Over view – Former European Footballer of the Year and German Footballer of the Year in 1990, Lothar Matthaus has played in no less than five World Cup Tournaments - 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 and 1998 - more than any other field player. Matthaus - born on 21 March 1961 in Erlangen, Germany - also holds the record for the most World Cup games played - 25 in total. In addition to these accolades Matthaus captained Germany to victory in the 1990 World Cup. He started his professional soccer career in 1979, and within a year had won the 1980 European Football Championship. He subsequently played in Euro 84, Euro 88, and Euro 2000. Matthaus is also a member of the 100 greatest living football players chosen by Pele. Since retiring as a player Matthaus has worked as the head coach at Rapid Vienna and Partizan Belgrade, and he is currently in charge of the Hungarian National Team. This is the incredible story of one of Germany's most successful and electrifying soccer players ever...