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Name: Paul Breitner  
   
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Date of Birth: 5th September 1951
   
Place of Birth: Freilassing, Bavaria, Germany
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia

Paul Breitner (born September 5, 1951 in Kolbermoor, West Germany) was a German football player.

Breitner was also called "Afro-Paule" Breitner thanks to his famous Afro haircut during his active career.

He was one of Germany's best players ever and was capped 48 times for his country. His football career lasted from 1970 until 1983 mainly playing for Bayern Munich (70-74 and 78-83) and Real Madrid (74-78) with a short interruption in Braunschweig.

The early peak of Breitner's long and successful career was in 1974 as part of the winning German World Cup team. The final was played in his hometown of Munich against the Netherlands. A European Championship in Italy (1980) later followed. Breitner is one of only three players ever to score in two World Cup finals (1974 against the Netherlands and 1982 against Italy). Breitner managed this, despite playing a predominantly defensive role.

During his club career, Breitner won several National Championships with Bayern Munich (1972, 1973, 1974, 1980, 1981) and Real (1975, 1976), the Champions' Cup (1974) as well as the German (1971, 1982) and Spanish Cups (1975). To traditional fans in Germany he was widely decried for his "revolutionary" attitude and his tendency for sharing blunt opinions on political and social issues.

Today, Breitner works as a TV critic and columnist. Unsurprisingly, he is still controversial. As a final note, he was named in the all-time starting team of ugliest footballers on the website http://www.uglyfootballers.com

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