as for having the tendency to score "clutch" goals for his team in important games, as demonstrated by his ability to score decisive penalties in World Cup knockout matches, which led him to be considered a "big game player" in the media. Although he was known to be tenacious player, he also stood out for his professionalism throughout his career, both on and off the pitch. Matthäus described Brehme as the best player he played with. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Brehme goal. Honours 1. FC Kaiserslautern Bundesliga: 1997–98 2. Bundesliga: 1996–97 DFB-Pokal: 1995–96 DFL-Supercup: runner-up 1996 Bayern Munich Bundesliga: 1986–87 European Cup: runner-up 1986–87 DFL-Supercup: 1987 Inter Milan Serie A: 1988–89 Supercoppa Italiana: 1989 UEFA Cup: 1990–91 Real Zaragoza Copa del Rey: runner-up 1992–93 Germany FIFA World Cup: 1990; runner-up 1986 UEFA Euro: runner-up 1992 Individual UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1984, 1992 kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1985–86 Guerin d'Oro (Serie A Footballer of the Year): 1989 Pirata d'Oro (Internazionale Player of the Year): 1989 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1990 Ballon d'Or – Third place: 1990 References External links FIFA Profile 1960 births 1986 FIFA World Cup players 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1994 FIFA World Cup players Living people FC Bayern Munich footballers Inter Milan players 1. FC Saarbrücken players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players FIFA World Cup-winning players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players German expatriate footballers German footballers German football managers Germany international footballers Germany under-21 international footballers La Liga players UEFA Euro 1984 players UEFA Euro 1988 players UEFA Euro 1992 players Olympic footballers of West Germany Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Real Zaragoza players Serie A players Footballers from Hamburg Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Spain German expatriate sportspeople in Italy German expatriate sportspeople in Spain 1. FC Kaiserslautern managers SpVgg Unterhaching managers Association football fullbacks UEFA Cup winning players West German footballers West German expatriate footballers West German expatriate sportspeople in Italy