According to the roommate Susanne Schaefer He died quickly and unexpectedly of a cardiac arrest on the night between Monday and Tuesday in Munich, according to information given to the German news agency DPA. Brehme was rushed to hospital but his life could not be saved.
Left-back Brehme decided the 1990 World Cup final against Diego Maradona’s Argentina at the Olympic Stadium in Rome by slotting an 85th-minute penalty to make it 1-0.
Played for Bayern Munich
Brehme was greatly affected by the death of Franz Beckenbauer at the beginning of the year. Beckenbauer, who turned 78, was a mentor and important to Brehme during his career.
Beckenbauer was the national team captain of the team that won the World Cup in 1990.
During his career, Brehme had his heyday at Bayern Munich and Inter. There were 86 international matches for (West) Germany. After his career, he was, among other things, a coach at Kaiserslautern, where he also played and took the club to a sensational Bundesliga title in 1998 in his last season as an active player.
”FC Kaiserslautern i djup worry”
FC Kaiserslautern mourns the passing of Andreas Brehme. He wore the ‘red devils’ shirt for a total of 10 years and became German champion and German cup winner with the club. In 1990, he kicked the German national team to the World Cup title with his penalty and became a football legend. The FC Kaiserslautern family is deeply saddened and our thoughts go out to Andi’s family and friends,” the club writes.
Brehme is survived by his partner Susanne Schaefer and two adult children.
