Matthias Müller (footballer)

Matthias Müller
	Mueller in 1980
Personal information
Date of birth	18 October 1954 (age 69)
Place of birth	Dresden, East Germany
Position(s)	Full-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1973–1981	SG Dynamo Dresden
1981–1983	TSG Meißen
1983–1986	Fortschritt Neustadt
1986–1989	Aktivist Brieske-Senftenberg
1989–1990	TSG Elsterwerda
1990	Tennis Borussia Berlin
International career
1980	East Germany
Managerial career
2008–	Bischofswerdaer FV
Medal record
Representing SG Dynamo Dresden
Representing East Germany
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthias Müller (born 18 October 1954) is a German former professional footballer who played as a full-back.

Career

Müller began his career with his hometown club, Dynamo Dresden, where he established himself in the first-team,^[1] 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.^[2] He was also part of the squad that won the silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.^[3]

In January 1981, prior to a national team tour of South America, Müller and Dresden teammates 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 stint with Tennis Borussia Berlin, before retiring. He now works as a coach.

References

^ Arnhold, Matthias (3 November 2016). "Matthias Müller – Matches and Goals in Oberliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
^ Arnhold, Matthias (3 November 2016). "Matthias Müller – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matthias Müller". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

External links

Matthias Müller at fussballdaten.de (in German)
Matthias Müller at WorldFootball.net
Matthias Müller at National-Football-Teams.com

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