The legendary German footballer Andreas Brehme has died. He was the author of the winning goal in the 1990 World Cup final

Today, 20 February, the legendary footballer of Bayern and the German national team Andreas Brehme died. This is reported by the publication Kicker.

According to the source, Brehme died this morning at home in Munich from cardiac arrest. Medics tried to save his life in hospital, but were unable to resuscitate him.

During his playing career, Brehme, who played in the positions of defender and midfielder, played for Bayern Munich, Kaiserslautern, Saarbrücken, Inter and Zaragoza. However, Brehme is primarily known for his winning goal from the penalty spot in the 1990 World Cup final against Argentina.

Brehme played a total of 86 matches for the Germany/Germany national team. On his account 8 goals scored. He also won silver medals at the World Cup 1986 and CE-1992, won third place at the 1988 World Cup. In addition, Andreas became the champion of Germany and Italy.