Stats by Nakayama#9

Name: Matthias Sammer 1994-1997

Nickname: ''Der rote Baron'' (The red baron)



Country: Germany
Clubs: Borussia Dortmund (1993-1998)
Position: *SW, DMF (CMF, CB Optional)
Side: RF/BS
Age: 27-30 years (05/09/1967)

Height: 181 cm
Weight: 75 kg

Attack: 75
Defence: 90
Balance: 83
Stamina: 94
Top Speed: 81
Acceleration: 77
Response: 89
Agility: 80
Dribble Accuracy: 83
Dribble Speed: 78
Short Pass Accuracy: 83
Short Pass Speed: 82
Long Pass Accuracy: 83
Long Pass Speed: 81
Shot Accuracy: 77
Shot Power: 89
Shot Technique: 76
Free Kick Accuracy: 77
Curling: 75
Header: 81
Jump: 83
Technique: 85
Aggression: 82
Mentality: 95
Keeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 95

Injury Tolerance: C
Condition/Fitness: 8
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 8
Growth Type: Standard Lasting


CARDS:
P13: Long Ranger
P16: Extra Attacker
S01: Marauding
S05: 1-touch Play
S10: DF Leader

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Middle Shooting - 1 touch Pass - D-Line Control

Attack / Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded


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Name: Matthias Sammer 1990-1993

Nickname: ''Der rote Baron'' (The red baron)



Country: Germany
Clubs: VFB Stuttgart (1990-1992), FC Internazionale Milano (1992-1993)
Position: *DMF, CMF, SW
Side: RF/BS
Age: 23-26 years (05/09/1967)

Height: 181 cm
Weight: 75 kg

Attack: 77
Defence: 86
Balance: 83
Stamina: 96
Top Speed: 82
Acceleration: 80
Response: 90
Agility: 80
Dribble Accuracy: 83
Dribble Speed: 79
Short Pass Accuracy: 85
Short Pass Speed: 84
Long Pass Accuracy: 85
Long Pass Speed: 83
Shot Accuracy: 79
Shot Power: 90
Shot Technique: 77
Free Kick Accuracy: 77
Curling: 76
Header: 81
Jump: 83
Technique: 86
Aggression: 82
Mentality: 94
Keeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 90

Injury Tolerance: C
Condition/Fitness: 7
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 7
Growth Type: Standard Lasting


CARDS:
P13: Long Ranger
P16: Extra Attacker
S01: Marauding
S05: 1-touch Play
S10: DF Leader

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Middle Shooting - 1 touch Pass - D-Line Control

Attack / Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded


INFO


He played as a midfielder, and later in his career as a sweeper.
He was named European Footballer of the Year in 1996, the year he led Germany to victory in the European Championship. Sammer retired with 74 total caps, 23 for East Germany and 51 for the unified side.

Sammer played for his hometown club Dynamo Dresden from 1987 to 1990, the club his father, Klaus had played for and managed. He was one of the first notable East German players to join a Western club after the German re-unification when he signed with VfB Stuttgart in 1990 (the first being Andreas Thom, who joined Bayer Leverkusen from BFC Dynamo). He then went on to play with Italian club Internazionale (1992–1993), and Borussia Dortmund (1993–1998). He won two East German championships with Dynamo Dresden (1989, 1990), and three German championships, (1992 with VfB Stuttgart, 1995 and 1996 with Borussia Dortmund). During his time in Dortmund he also won the UEFA Champions League in 1997. Sammer also scored the last ever goal for the East Germany football team before re-unification.
After a serious knee injury forced him to retire in 1998, Sammer became head coach for Borussia Dortmund in 2000, leading the team to another German championship in 2002. His team reached the UEFA Cup final the same year but lost 2:3 against Feyenoord. Sammer coached VfB Stuttgart for the 2004-05 season, but left after only one year with the club.
On 1 April 2006, he was appointed technical director of German Football Association (DFB), on a five year contract. The position is new in the DFB. It includes responsibility for the national youth teams, focusing on young talents between the ages of eleven and eighteen, as well as incorporating the latest developments in sports science into the DFB's training theories. Sammer is also expected to work on a tactical system for all of Germany's national sides in close co-operation with national coach Joachim Löw.

(My personal opinion has still to come)

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HONOURS

*Dynamo Dresden
DDR-Oberliga: 1988–89, 1989–90
FDGB-Pokal: 1989–90

*VfB Stuttgart
Fußball-Bundesliga: 1991–92
DFB-Supercup: 1992

*Borussia Dortmund
Fußball-Bundesliga: 1994–95, 1995–96
DFB-Supercup: 1995, 1996
UEFA Champions League: 1996-97
Intercontinental Cup: 1997
European Super Cup: Runner-up 1997

*International
UEFA European Championship: 1996, Runner-up 1992
U.S. Cup: 1993

*Awards
German Footballer of the Year: 1995, 1996
European Footballer of the Year: 1996


VIDEO


www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbd2yehoD1g
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDX5PCDY5wU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXCsp60CWAM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRfPqxQtjCs

I'm not sure for the early years set: I read that he played mainly advanced midfielder, also in Inter 1992 he played in this position.

During the period at Inter he played as AMF, as you can read here:

"L'Inter lo mise subito sotto osservazione e lo acquistò nel '91. Il tedesco si trasferì a Milano solo un anno dopo, da vincitore della Bundesliga con lo Stoccarda. Nel frattempo non imparò una parola d'italiano e con il tecnico dei nerazzurri, Bagnoli, si spiegava a gesti sin dal primo allenamento. Due dita sul disegno di un campo toccarono la trequarti: Sammer voleva giocare dietro le punte. Il mister lo accontentò indietreggiando Shalimov davanti alla difesa."

Therefore I propose to insert in the set 1990-1993, the position AMF.

The page from here are taken these phrases is this: http://www.fantagazzetta.com/blogs/23_1 ... 996-215251

It is a very interesting article that briefly traces the career of Sammer and focus mainly on the criticism after the allocation in 1996 of the "Golden Ball" to Sammer.

I doubt he ever was that good in DEF (both sets), just compare him to Dunga, Jeremies or Makélélé (or even Gattuso), DMF's who simply stopped their opponents, Sammer in other hand, most of the time he chased them, with 86 in the younger set and 90 in the older set, he's in line with some of the top defenders in his time (and ever), something he wasn't, he was more an playmaker swepper in front of the defense.

MEN in the other hand is well deserved, such a great leader and fighter he was, the real skipper in their 96 Euro conquest compared to Klinsmann.