Pierre Littbarski

Pierre Michael Littbarski (German pronunciation: [ˈpi̯ɛʁ lɪtˈbaʁskiː]; born 16 April 1960) is a German professional football manager and former player of 1. FC Köln and the West Germany national team. Known for his dribbling abilities,[1] he was mostly used as an attacking midfielder or winger. Littbarski was a FIFA World Cup winner with West Germany in 1990, and the runner-up in both 1982 and 1986. Littbarski was the caretaker manager of VfL Wolfsburg after taking over from Steve McClaren from 7 February to 17 March 2011.

Pierre Littbarski
Littbarski in 2006
Personal information
Full name Pierre Michael Littbarski
Date of birth (1960-04-16) 16 April 1960
Place of birth West Berlin, West Germany
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Club information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg (lead scout)
Youth career
1967–1976 VfL Schöneberg
1976–1978 FC Hertha 03 Zehlendorf
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1986 1. FC Köln 234 (89)
1986–1987 RC Paris 34 (4)
1987–1993 1. FC Köln 172 (27)
1993–1994 JEF United Ichihara 63 (10)
1996–1997 Brummell Sendai 29 (5)
Total 532 (135)
National team
1979–1982 West Germany U-21 21 (18)
1980 West Germany B 1 (0)
1981–1990 West Germany 73 (18)
Teams managed
1999–2000 Yokohama FC
2001 Bayer Leverkusen (assistant)
2001–2002 MSV Duisburg
2003–2004 Yokohama FC
2005–2006 Sydney FC
2006–2008 Avispa Fukuoka
2008 Saipa
2008–2010 FC Vaduz
2010–2011 VfL Wolfsburg (assistant)
2011 VfL Wolfsburg (caretaker)
2011–2012 VfL Wolfsburg (assistant)
Honours
1. FC Köln
Runner-upDFB-Pokal1980
WinnerDFB-Pokal1983
Runner-upUEFA Cup1986
Runner-upDFB-Pokal1991
 West Germany
Runner-upUEFA U-21 Championship1982
Runner-upFIFA World Cup1982
Runner-upFIFA World Cup1986
WinnerFIFA World Cup1990
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Köln1978–79Bundesliga164
1979–80347
1980–81326
1981–823315
1982–833416
1983–843317
1984–852816
1985–86248
Total 23489
RCF Paris1986–87Division 1324
1987–8820
Total 344
1. FC Köln1987–88Bundesliga318
1988–89305
1989–90348
1990–91152
1991–92361
1992–93263
Total 17227
JEF United Ichihara1993J1 League35932604411
19942810020301
Total 631032807412
Brummell Sendai1996Football League27531-306
199720005070
Total 2953150376
Career total 532135

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 198123
1982155
198380
198430
1985104
198670
198763
198880
198942
1990101
Total7318
Scores and results list West Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Littbarski goal.
List of international goals scored by Pierre Littbarski
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 October 1981Praterstadion, Vienna Austria1–13–11982 World Cup qualifier
23–1
318 November 1981Westfalenstadion, Dortmund Albania6–08–01982 World Cup qualifier
414 April 1982Müngersdorferstadion, Cologne Czechoslovakia1–02–1Friendly
5 12 May 1982Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Norway2–14–2Friendly
63–1
72 July 1982Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Spain1–02–11982 World Cup
88 July 1982Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville France1–03–31982 World Cup
924 February 1985Estádio Nacional, Lisbon Portugal1–02–11986 World Cup qualifier
1027 March 1985Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken Malta4–06–01986 World Cup qualifier
1117 April 1985Rosenaustadion, Augsburg Bulgaria3–14–1Friendly
1230 April 1985Strahov Stadium, Prague Czechoslovakia2–05–11986 World Cup qualifier
13 9 September 1987Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf England1–03–1Friendly
142–0
1513 October 1987Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen Sweden1–02–2Friendly
1622 March 1989Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia Bulgaria2–12–1Friendly
174 October 1989Westfalenstadion, Dortmund Finland2–06–11990 World Cup qualifier
1819 June 1990San Siro, Milan Colombia1–01–11990 World Cup

Managerial statistics

[3]

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Yokohama FC 2003 2004 88203434022.73
Sydney FC 2005 2006 342176061.76
Avispa Fukuoka 2007 2008 72301230041.67
Total 194715370036.60

Honours

1. FC Köln[4]

Germany[5]

Individual

References
  1. "Littbarski, dribble ace turned coach". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. "Pierre Littbarski – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  3. "J.League Data Site". data.j-league.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  4. "Pierre Littbarski" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  5. "P. Littbarski". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  6. "Bundesliga Historie 1981/82" (in German). kicker.
  7. "Bundesliga Historie 1984/85" (in German). kicker.
  8. "Bundesliga Historie 1989/90" (in German). kicker.
  9. "World Cup 1982 – Statistics". Planetworldcup. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  10. "Das Tor des Jahres 1985 - Pierre Littbarski" (in German). Sportschau. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  11. "Sydney FC inducts eight greats to its Hall of Fame". The World Game. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

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