Matthias Sammer

**Matthias Sammer** (born 5 September 1967) is a German former football player and manager. He has played for the East German national team and the German national team.

### Club

|colspan=3|Club performance|colspan=2|League|colspan=2|Cup|colspan=2|League Cup|colspan=2|Continental|colspan=2|Total||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1985–86|Dynamo Dresden|DDR-Oberliga|18|8|4|6|-|-|6|2|28|16|
|1986–87|20|7|3|2|-|-|-|-|23|9|||
|1987–88|19|8|3|1|-|-|2|0|24|9|||
|1988–89|25|6|3|1|-|-|10|0|38|7|||
|1989–90|20|9|5|4|-|-|2|0|27|13|||
|1990–91|VfB Stuttgart|Bundesliga|30|11|3|1|-|-|-|-|33|12|
|1991–92|33|9|3|1|-|-|3|1|35|11|||
|1992–93|Inter Milan|Serie A|11|4|1|0|-|-|-|-|12|4|
|1992–93|Borussia Dortmund|Bundesliga|17|10|-|-|-|-|-|-|17|10|
|1993–94|29|4|2|0|-|-|8|0|39|4|||
|1994–95|28|4|1|1|-|-|7|0|36|5|||
|1995–96|22|3|3|1|-|-|6|0|31|4|||
|1996–97|21|0|1|0|-|-|5|0|27|0|||
|1997–98|3|0|1|0|1|0|1|0|6|0|||

#### East Germany national team statistics

|colspan=3|East Germany national team||
| --- | --- | --- |
|1986|1|0|
|1987|0|0|
|1988|6|1|
|1989|11|2|
|1990|5|3|

#### Germany national team statistics

|colspan=3|Germany national team||
| --- | --- | --- |
|1990|1|0|
|1991|3|0|
|1992|9|1|
|1993|6|0|
|1994|12|2|
|1995|6|2|
|1996|11|3|
|1997|3|0|

#### Goals for East Germany

- _Scores and results table. Germany's goal tally first:_

|#|Date|Venue|Opponent|Score|Result|Competition|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|31 August 1988|Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin, East Germany||1–0|1–0|Friendly|
|2.|6 September 1989|Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland||1–0|3–0|1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying|
|3.|8 October 1989|Stadion an der Gellertstraße, Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany||2–1|2–1|1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying|
|4.|11 April 1990|Stadion an der Gellertstraße, Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany||2–0|2–0|Friendly|
|5.|12 September 1990|Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels, Belgium||1–0|2–0|Friendly|
|6.|12 September 1990|Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels, Belgium||2–0|2–0|Friendly|

#### Goals for Germany

|#|Date|Venue|Opponent|Score|Result|Competition|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|16 December 1992|Estádio Olímpico Monumental, Porto Alegre, Brazil||1–2|1–3|Friendly|
|2.|2 June 1994|Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria||1–0|5–1|Friendly|
|3.|8 June 1994|Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada||1–0|2–0|Friendly|
|4.|8 October 1995|Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion, Leverkusen, Germany||3–0|6–1|UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying|
|5.|8 October 1995|Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion, Leverkusen, Germany||6–0|6–1|UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying|
|6.|4 June 1996|Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim, Germany||5–0|9–1|Friendly|
|7.|16 June 1996|Old Trafford, Manchester, England||1–0|3–0|UEFA Euro 1996|
|8.|23 June 1996|Old Trafford, Manchester, England||2–1|2–1|UEFA Euro 1996|

### Coaching statistics

|rowspan="2"|Team|rowspan="2"|From|rowspan="2"|To|colspan="6"|Record|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Borussia Dortmund|1 July 2000|30 June 2004||||||
|VfB Stuttgart|1 July 2004|3 June 2005||||||

### Player

**Dynamo Dresden**
- DDR-Oberliga: 1988–89, 1989–90
- FDGB-Pokal: 1989–90

**VfB Stuttgart**
- Bundesliga: 1991–92

**Borussia Dortmund**
- Bundesliga: 1994–95, 1995–96
- DFL-Supercup: 1995, 1996
- UEFA Champions League: 1996–97

**Germany**
- UEFA European Championship: 1996; Runner-up: 1992
- U.S. Cup: 1993

**Individual**
- _kicker_ Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1990–91, 1994–95
- ESM Team of the Year: 1994–95
- Footballer of the Year in Germany: 1995, 1996
- _kicker_ Bundesliga-best libero: 1995, 1996
- _kicker_ Bundesliga-best midfielder: 1993
- UEFA European Championship Player of the Tournament: 1996
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1996
- Onze de Bronze: 1996
- Ballon d'Or: 1996
- World Soccer: The 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time

### Manager

**Borussia Dortmund**
- Bundesliga: 2001–02
- DFB-Ligapokal: Runner-up 2003
- UEFA Cup: Runner-up 2002

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Matthias Sammer
- **image**: Matthias Sammer 2722.jpg
- **caption**: Sammer in 2013
- **height**: 1.81 m
- **birth place**: Dresden, East Germany
- **position**: Defensive midfielder
 Sweeper (association football), Sweeper
- **youthyears1**: 1976–1985
- **youthclubs1**: Dynamo Dresden
- **years1**: 1985–1990
- **clubs1**: Dynamo Dresden
- **caps1**: 102
- **goals1**: 39
- **years2**: 1990–1992
- **clubs2**: VfB Stuttgart
- **caps2**: 63
- **goals2**: 20
- **years3**: 1992–1993
- **clubs3**: Inter Milan
- **caps3**: 11
- **goals3**: 4
- **years4**: 1993–1998
- **clubs4**: Borussia Dortmund
- **caps4**: 115
- **goals4**: 21
- **totalcaps**: 291
- **totalgoals**: 84
- **nationalyears1**: 1986–1990
- **nationalteam1**: East Germany national football team, East Germany
- **nationalcaps1**: 23
- **nationalgoals1**: 6
- **nationalyears2**: 1990–1997
- **nationalteam2**: Germany national football team, Germany
- **nationalcaps2**: 51
- **nationalgoals2**: 8
- **manageryears1**: 2000–2004
- **managerclubs1**: Borussia Dortmund
- **manageryears2**: 2004–2005
- **managerclubs2**: VfB Stuttgart
- **manageryears3**: 2011–2016
- **managerclubs3**: Bayern Munich (sports director)