Matthias Müller (footballer)

Matthias Müller

Personal information
Date of birth	(1954-10-18) October 18, 1954
Place of birth	Dresden, East Germany
Playing position	Full-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1973–1981	SG Dynamo Dresden	89	(11)
1981–1983	TSG Meißen
1983–1986	Fortschritt Neustadt
1986–1989	Aktivist Brieske-Senftenberg
1989–1990	TSG Elsterwerda
1990	Tennis Borussia Berlin
National team
1980	East Germany	4	(0)
Teams managed
2008–	Bischofswerdaer FV
Honours Competitor for SG Dynamo Dresden Silver FDGB Pokal 1974 Silver FDGB Pokal 1975 Gold DDR-Oberliga 1976 Gold DDR-Oberliga 1977 Gold FDGB-Pokal 1977 Gold DDR-Oberliga 1978 Silver FDGB Pokal 1978 Competitor for  East Germany Silver Olympic Football 1980
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Matthias Müller (born October 18, 1954) is a retired German footballer. Müller began his career with his hometown club, Dynamo Dresden, where he established himself in the first-team, 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. He was also part of the squad that won the silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.^[1]

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

East Germany squad – 1980 Olympic Silver Medalists 1 Rudwaleit 2 Ullrich 3 Hause 4 Uhlig 5 Baum 6 Schnuphase 7 Terletzki 8 Steinbach 9 Bähringer 10 Peter 11 Kühn 12 Trieloff 13 Müller 14 Liebers 15 Trautmann 16 Jakubowski 17 Netz Coach: Krause