Germany World Cup Captain
Captains West Germany to its third World Cup title.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Lothar Matthaus Biography and Timeline
Follow Lothar Matthaus through 3 dated historical records for Germany.
Lothar Matthaus, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
3Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1990–1996Years on this page
1990
International Caps
Captains West Germany to the 1990 World Cup title and directs midfield against Argentina in the final.
1996
UEFA Cup Triumph Over Bordeaux
Lothar Matthaus captains Bayern as they defeat Bordeaux 3-1 away in the second leg to complete a 5-1 aggregate UEFA Cup final victory.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.