Matthias Müller (footballer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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East German footballer
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Place of Birth: Dresden, Saxony, Germany
About Matthias Müller (footballer)
- Matthias Müller (born 18 October 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.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.
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