Matthias Sammer

Matthias Sammer
	Sammer in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	5 September 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Dresden, East Germany
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder; Sweeper
Youth career
1976–1985	Dynamo Dresden
Senior career*
Years	Team
1985–1990	Dynamo Dresden
1990–1992	VfB Stuttgart
1992–1993	Inter Milan
1993–1998	Borussia Dortmund
Total
International career
1986–1990	East Germany
1990–1997	Germany
Managerial career
2000–2004	Borussia Dortmund
2004–2005	VfB Stuttgart
2011–2016	Bayern Munich (sports director)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing Germany
UEFA European Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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Club performance^[2]			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
East Germany			League		FDGB-Pokal		League Cup		Europe		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
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		DFB Ligapokal		Europe		Total
1990–91	VfB Stuttgart	Bundesliga	30	11	3	1	-	-	-	-	33	12
1991–92	VfB Stuttgart	Bundesliga	33	9	3	1	-	-	3	1	35	11
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		League Cup		Europe		Total
1992–93	Inter Milan	Serie A	11	4	1	0	-	-	-	-	12	4
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		DFB Ligapokal		Europe		Total
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
Country	East Germany		102	38	18	14	-	-	20	2	140	54
	Germany		183	41	14	4	1	0	30	1	228	46
	Italy		11	4	1	0	-	-	-	-	12	4
Total			296	83	33	18	1	0	50	3	380	104

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

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

Career statistics

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %	Ref.
Borussia Dortmund	1 July 2000^[4]	30 June 2004^[4]	183	89	46	48	048.63	^[4]
VfB Stuttgart	1 July 2004^[5]	3 June 2005^[5]	47	25	8	14	053.19	^[5]
Total			230	114	54	62	049.57	—