included in the West German national squad that took the 1980 European Championship . A much-unused substitute in the 1982 World Cup , Matthaus was given the daunting task of man-marking Diego Maradona in the 1986 World Cup final against Argentina . In 1990 , West Germany reached its third consecutive World Cup final avenging its loss to Argentina four years prior . Lothar Matthaus wore the captain ' s armband , scored four goals , and was voted Player of the Tournament .
International success continued for both player and country as Germany reached the 1992 and 1996 European Championship final match , claiming the latter with a golden goal 2- 1 victory over the Czech Republic . The World Cup stage would not be so kind with Germany performing poorly in both 1994 and 1998 . Among all of his extensive international success , Matthaus claimed six Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich , an Italian title with Inter Milan , and a UEFA Cup with each of the clubs .
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