Paul Breitner was born in Kolbermoor, Bavaria, Germany on
September 5, 1951. A former German soccer player he was one of Germany's most
controversial players, he earned 48 caps for West Germany. He was known for his
partnerships with Franz Beckenbauer and Berti Vogts in defense for the German
national team, and his midfield combination with Karl-Heinz Rummenigge for Bayern.
Breitner was an integral part of the West Germany team
that won the 1974 FIFA World Cup, scoring in the final. He also scored in the
final of the 1982 World Cup, making him one of only four players to have scored
in two different World Cup final matches, the others being Pelé, Vavá and
Zinédine Zidane.
One of the greatest German players of all time, Breitner
was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Time Team, and was named by Pelé one of the
top 125 greatest living footballers at a FIFA Awards ceremony in 2004. Breitner
has been working as a commentator, pundit and columnist in Germany since
retiring and is also an advisor to the Bayern management board
Not many would know that he’s also starred in not one but
two action adventure films, with one being a German language western. In the
1976 Euro-western “Montana Trap” (aka “Potato Fritz”) he played a frontier
soldier helping Hardy Kruger’s ranger plant potatoes and in 1986 he starred in
the action-adventure, “Kunyonga - Mord in Afrika”. Neither of the movies came
close to replicating any sort of success Breitner enjoyed on the soccer field.
BREITNER, Paul
[9/5/1951, Kolbermoor, Bavaria, Germany -
] – film actor, professional soccer player for Bavaria Munich
[1970-1974], Real Madrid [1974-1977], Eintracht Braunschweig [1977- 1978],
Bavaria Munich 1978-1983], West German National Team [1971-1982], TV actor,
married to Hildegard Breitner [1949- ]
(1970- ), father of Martina Breitner
[1971- ], Stefan Breitner [1979- ], sports journalist Max Breitner
[1981- ], adopted father of Ines
Breitner [1972- ].
Montana Trap – 1975 (Sergeant Stark)
