas Brehme, who has made great contributions for German football, in honorable memory and also expresses his condolences to the bereaved in this way.”
about Andreas Brehme: “He wore the Red Devils jersey for a total of ten years, 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,” says von the club.
The Bavarian Prime Minister: “Rest in peace Andi #Brehme! With his penalty goal in the 1990 World Cup final he united the whole of Germany and made it happy. He was a great man who took responsibility at the crucial moment. Our condolences go out to his family.”
Andreas Brehme was 63 years old
According to consistent media reports, Brehme died on the night of Monday to Tuesday at the age of 63. Accordingly, the former national soccer player apparently suffered a cardiac arrest. In his long career as a player and coach, Brehme went through various positions. After starting at HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst, he eventually made it to today’s record champions FC Bayern Munich via 1. FC Saarbrücken and 1. FC Kaiserslautern. After trips to Italy (Inter Milan) and Spain (Real Zaragoza), he returned to Kaiserslautern in 1993 and continued until the end of his career. He made his debut as a coach there in 2000 before later coaching Unterhaching and VfB Stuttgart as an assistant coach.
Source: Stern
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