Pierre Littbarski

Pierre Littbarski

File:Pierre Littbarski 2006 (cropped).jpg 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-up DFB-Pokal 1980 Winner DFB-Pokal 1983 Runner-up UEFA Cup 1986 Runner-up DFB-Pokal 1991 West Germany Runner-up UEFA U-21 Championship 1982 Runner-up FIFA World Cup 1982 Runner-up FIFA World Cup 1986 Winner FIFA World Cup 1990
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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, 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.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1. FC Köln	1978–79	Bundesliga	16	4
	1979–80		34	7
	1980–81		32	6
	1981–82		33	15
	1982–83		34	16
	1983–84		33	17
	1984–85		28	16
	1985–86		24	8
	Total		234	89
RCF Paris	1986–87	Division 1	32	4
	1987–88		2	0
	Total		34	4
1. FC Köln	1987–88	Bundesliga	31	8
	1988–89		30	5
	1989–90		34	8
	1990–91		15	2
	1991–92		36	1
	1992–93		26	3
	Total		172	27
JEF United Ichihara	1993	J1 League	35	9	3	2	6	0	44	11
	1994		28	1	0	0	2	0	30	1
	Total		63	10	3	2	8	0	74	12
Brummell Sendai	1996	Football League	27	5	3	1	-		30	6
	1997		2	0	0	0	5	0	7	0
	Total		29	5	3	1	5	0	37	6
Career total			532	135

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Germany	1981	2	3
	1982	15	5
	1983	8	0
	1984	3	0
	1985	10	4
	1986	7	0
	1987	6	3
	1988	8	0
	1989	4	2
	1990	10	1
Total		73	18

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 1981	Praterstadion, Vienna	Austria	1–1	3–1	1982 World Cup qualifier
2				3–1
3	18 November 1981	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund	Albania	6–0	8–0	1982 World Cup qualifier
4	14 April 1982	Müngersdorferstadion, Cologne	Czechoslovakia	1–0	2–1	Friendly
5	12 May 1982	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo	Norway	2–1	4–2	Friendly
6				3–1
7	2 July 1982	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid	Spain	1–0	2–1	1982 World Cup
8	8 July 1982	Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville	France	1–0	3–3	1982 World Cup
9	24 February 1985	Estádio Nacional, Lisbon	Portugal	1–0	2–1	1986 World Cup qualifier
10	27 March 1985	Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken	Malta	4–0	6–0	1986 World Cup qualifier
11	17 April 1985	Rosenaustadion, Augsburg	Bulgaria	3–1	4–1	Friendly
12	30 April 1985	Strahov Stadium, Prague	Czechoslovakia	2–0	5–1	1986 World Cup qualifier
13	9 September 1987	Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf	England	1–0	3–1	Friendly
14				2–0
15	13 October 1987	Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen	Sweden	1–0	2–2	Friendly
16	22 March 1989	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia	Bulgaria	2–1	2–1	Friendly
17	4 October 1989	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund	Finland	2–0	6–1	1990 World Cup qualifier
18	19 June 1990	San Siro, Milan	Colombia	1–0	1–1	1990 World Cup

Managerial statistics

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Yokohama FC	2003	2004	88	20	34	34	022.73
Sydney FC	2005	2006	34	21	7	6	061.76
Avispa Fukuoka	2007	2008	72	30	12	30	041.67
Total			194	71	53	70	036.60

Honours

1. FC Köln

• DFB-Pokal: 1982–83
• UEFA Cup runner-up: 1985–86

Germany

• FIFA World Cup: 1990; runner-up: 1982, 1986

Individual

• kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1981–82, 1984–85, 1989–90
• FIFA World Cup top assist provider: 1982
• Goal of the Year (Germany): 1985
• Sydney FC Hall of Fame: 2015

Other websites

• Pierre Littbarski at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Pierre Littbarski at National-Football-Teams.com
• League matches of Pierre Littbarski season by season at RSSSF
• TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen's Who's Who
• Player statistics at J.League (in Japanese)
• Manager statistics at J.League (in Japanese)