Germany legend and World Cup winner Andreas Brehme dies aged 63

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Baku: Andreas Brehme, scorer of the winning goal for Germany in the World Cup final in 1990, has died aged 63, according to Sky Sports.

The left-back scored a decisive 85th-minute penalty as Franz Beckenbauer’s side beat Diego Maradona’s Argentina 1-0 in Rome.

Brehme played 86 times for Germany and also won the Bundesliga with Kaiserslautern and Bayern Munich, plus a Serie A title with Inter Milan before retiring in 1998.

Brehme, who played mostly as an attacking left-back, was a star of German football in the 1980s and 90s and known for being a set-piece specialist.

He scored in the semi-final of the 1990 World Cup against England, which Germany won on penalties.

Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency