Inter and Germany legend Andreas Brehme died of sudden cardiac arrest on Tuesday morning, aged 63.
Former Inter and Germany left-back Brehme, a Serie A and UEFA Cup winner with the Nerazzurri and a World Cup champion for Germany at Italia 90, died on Tuesday morning. According to Gazzetta, Brehme suffered sudden cardiac arrest. He was aged 63.
The Nerazzurri paid tribute to their ex-defender on social media.
“A magnificent player, a true Interista. Ciao Andy, forever a legend,” wrote the Nerazzurri on X, formerly Twitter.
Brehme joined the Nerazzurri from Bayern Munich in 1988 and played 155 games with the Serie A giants, including 119 under legendary Italian coach Giovanni Trapattoni.
Aside from a Serie A title in 1988-89 and a UEFA Cup in 1990-91, Brehme also won a Supercoppa Italiana in 1989 with the Nerazzurri.
He left the Stadio Meazza in 1992 to join Real Zaragoza in Spain and ended his career at FC Kaiserslautern, retiring in 1998.
A former Germany international, Brehme won the World Cup in 1990, lifting the trophy at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome after beating Diego Maradona’s Argentina.
A magnificent player, a true Interista.
Ciao Andy, forever a legend ⚫️🔵#FCIM pic.twitter.com/bfHDIoj6ad
— Inter (@Inter_en) February 20, 2024
Rip 🙏❤️ legend