{"id":188373,"date":"2026-03-20T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=188373"},"modified":"2026-03-23T16:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:03:15","slug":"legend-by-nature-puma-by-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/legend-by-nature-puma-by-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Lothar Matth\u00e4us: Von Natur aus eine Legende. PUMA mit Herz."},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/de\/\">Startseite<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a>\/\n        Lothar Matth\u00e4us: Von Natur aus eine Legende. PUMA mit Herz.\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lothar-Matthaus_CatchUp-Titelbild.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Flegend-by-nature-puma-by-heart%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Flegend-by-nature-puma-by-heart%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/legend-by-nature-puma-by-heart\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Flegend-by-nature-puma-by-heart%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Legende von Natur aus. PUMA mit Herz.<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Lothar Matth\u00e4us wird 65!<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">20. M\u00e4rz 2026 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;Lothar Matth\\u00e4us: Legend by Nature. PUMA by Heart.&quot;, \"text\": &quot;Few players defined an era like Lothar Matth\\u00e4us. 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Von Herzogenaurach in die gr\u00f6\u00dften Stadien der Welt aufgestiegen, wurde er Deutschlands einziger FIFA-Weltfu\u00dfballer des Jahres und pr\u00e4gte den Fu\u00dfball auf h\u00f6chstem Niveau.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default firstLetter\" >Lothar Matth\u00e4us wird am Samstag 65 Jahre alt. Wir blicken zur\u00fcck auf sein au\u00dfergew\u00f6hnliches Leben und seine einzigartige, sehr pers\u00f6nliche Verbindung zu PUMA. Nicht nur durch Troph\u00e4en, sondern auch durch Momente, Werte und Entscheidungen, die ihn als Spieler, F\u00fchrungspers\u00f6nlichkeit und Legende definiert haben.<br><br><strong>Lesen Sie diese 10 Anekdoten, die die Geschichte von Lothar Matth\u00e4us erz\u00e4hlen und warum sein Verm\u00e4chtnis bei PUMA viel mehr ist als nur Sponsoring.<\/strong><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>1. Vor dem Fu\u00dfball gab es ein Handwerk\u00a0<\/h2>Bevor er Profifu\u00dfballer wurde, absolvierte Lothar eine Lehre als Raumausstatter. Sein urspr\u00fcnglicher Plan war klar: Wenn es mit dem Fu\u00dfball nicht klappt, will er Raumausstatter werden.\u00a0<br><br>Diese fr\u00fche Erziehung pr\u00e4gte seine Disziplin und Arbeitsmoral. Fu\u00dfball war f\u00fcr ihn nie selbstverst\u00e4ndlich, sondern etwas, das er sich Schritt f\u00fcr Schritt verdient hat.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>2. PUMA war Familie - kein Vertrag\u00a0<\/h2>Lothar Matth\u00e4us\u2019 Verbindung zu PUMA begann lange vor dem Profifu\u00dfball. Sein Vater arbeitete mehr als 40 Jahre lang als Hausmeister und Facility Manager in der PUMA-Zentrale in Herzogenaurach. Seine Mutter arbeitete ebenfalls f\u00fcr PUMA und fertigte von zu Hause aus Komponenten f\u00fcr Schuhe, und sein Bruder stieg im Kundenservice und im Lager in das Unternehmen ein. Weitere Generationen folgten.\u00a0<br><br>Helmut Fischer, langj\u00e4hriger PUMA-Mitarbeiter und enger Freund von Lothar, erinnert sich:\u00a0<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row cols image text -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsNarrow spacing articleText\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\" aspect-ratio: 1 ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lothar-Helmut-2025.jpeg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 56% 28%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"quote\" >\u201cLothar hatte immer nur Fu\u00dfball im Kopf. Nach der Schule hat der kleine Lothar oft auf dem PUMA-Gel\u00e4nde auf seine Eltern gewartet und zwischen den Geb\u00e4uden Fu\u00dfball gespielt.