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Lothar Matthäus: DO IT RIGHT OR DON'T DO IT AT ALL
Autobiography/ Memoir
272 pages
978-3-7857-2467-5
Hardcover
October 2012
An intimate look into the big business of soccer and the glamorous world of celebrities
Lothar Matthäus is one of the most successful soccer players of all times. Many of his winning goals went
down in history and became deeply ingrained in the collective memory of the global sports community. To this
day, he is known for his ingenious brilliance on the soccer field and for his courageous and at times bold way,
in which he dealt with the public – the reason why the public believes they know him. However, the public
persona Lothar Matthäus that is portrayed in the media is just a stereotype. In part, he invented this persona;
other parts are kept alive by the media, deliberately.
But Lothar Matthäus is so much more than that. He is a visionary coach, a soccer philosopher, a bon vivant
with lots of humor, and a responsible father and husband. For the first time, Lothar Matthäus allows people to
take a glimpse into his soul. He explains who and what shaped him and reminisces about the lessons he
learned during his eventful career in Germany, Italy, the United States, Austria, Serbia, Hungary, Israel, and
Bulgaria – lessons about soccer in particular and life in general – and he gives details on certain decisions
and mistakes that he made and why he made them. He talks about the meaning of friendship, family, and
relationship and describes how he found stability, trust, and hope in his life. He tells us how he became what
he is and explores the motivation of fateful decisions he made, also admitting mistakes. His autobiographical
inventory is a self-critical review – a personal account but not a reckoning. This book brings back all these
great moments from three decades of soccer history. However, Matthäus does not only look back; he also
looks ahead. His mantra has always been and is still today to give it his all. And he has many plans for his
future.
Lothar Herbert Matthäus, born in Erlangen in 1961, played during his active career in five World Cups
(1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) and is with a total of 150 appearances the most capped German player of all
time. In 1990, he captained the German team to victory in their third World Cup and he is one of only four
honorary captains of the national team. Furthermore, he was twice named World Soccer Player of the Year.
His club career includes playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach, the FC Bayern Munich, and Inter Milan. In
2001, he started his coaching career.
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