Andreas Möller
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Andreas Möller is a retired German footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He was a playmaker
known for his range of passing and goalscoring ability. With the German national team
, Möller won the 1990 World Cup
and Euro 96.
At club level, Möller played for Eintracht Frankfurt
(1985–87, 1990–92, 2003–04), Borussia Dortmund
(1988–90, 1994–2000), Juventus (1992–94), and Schalke 04
(2000–03). He won the UEFA Cup with Juventus in 1993, beating Borussia Dortmund 6–1 on aggregate, Möller scoring one of the goals. He then won the Champions League
with Dortmund in 1997, beating his former team, Juventus, 3–1. For Germany, Möller was capped 85 times, scoring 29 goals. Other than the two major tournament wins, he also played for his country at the 1994 and 1998 World Cups, as well as Euro 92.
Möller did not play in the final of the 1990 World Cup and was suspended for the final of Euro 96 after he was booked in the semi final against England. Möller scored the winning penalty in the subsequent shoot out after a 1–1 draw.
In June 2007 he has started his career as football manager at Viktoria Aschaffenburg
, playing in the Oberliga
Hessen. In 2008 he was hired as athletic director for Kickers Offenbach
.
|1985/86||rowspan="3"|Eintracht Frankfurt
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|1986/87||22||1||||||||||||||||
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|1987/88||12||4||||||||||||||||
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|1987/88||rowspan="3"|Borussia Dortmund
||rowspan="3"|Bundesliga||14||3||||||||||||||||
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|1988/89||29||11||||||||||||||||
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|1989/90||32||10||||||||||||||||
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|1990/91||rowspan="2"|Eintracht Frankfurt
||rowspan="2"|Bundesliga||32||16||||||||||||||||
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|1991/92||37||12||||||||||||||||
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|1992/93||rowspan="2"|Juventus
||rowspan="2"|Serie A
||26||10||||||||||||||||
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|1993/94||30||9||||||||||||||||
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|1994/95||rowspan="6"|Borussia Dortmund
||rowspan="6"|Bundesliga||30||14||||||||||||||||
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|1995/96||23||8||||||||||||||||
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|1996/97||26||5||||||||||||||||
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|1997/98||26||10||||||||||||||||
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|1998/99||30||7||||||||||||||||
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|1999/00||18||3||||||||||||||||
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|2000/01||rowspan="3"|Schalke
||rowspan="3"|Bundesliga||32||1||||||||||||||||
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|2001/02||32||4||||||||||||||||
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|2002/03||22||1||||||||||||||||
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|2003/04||Eintracht Frankfurt
||Bundesliga||11||0||||||||||||||||
429||110||||||||||||||||
56||19||||||||||||||||
485||129||||||||||||||||
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|1988||1||0
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|1989||6||2
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|1990||7||1
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|1991||5||1
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|1992||7||1
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|1993||10||7
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|1994||12||2
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|1995||9||5
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|1996||12||6
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|1997||4||0
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|1998||10||4
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|1999||2||0
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!Total||85||29
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Playmaker
In association football, a playmaker is a player who controls the flow of the team's offensive play, and is often involved in passing moves which lead to goals....
known for his range of passing and goalscoring ability. With the German national team
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
, Möller won the 1990 World Cup
1990 FIFA World Cup
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
and Euro 96.
At club level, Möller played for Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...
(1985–87, 1990–92, 2003–04), Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
(1988–90, 1994–2000), Juventus (1992–94), and Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
(2000–03). He won the UEFA Cup with Juventus in 1993, beating Borussia Dortmund 6–1 on aggregate, Möller scoring one of the goals. He then won the Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
with Dortmund in 1997, beating his former team, Juventus, 3–1. For Germany, Möller was capped 85 times, scoring 29 goals. Other than the two major tournament wins, he also played for his country at the 1994 and 1998 World Cups, as well as Euro 92.
Möller did not play in the final of the 1990 World Cup and was suspended for the final of Euro 96 after he was booked in the semi final against England. Möller scored the winning penalty in the subsequent shoot out after a 1–1 draw.
In June 2007 he has started his career as football manager at Viktoria Aschaffenburg
Viktoria Aschaffenburg
SV Viktoria 01 Aschaffenburg is a German football club based in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria.Even though Aschaffenburg is located in Bavaria, Viktoria Aschaffenburg historically played its football in the Hessenliga and the associated Hessian leagues, rather than the Fussball-Bayernliga , against clubs...
, playing in the Oberliga
Oberliga (football)
The Oberliga is currently the name of the fifth tier of the German football leagues. Before the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier...
Hessen. In 2008 he was hired as athletic director for Kickers Offenbach
Kickers Offenbach
Kickers Offenbach is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left established local clubs including Melitia, Teutonia, Viktoria, Germania and Neptun...
.
Statistics
|-|1985/86||rowspan="3"|Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...
||rowspan="3"|Bundesliga||1||0||||||||||||||||
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|1986/87||22||1||||||||||||||||
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|1987/88||12||4||||||||||||||||
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|1987/88||rowspan="3"|Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
||rowspan="3"|Bundesliga||14||3||||||||||||||||
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|1988/89||29||11||||||||||||||||
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|1989/90||32||10||||||||||||||||
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|1990/91||rowspan="2"|Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...
||rowspan="2"|Bundesliga||32||16||||||||||||||||
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|1991/92||37||12||||||||||||||||
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|1992/93||rowspan="2"|Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
||rowspan="2"|Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
||26||10||||||||||||||||
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|1993/94||30||9||||||||||||||||
|-
|1994/95||rowspan="6"|Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
||rowspan="6"|Bundesliga||30||14||||||||||||||||
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|1995/96||23||8||||||||||||||||
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|1996/97||26||5||||||||||||||||
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|1997/98||26||10||||||||||||||||
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|1998/99||30||7||||||||||||||||
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|1999/00||18||3||||||||||||||||
|-
|2000/01||rowspan="3"|Schalke
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
||rowspan="3"|Bundesliga||32||1||||||||||||||||
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|2001/02||32||4||||||||||||||||
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|2002/03||22||1||||||||||||||||
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|2003/04||Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...
||Bundesliga||11||0||||||||||||||||
429||110||||||||||||||||
56||19||||||||||||||||
485||129||||||||||||||||
|}
|-
|1988||1||0
|-
|1989||6||2
|-
|1990||7||1
|-
|1991||5||1
|-
|1992||7||1
|-
|1993||10||7
|-
|1994||12||2
|-
|1995||9||5
|-
|1996||12||6
|-
|1997||4||0
|-
|1998||10||4
|-
|1999||2||0
|-
!Total||85||29
|}
Honours
- Bundesliga: 1995, 1996
- DFB Pokal: 1989, 2001, 2002
- World CupFIFA World CupThe FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
: 1990 - German Super Cup: 1995, 1996
- UEFA CupUEFA CupThe UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
: 1993 - European Championship: 1996
- Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
: 1997 - Intercontinental Cup: 1997