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >Es war nur nat\u00fcrlich, dass diese Leidenschaft bald auch auf dem Spielfeld zum Tragen kam. Als Jugendspieler des 1. FC Herzogenaurach trug er bereits PUMA-Schuhe, lange bevor Sponsoring eine Rolle spielte. PUMA war keine Markenwahl - es war Teil seines t\u00e4glichen Lebens.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Black and white portrait of young Lothar with his parents standing in a grassy field.\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1965_Lothar-Matthaeus-als-Kind.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">Der junge Lothar mit seinen Eltern<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >3. Seinen Wurzeln treu bleiben\u00a0<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row cols image text -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsNarrow spacing articleText\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"\" >In seiner Profikarriere wollte der junge Lothar auch weiterhin in PUMA spielen. Deshalb lehnte er auch ein Angebot des 1. FC N\u00fcrnberg ab - sorry, falscher Sponsor.<br><br>Stattdessen unterst\u00fctzte PUMA ihn und half, T\u00fcren anderswo zu \u00f6ffnen. Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach kam nach Herzogenaurach, sah ihn spielen - und nahm ihn unter Vertrag. In den 1970er Jahren war Gladbach die f\u00fchrende Kraft im deutschen Fu\u00dfball und damals wie heute ein von PUMA ausger\u00fcsteter Verein, der mit der Marke durch eine langj\u00e4hrige und tief verwurzelte Verbindung verbunden war.\u00a0<br><br>Es war der erste gro\u00dfe Schritt einer Weltkarriere, die auf Loyalit\u00e4t und Vertrauen beruht.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\" aspect-ratio: 0.70780711825488  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1979_P_I_F_LOTHAR-MATTHAEUS_BMG_Autograph-Card.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"descr\">Lothars Start bei Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >4. Der Stiefel, der ihn fast Bayern M\u00fcnchen kostete\u00a0<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row cols image text -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsNarrow spacing articleText\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\" aspect-ratio: 0.67752442996743  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1997_P_DIA_F_Lothar-Matthaeus_Photoshoot_Teamwear.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"descr\">Lothars Lieblingsfu\u00dfballschuh: der PUMA KING<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"\" >1984 wechselte Lothar zum FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen - ein Verein, der offiziell von einer anderen Marke ausgestattet wurde, zu der zu dieser Zeit auch die Schuhe geh\u00f6rten. Doch f\u00fcr Lothar gab es eine nicht verhandelbare Bedingung:\u00a0<br><br>\u201cIch werde kommen. Aber ich spiele bei PUMA KING.\u201d<br><br>Es ging nicht um Boni oder Sonderbehandlung, sondern um seine pers\u00f6nlichen Vorlieben und seinen Komfort. Lothar hat nie nach Sondermodellen oder exklusiven Editionen gefragt. W\u00e4hrend seiner gesamten Karriere trug er Standard-PUMA-KING-Stiefel, direkt aus dem Regal - sogar eine halbe Nummer zu klein, in 6\u00bd.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>5. Werte, die seine Karriere pr\u00e4gten\u00a0<br><\/h2>Belastbarkeit, Verantwortung und mentale St\u00e4rke waren f\u00fcr Lothar Matth\u00e4us nie Schlagworte, sondern gelebte Prinzipien. Wo immer er spielte, stand er f\u00fcr Engagement, Klarheit und Verantwortlichkeit, oft lange bevor Titel folgten.<br><br>Er entwickelte sich fr\u00fch zu einer F\u00fchrungspers\u00f6nlichkeit, nicht weil der Verein es verlangte, sondern weil er Verantwortung \u00fcbernahm. Lothar war Kapit\u00e4n des FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen und der deutschen Nationalmannschaft zugleich - eine seltene Rolle, die Autorit\u00e4t, Vertrauen und Konsequenz auf h\u00f6chstem Niveau erfordert.