- Matthias Müller (footballer)
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Matthias Müller Personal information Date of birth October 18, 1954 Place of birth Dresden, East Germany Playing position Full-back Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1973–1981 SG Dynamo Dresden 89 (11) 1981–1983 TSG Meißen 1983–1986 Fortschritt Neustadt 1986–1989 Aktivist Brieske-Senftenberg 1989–1990 TSG Elsterwerda 1990 Tennis Borussia Berlin National team 1980 East Germany
4 (0) Teams managed 2008– Bischofswerdaer FV HonoursCompetitor for SG Dynamo Dresden Silver FDGB Pokal 1974 Silver FDGB Pokal 1975 Gold DDR-Oberliga 1976 Gold DDR-Oberliga 1977 Gold FDGB-Pokal 1977 Gold DDR-Oberliga 1978 Silver FDGB Pokal 1978 Competitor for East Germany
Silver Olympic Football 1980 * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Matthias Müller (born October 18, 1954) is a German footballer. Müller began his career with his hometown club, Dynamo Dresden, where he established himself in the first-team, playing at full-back as the team won three East German titles and one cup. Müller represented East Germany at most levels of youth football, and won four caps for the senior team in 1980. He was also part of the squad that won the silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]
In January 1981, prior to a national team tour of South America, Müller and Dresden team-mates Peter Kotte and Gerd Weber were arrested at Berlin-Schönefeld Airport by the Stasi for plotting to escape to the west. Weber was given a prison sentence, but Kotte and Müller were released, but banned from playing at the top level of East German football.
Müller played out the rest of the 1980s with a succession of lower league clubs. After reunification he had a brief spell with Tennis Borussia Berlin, before retiring. He now works as a coach.
References
- ^ "Matthias Müller Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/matthias-muller-1.html. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
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