# Matthias Sammer

Matthias Sammer is a German association football player and manager, born on 5 September 1967 in Dresden, East Germany. Sammer plays as a defensive midfielder for Borussia Dortmund. Sammer has scored 118 goals in 456 games for club and country and has won 11 trophies, including the Ballon d'Or, the Champions League and 5 league titles.

## Sammer's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 382 | 104 |
| Germany | 74 | 14 |
| Total | 456 | 118 |

Goals per game: 0.26.

## Sammer's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 11
- League titles: 5
- Domestic cups: 3
- Champions League: 1
- Other international club trophies: 1
- Trophies with Germany: 1
- Ballon d'Or: 1
- Individual awards: 13

### Dynamo Dresden

- DDR-Oberliga: 2 (1988–89, 1989–90)
- FDGB-Pokal: 1 (1989–90)

### VfB Stuttgart

- Bundesliga: 1 (1991–92)

### Borussia Dortmund

- Bundesliga: 2 (1994–95, 1995–96)
- DFB-Supercup: 2 (1995, 1996)
- UEFA Champions League: 1 (1996–97)
- Intercontinental Cup: 1 (1997)

### Germany

- UEFA European Championship: 1 (1996)

### Individual

- Ballon d'Or: 1 (1996)
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2 (1990–91, 1994–95)
- ESM Team of the Year: 1 (1994–95)
- Footballer of the Year in Germany: 2 (1995, 1996)
- kicker Bundesliga-best libero: 2 (1995, 1996)
- kicker Bundesliga-best midfielder: 1 (1993)
- UEFA European Championship Player of the Tournament: 1 (1996)
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1 (1996)
- Onze de Bronze: 1 (1996)
- World Soccer: 1

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 1985–1990: Dynamo Dresden, 102 games, 39 goals
2. 1990–1992: VfB Stuttgart, 63 games, 20 goals
3. 1992–1993: Inter Milan, 11 games, 4 goals
4. 1993–1998: Borussia Dortmund, 115 games, 21 goals

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