- Captained West Germany to their FIFA World Cup win in 1990.
- Was named World Soccer Player of the Year in 1990 and FIFA World Player of the Year in 1991.
- He was a dead-ball specialist.
- Most capped German player of all time, retiring with a total of 150 appearances (83 for West Germany).
- Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world (1993).
- Besides winning the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the 1980 European Championship, he was finalist of the 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cup.
- Has three children: Alisa (b. 1986) and Viola (b. 1988) with his first wife Silvia Matthäus; Loris (b. 1992) with Lolita Morena.
- Stefan Effenberg included a chapter in his 2003 autobiography entitled "What Lothar Matthäus knows about football", which was a blank page. However, Gary Lineker once said that Matthäus was one of the best players of all time and would be a contender for his all-time World Cup dream team.
- 464 appearances in German Bundesliga. Scored 121 goals.
- 162 appearances for Borussia Mönchengladbach in West German Bundesliga. Scored 36 goals (1979-1984).
- 115 appearances for Inter Milan in Italian Serie A (1988-1992) - scored 40 goals.
- 23 appearances for Borussia Mönchengladbach in DFB Pokal (1979-1984) - scored 12 goals.
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