Andreas "Andy" Köpke (; born 12 March 1962) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. After being selected for the Germany national team squads that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and reached the quarter-finals of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, he succeeded Bodo Illgner to become Germany's first-choice goalkeeper at UEFA Euro 1996 (which Germany won) and the

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Career

Köpke began his professional club career at Holstein Kiel in the summer of 1979. Having been chosen as the best player in Germany in 1993, his biggest achievement came in 1996, winning the European Championship and playing a pivotal role in Germany's campaign. In the last group match he saved Gianfranco Zola's penalty for

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and also saved

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's penalty in the semi-final shootout victory against

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. Due to his success with the German team he was voted

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goalkeeper of the year. Köpke was also Germany's first-choice goalkeeper during their

campaign, which ended in a 3–0 loss to

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in the quarter-finals. Having already made his decision to retire at the end of the World Cup prior to the tournament, Köpke was true to his word; his retirement paved the way for another great German keeper, Oliver Kahn. In total, Köpke played 59 matches for his country. He retired from goalkeeping at 1. FC Nürnberg at the end of the 2000–01 2. Bundesliga season. He also played at

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to where he transferred to from 1. FC Nürnberg in the summer of 1994, for the amount of €516,200, returning to 1. FC Nürnberg five years later in January 1999 via Olympique Marseille. Up to this day Köpke is still very much involved in German football. He currently is the goalkeeping coach of the South Korea national team. He also acted as an ambassador to the city of

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, as it prepared for the

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. In July 2021, he announced that he would leave his position at the national team, following the UEFA Euro 2020.

Honours

Player

1. FC Nürnberg * 2. Bundesliga: 2000–01 Germany *

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: 1990 * UEFA European Championship: 1996; runner-up

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Individual * '' kicker''

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Team of the Season: 1987–88, 1992–93, 1994–95 * Footballer of the Year in Germany: 1993 * UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1996 * Best European Goalkeeper: 1996 *

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: 1996

Goalkeeping coach

Germany * FIFA Confederations Cup: 2017 *

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* UEFA Euro runner-up: 2008 *

third place: 2006;

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* FIFA Confederations Cup third place:

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kopke, Andreas 1962 births Living people Footballers from Kiel 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1994 FIFA World Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players FIFA World Cup–winning players Expatriate men's footballers in France Holstein Kiel players Hertha BSC players Eintracht Frankfurt players Olympique de Marseille players 1. FC Nürnberg players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Ligue 1 players Men's association football goalkeepers German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in France German men's footballers Germany men's international footballers UEFA Euro 1992 players UEFA Euro 1996 players UEFA European Championship–winning players Association football goalkeeping coaches West German men's footballers German expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in South Korea German expatriate sportspeople in South Korea