Paul Breitner (German pronunciation:[ˈpaʊ̯lˈbʁaɪ̯tnɐ]; born 5 September 1951) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and left-back.[2] Considered one of the best players of his era, Breitner was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Time Team and in 2004, he was named one of the Top 125 greatest living footballers as part of FIFA's 100th anniversary celebration.[3]
Breitner was capped 48 times for West Germany and was an integral part of the team that won the 1974 FIFA World Cup, scoring in the final.
He also scored in the final of the 1982 FIFA World Cup, making him one of only five players to have scored in two different World Cup final matches, the others being Pelé, Vavá, Zinedine Zidane and Kylian Mbappé.
He was known for his partnerships with Franz Beckenbauer, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck and Berti Vogts in defence for the national team, and his midfield combination with Karl-Heinz Rummenigge for Bayern Munich.
Breitner has been working as a commentator, pundit and columnist in Germany since retiring and is also an advisor to the Bayern management board.
^"Paul Breitner". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
^"Breitner, Paul" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
^"Pele's list of the greatest". BBC Sport. 4 March 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
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scoring via a Johan Neeskens penalty in the second minute, only for PaulBreitner to equalise with another penalty in the 25th minute before Gerd Müller...
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cameras in a playful 'not going to catch us now' gesture from the stands. PaulBreitner scored for Germany in the 83rd minute, firing low past the goalkeeper...
associations, and commercial and broadcast partners. Former German player PaulBreitner was named as the ambassador for the final. In May 2012, Pedro Proença...
Olympiastadion, Munich Attendance: 75,200 Referee: Jack Taylor (England) PaulBreitner became only the third player in World Cup history to have scored in...
English referee Jack Taylor to award another controversial penalty. PaulBreitner spontaneously decided to kick, and scored. These two penalties were...
season by signing 1974 World Cup winner PaulBreitner from Real Madrid for a transfer fee of 1.6 million DM. Breitner, however, did not fit into the team...
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World Cup history to score in two different finals, along with Pelé, PaulBreitner, and Vavá, in addition to being tied for first place with Vavá, Pelé...
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