- Brehme, 63, suffered cardiac arrest last night at his home in Munich.
- He was West Germany’s hero when they beat Argentina to win the 1990 World Cup.
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Andreas Brehme, scorer of West Germany’s winning goal in the 1990 World Cup final, has died at the age of 63.
The left-back scored the decisive penalty in the 85th minute as Franz Beckenbauer’s team beat Argentina 1-0 in Rome.
Brehme played 86 times for Germany during his playing career and for Kaiserslautern, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan, among others, at club level.
The German newspaper Bild reported that Brehme died on Monday night in Munich, apparently of cardiac arrest.
Brehme was reportedly admitted to the emergency room of a clinic on Ziemssenstrasse, near his apartment, but could not be saved.
Andreas Brehme converted the decisive penalty as West Germany won the 1990 World Cup.
Brehme photographed during his time as Kaiserslautern coach in 2000.
The newspaper said Brehme had been deeply affected by the death of his former coach and mentor Beckenbauer last month.
He leaves behind his partner Susanne Schaefer and two adult children from his marriage to Pilar.
Brehme, the player, was remembered for being a modern full-back who was not afraid to push forward to cross or shoot and had a good scoring record for a defender.
He was also an expert at free kicks and penalties, and was the first to step up for West Germany against England in the 1990 semi-final, in which Stuart Pearce and Chris Waddle then failed.
More to follow.