Andreas Köpke

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Andreas Köpke
Personal information
Date of birth	March 12, 1962 (1962-03-12) (age 46)
Place of birth	Kiel, West Germany
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1979–1983 1983–1984 1984–1986 1986–1994 1994–1996 1996–1998 1998–2001	Holstein Kiel SC Charlottenburg Hertha BSC Berlin 1. FC Nuremberg Eintracht Frankfurt Marseille 1. FC Nuremberg	006 (0) 038 (0) 071 (0) 235 (2) 066 (0) 064 (0) 074 (0)
National team
1990-1998	Germany	059 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Andreas Köpke (born March 12, 1962 in Kiel) is a former German football goalkeeper, who was in the German squad that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup, and was also part of the 1994 FIFA World Cup squad. Though he did not appear in any of the matches, with Bodo Illgner preferred in goal, Köpke's chance to shine came soon after.

Having been chosen as the best player in Germany in 1993, his biggest achievement came in 1996, winning the European Championship and playing a pivotal role in Germany's campaign (he saved Gareth Southgate's penalty kick and ensured Germany reached the final). Due to these achievements he was voted FIFA goalkeeper of the year.

Köpke was also Germany's first-choice goalkeeper during their disappointing 1998 FIFA World Cup campaign, which ended in a 3-0 loss to Croatia in the quarter finals. Having already made his decision to retire at the end of the World Cup prior to the tournament, Köpke was true to his word; his retirement paved the way for another great German keeper, Oliver Kahn. In total, Köpke played 59 matches for his country.

Köpke began and ended his club career at 1. FC Nuremberg and also played at Eintracht Frankfurt and Olympique Marseille. Up to this day Köpke is still very much involved in German football. He is goalkeeping coach of the German national team as well as an ambassador to Nuremberg as it prepared for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Currently, Köpke acts as Germany's goalkeeper-coach for the Euro 2008 tournament.^[1]

[edit] Honours

• 1996 European Championship
• 1990 FIFA World Cup

Indvidual

• Best European Goalkeeper: 1996
• German Footballer of the Year: 1993
• IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper – 1st Places: 1996

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Career stats at fussballdaten.de
• Official website (German) (English) (French)

v • d • e West Germany squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup Winners (3rd Title) 1 Illgner • 2 Reuter • 3 Brehme • 4 Kohler • 5 Augenthaler • 6 Buchwald • 7 Littbarski • 8 Häßler • 9 Völler • 10 Matthäus • 11 Mill • 12 Aumann • 13 Riedle • 14 Berthold • 15 Bein • 16 Steiner • 17 Möller • 18 Klinsmann • 19 Pflügler • 20 Thon • 21 Hermann • 22 Köpke • Coach: Beckenbauer

v • d • e Germany squad - UEFA Euro 1992 Runners-up 1 Illgner • 2 Reuter • 3 Brehme • 4 Kohler • 5 Binz • 6 Buchwald • 7 Möller • 8 Häßler • 9 Völler • 10 Doll • 11 Riedle • 12 Köpke • 13 Thom • 14 Helmer • 15 Frontzeck • 16 Sammer • 17 Effenberg • 18 Klinsmann • 19 Schulz • 20 Wörns • Coach: Vogts

v • d • e Germany squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Illgner • 2 Strunz • 3 Brehme • 4 Kohler • 5 Helmer • 6 Buchwald • 7 Möller • 8 Häßler • 9 Riedle • 10 Matthäus • 11 Kuntz • 12 Köpke • 13 Völler • 14 Berthold • 15 Gaudino • 16 Sammer • 17 Wagner • 18 Klinsmann • 19 Kirsten • 20 Effenberg • 21 Basler • 22 Kahn • Coach: Vogts

v • d • e Germany squad - UEFA Euro 1996 Winners (3rd title) 1 Köpke • 2 Reuter • 3 Bode • 4 Freund • 5 Helmer • 6 Sammer • 7 Möller • 8 Scholl • 9 Bobic • 10 Häßler • 11 Kuntz • 12 Kahn • 13 Basler • 14 Babbel • 15 Kohler • 16 Schneider • 17 Ziege • 18 Klinsmann • 19 Strunz • 20 Bierhoff • 21 Eilts • 22 Reck • Coach: Vogts

v • d • e Germany squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Köpke • 2 Wörns • 3 Heinrich • 4 Kohler • 5 Helmer • 6 Thon • 7 Möller • 8 Matthäus • 9 Kirsten • 10 Häßler • 11 Marschall • 12 Kahn • 13 Jeremies • 14 Babbel • 15 Freund • 16 Hamann • 17 Ziege • 18 Klinsmann • 19 Reuter • 20 Bierhoff • 21 Tarnat • 22 Lehmann • Coach: Vogts

Awards
Preceded by Thomas Häßler	German Footballer of the Year 1993	Succeeded by Jürgen Klinsmann
Preceded by José Luis Chilavert	IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper 1996	Succeeded by José Luis Chilavert
Preceded by Edwin van der Sar	UEFA Goalkeeper of the Year 1996	Succeeded by Jens Lehmann