\u00a0<br><br>Sein Charakter zeigte sich am deutlichsten in schwierigen Momenten. Nach schweren Verletzungen, darunter ein Kreuzbandriss und eine gebrochene Hand, k\u00e4mpfte er sich jedes Mal zur\u00fcck. Nicht indem er auf perfekte Bedingungen wartete, sondern indem er arbeitete, durchhielt und gest\u00e4rkt zur\u00fcckkehrte.\u00a0<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnNarrow spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" >\u201cIm Fu\u00dfball kann man sich nicht verstecken. Du musst nach vorne gehen.\u201d <br><strong>- Lothar Matth\u00e4us\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Black and white photo of Lothar Matth\u00e4us with a broken arm and Armin Dassler, having a conversation while sitting at a table in an office.\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1986_P_I_F_LOTHAR-MATTHAEUS_ARMIN-DASSLER_After-World-Cup.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">Lothar Matth\u00e4us mit gebrochenem Arm und Armin Dassler<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >6. Rekorde, die noch Bestand haben<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row cols image text -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsNarrow spacing articleText\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\" aspect-ratio: 0.72031513787282  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1993_P_I_F_LOTHAR-MATTHAEUS_King-stuerzt-Kaiser.jpeg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"descr\">PUMA-Werbung von 1993<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"\" >Lothar Matth\u00e4us trug 20 Jahre lang das Trikot der deutschen Nationalmannschaft. Mit 150 L\u00e4nderspielen ist er nach wie vor der Rekordhalter und \u00fcbertrifft damit sogar Franz Beckenbauer.<br><br>Lothar hatte eine der l\u00e4ngsten und erfolgreichsten Karrieren im deutschen Fu\u00dfball. Bei der Weltmeisterschaft 1998 spielte Lothar im Alter von 37 Jahren, \u00e4lter als jeder deutsche Spieler vor ihm. Ein Jahr sp\u00e4ter, mit 38 Jahren, erzielte er beim Confederations Cup sein letztes L\u00e4nderspieltor und wurde damit zum \u00e4ltesten Torsch\u00fctzen in der Geschichte der deutschen Nationalmannschaft. Beide Rekorde haben auch heute noch Bestand.\u00a0<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnNarrow spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" >\u201cViele Spieler haben gro\u00dfartige Spiele. Nur wenige bleiben zwanzig Jahre lang an der Spitze. Lothar hat es geschafft - und eine ganze \u00c4ra gepr\u00e4gt.\u201d <br><strong>- Helmut Fischer.<\/strong><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>7. Hochs, Tiefs - und der Ballon d'Or\u00a0<br><\/h2>Hochs und Tiefs haben ihn nicht gepr\u00e4gt. Sondern wie er auf sie reagierte.<br><br>Lothar erlebte sowohl Herzschmerz als auch Triumphe auf h\u00f6chstem Niveau. Er war bei zwei verlorenen WM-Endrunden 1982 und 1986 dabei - letztere ist vor allem wegen seiner legend\u00e4ren Duelle mit Diego Maradona in Erinnerung geblieben. Diese intensiven K\u00e4mpfe auf dem Spielfeld waren der Beginn einer langen Freundschaft, die auch abseits des Platzes von gegenseitigem Respekt gepr\u00e4gt war.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Black and white photo of Lothar Matth\u00e4us and Diego Maradona, laughing while holding a soccer ball between them.\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1986_P_I_F_DIEGO-MARADONA_LOTHAR-MATTHAEUS_ISPO-Munchen-scaled.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">Lothar Matth\u00e4us und Diego Maradona im Jahr 1986<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >Nur vier Jahre sp\u00e4ter war alles anders. Bei der Weltmeisterschaft 1990 dominierte Lothar das Turnier und f\u00fchrte Deutschland zum Titel. Im selben Jahr wurde er mit dem Ballon d'Or ausgezeichnet - eine seltene Ehre f\u00fcr einen zentralen Mittelfeldspieler zu dieser Zeit.