The 1972–73 DFB-Pokal was the 30th season of the annual German football cup competition.
 It began on 10 December 1972 and ended on 23 June 1973.
 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds.
 As in the year before, the knock-out rounds were played over two legs, but the final was decided in a single game.
 In the memorable cup final, Borussia Mönchengladbach defeated 1.
 FC Köln 2–1 after extra time, with Günter Netzer substituting himself in before scoring the winning goal for Borussia.
Mesut Özil (] , ] ; born 15 October 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays for English club Arsenal and the Germany national team.
The 1973 DFB-Pokal Final, which decided the winner of the 1972–73 DFB-Pokal, took place on 23 June 1973 between Borussia Mönchengladbach and 1.
 FC Köln in the Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf.
 The sports magazine "kicker" described it as one of the "best, highest energy, and exciting" DFB-Pokal matches ever played.
 It was in this match that Günter Netzer infamously substituted himself on.
 Shortly after this, Netzer scored what would be the winning goal for Borussia.
The DFB-Pokal 2008–09 was the 29th season of the competition.
 The first round began on 30 August 2008.
 In the final, held on 30 May 2009 in Berlin FCR 2001 Duisburg defeated Turbine Potsdam 7–0, marking the highest margin by which a Frauen DFB-Pokal final was ever decided.
Jean Michel N'Lend was the third foreign player to join Al Shorta in its history following the signings of fellow Cameroonian Innocent Awoa and Ivorian defender Suwaria Mohammed.
 He made an instant impression at Al Shorta, scoring in friendly matches against Al Naft and Naft Al Junoob.
 His first league goals came against Al Shorta's fierce rivals Al Quwa Al Jawiya at the Al Shaab Stadium, where N'Lend scored a hat-trick of headers to seal a 4-1 victory.
 This was when N'Lend became a fan favourite and wrote his name into the history books, becoming the first ever non-Iraqi to score a hat-trick in the Iraqi Premier League.
 He then went on to score again at the Al Shaab Stadium against Al Naft in a 2-2 draw, followed by the winning goal against Naft Al Junoob in a 2-1 win.
 He continued his impressive record of scoring in every game he had played at Al Shaab Stadium with the winning goal in a 2-1 win over huge rivals Al Zawraa, however that record ended five days later in a 1-1 draw with Al Talaba, a game in which he missed an open goal.
 He eventually left the club in May 2013 after a dip in form; Al Shorta's vice-president Adnan Jafar stated that the club had several players that were capable of filling in his position.
The 1955 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 22 October 1955, at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 10th Scottish League Cup competition.
 The final was contested by Aberdeen and St Mirren.
 Aberdeen won the match 2–1, thanks to a goal by Graham Leggat and an own goal by Jim Mallan.
 The winning goal, scored 11 minutes from the end, was a "wind-assisted cross".
 Aberdeen manager Davie Shaw later admitted that they had been "damn lucky" to win the Cup.
 The match proved to be St Mirren's last appearance in a Scottish League Cup Final until 2010.
The final of the 2008–09 DFB-Pokal season was held on 30 May 2009 at the Olympiastadion, Berlin.
 Werder Bremen won with a 58th-minute goal from midfielder Mesut Özil.
 This was the club's sixth DFB-Pokal in its history, after victories in 1961, 1991, 1994, 1999 and 2004.
 This was Bayer Leverkusen's DFB-Pokal final loss of the decade, the other occurring in 2002.
 Werder Bremen lost the 2009 UEFA Cup final ten days prior to the DFB-Pokal final, losing to Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk.
Fahad Mosaed Al-Muwallad (Arabic: فهد المولد‎ ‎ , born 14 September 1994 in Jeddah) is a Saudi professional footballer who plays for Al-Ittihad.
 He started his professional career with Al-Ittihad when he was only 16 years old against Al-Raed.
 On 31 July, he scored the second goal for Saudi Arabia against Croatia in the 2011 U-20 World Cup in Colombia.
 In 2012, he entered the field in the last 10 minutes and scored the winning goal against Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. to qualify with his team to Asian Champions League Semifinals.
 He was chosen as King Cup of Champions MVP.
 with Saudi Arabia, he scored the winning goal against China in Asian Cup qualifications.
 Fahad Al-Muwallad is one of the most promising and fastest players in Asia.
Sandjar Ahmadi is an Afghan footballer who currently plays for Hamm United FC and Afghanistan national football team.
 He scored two goals against Sri Lanka in 2011 SAFF Championship which helped the national team to win 3–1.
 At 21 years of age, Ahmadi is one of the Afghanistan national football team's best players.
 He scored the winning goal against Laos in the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers.
 He scored against Pakistan in a friendly on August 20, 2013.
 He scored The winning goal against Nepal in the 2013 SAFF Championship to take his nation to the finals.
 And then in the final he scored the winning goal against the Indian national football team to earn his country their first ever FIFA tournament win.
 The team was also granted $50,000 US Dollars for being the champions.
 In an interview with Afghanistan's captain Zohib Islam Amiri, Amiri said "He is a great player, and we couldn't have won this without him."
The 2006 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2005–06 DFB-Pokal, the 63rd season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition.
 It was played on 29 April 2006 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
 Bayern Munich won the match 1–0 against Eintracht Frankfurt via a goal from Claudio Pizarro, giving them their 13th cup title.

Question: In what year was the man who scored the winning goal in the 2009 DFB-Pokal Final born?
Answer: 1988