Andreas Möller (born 2 September 1967) is a German former professional

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who played as an

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. He is the head of the youth department at Eintracht Frankfurt.

Club career

At club level, Möller played for Eintracht Frankfurt (1985–87, 1990–92, 2003–04),

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(1988–90, 1994–2000),

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(1992–94), and Schalke 04 (2000–03). In his first spell with Borussia Dortmund, he won the

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during the 1988–89 season. After moving to Italian side Juventus, he won the

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in 1993, beating out his former club, Borussia Dortmund, 6–1 on aggregate, with Möller scoring one of the goals and providing three assists across both legs of the final. Upon his return to Dortmund, he won several domestic titles with the club, including consecutive

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titles in

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and

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, as well as the Champions League in

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, once again beating his former team, Juventus on this occasion, 3–1, and providing two assists during the match, while his corner also led to the opening goal; he followed up the victory with the Intercontinental Cup later that year, after which he was named ''Man of the Match''. With Schalke, he won the DFB-Pokal twice more in

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and

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International career

With the Germany national team, Möller was capped 85 times between 1988 and 1999, scoring 29 goals. He took part at five major international tournaments, winning the 1990 World Cup and

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. He also played for his country at Euro 92, where his team reached the

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, only to lose out 2–0 to

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(although Möller did not feature during the match), as well as the

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and 1998 World Cups, in which Germany suffered quarter-final eliminations; in the former edition of the tournament, Germany were eliminated following a surprising 2–1 defeat to

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, while in the latter edition, Germany lost out 3–0 to

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. Möller did not play in the 1–0 victory over

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in the 1990 World Cup Final and was also suspended for Germany's 2–1 golden goal victory over

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in the final of Euro 96 after he was booked in the semi-final against hosts

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; in the resulting shoot out of the latter match, following a 1–1 draw after extra-time, Möller scored the winning penalty, which he celebrated by mimicking the bravado of the pose struck earlier in the shoot out when

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had converted his penalty.

Style of play

Described by Stephan Uersfeld of ''

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'' as "one of the greatest midfielders of his generation", Möller was a talented, versatile, and complete advanced playmaker, who was known for his range of passing, creativity, vision, intelligence, and technical ability, as well as his agility, reactions, and his speed of thought and execution, which enabled him to play first–time passes; he also had the ability to carry the ball or run forward at defences while in possession. In addition to his creative capabilities and ability to provide assists to teammates, he was also known for his goalscoring, courtesy of his powerful and accurate striking ability with either foot, as well as his heading ability, which allowed him to excel in the air; his offensive qualities also allowed him to be deployed in more advanced roles, as a

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or even as a winger on occasion, in addition to his usual

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position as an attacking midfielder behind the strikers. He was also a

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specialist.

After retirement

In June 2007, Möller started his career as football manager at

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, playing in the Oberliga Hessen. From 2008 to 2011, he was athletic director for Kickers Offenbach. On 20 October 2015, Möller was given a job for the Hungary national team. Here he worked as an assistant for Bernd Storck. They played together for

when Dortmund won the West German Cup in the 1988–89 season. On 5 October 2019, Möller returned to Eintracht Frankfurt and was hired as head of the youth department.

Media

Möller features in EA Sports' ''

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'' video game series; he was on the cover of the German edition of ''

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''.

Career statistics

Club

*¹ Including appearances in 1989 DFB-Supercup, 1995 DFB-Supercup, 1996 DFB-Supercup and 1997 Intercontinental Cup.

International

Honours

Borussia Dortmund *

: 1994–95, 1995–96 *

: 1988–89 * DFL-Supercup:

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, 1996 *

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: 1996–97 * Intercontinental Cup:

Juventus *

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Schalke 04 *

: 2000–01, 2001–02 Germany *

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: 1996 * US Cup:

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Individual * ''

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Team of the Season: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96, 2000–01 *

top assist provider: 1989–90, 1995–96 *

-best offensive midfielder: 1990, 1991 * Intercontinental Cup MVP of the Match Award: 1997

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moller, Andreas 1967 births Living people Footballers from Frankfurt German expatriate footballers German footballers German football managers Borussia Dortmund players Eintracht Frankfurt players Juventus F.C. players FC Schalke 04 players Serie A players Germany international footballers Germany under-21 international footballers Association football midfielders 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1994 FIFA World Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players FIFA World Cup-winning players UEFA Euro 1992 players UEFA Euro 1996 players UEFA European Championship-winning players Bundesliga players Expatriate footballers in Italy German expatriate sportspeople in Italy Viktoria Aschaffenburg managers UEFA Champions League winning players UEFA Cup winning players