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >8. \u201cIl Grande Lothar\u201d in Italien<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row cols image text -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsNarrow spacing articleText\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"\" >In Italien ist Lothar Matth\u00e4us weder eine Fernsehpers\u00f6nlichkeit noch eine Schlagzeile. Er ist Geschichte. Sein Name ist mit Erfolgen, Titeln und einer Spielweise verbunden, die eine \u00c4ra gepr\u00e4gt hat.\u00a0<br><br>Bei Inter Mailand wurde er landesweit als \u201cIl Grande Lothar\u201d bekannt - ein Name, der auch heute noch Gewicht hat und weit \u00fcber eine Generation von Fans hinaus weitergegeben wird. Sein ehemaliger Trainer, Giovanni Trapattoni, hat seine Bedeutung einmal mit einem einfachen Satz zusammengefasst:\u00a0<br><br>\u201cIch bewundere Maradona. Aber um zu gewinnen, brauche ich Matth\u00e4us.\u201d\u00a0<br><br>In Italien \u00fcberdauert die Leistung l\u00e4nger als das Image, und das macht \u201cIl Grande Lothar\u201d zu einer bleibenden Legende.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\" aspect-ratio: 0.66666666666667  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1990_P_DIA_F_Lothar-Matthaeus_15.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"descr\">Lothar in PUMAs Italien-Kollektion<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>9. Eine zweite Karriere mit Substanz\u00a0<br><\/h2>Seit 2012 ist Lothar eine feste und einflussreiche Stimme in der Fu\u00dfballberichterstattung des deutschen Fernsehens. Seine Analysen sind direkt, klar und konsequent auf die Leistung ausgerichtet.<br><br>Im Laufe der Jahre wurden seine Einsch\u00e4tzungen mehr zitiert, diskutiert und referenziert als die jedes anderen TV-Fu\u00dfballexperten in Deutschland. Dieser Einfluss wurde mit der Verleihung des Deutschen Sportjournalistenpreises offiziell gew\u00fcrdigt, der ihn zum meistzitierten TV-Fu\u00dfballexperten des Landes macht.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnNarrow spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" >\u201cIch sage, was ich sehe. Der Fu\u00dfball verdient Ehrlichkeit.\u201d <br><strong>- Lothar Matth\u00e4us\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A behind-the-scenes with view of Lothar on a film production set with camera crew and lighting equipment.\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lothar_Interview-TV-Documentary.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">Lothar in einem Interview f\u00fcr eine TV-Dokumentation<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >10. Immer f\u00fcr die n\u00e4chste Generation da<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row cols image text -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsNarrow spacing articleText\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"\" >Zur\u00fcckgeben war schon immer Teil von Lothar Matth\u00e4us\u2019 Verst\u00e4ndnis von Fu\u00dfball - nicht als Geste, sondern als Verantwortung.\u00a0<br><br>Ein gutes Beispiel daf\u00fcr war sein Engagement f\u00fcr Street Soccer, eine internationale Jugendfu\u00dfballinitiative, die junge Spieler aus der ganzen Welt zusammenbrachte. Jungen und M\u00e4dchen spielten in gemischten Teams auf kleinen Spielfeldern zusammen, wobei Freude, Kreativit\u00e4t und Fairness im Vordergrund standen. Lothar unterst\u00fctzte das Projekt als offizieller Schirmherr, neben Rudi V\u00f6ller, Andreas K\u00f6pke und Anthony Yeboah.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\" aspect-ratio: 0.70317782285328  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1994_P_I_F_Lothar-Matthaeus_Advertisement_Street-Soccer_Turn-It-On.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"descr\">PUMA-Werbung f\u00fcr Street Soccer<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >\u00dcber Street Soccer hinaus bleibt Matth\u00e4us dem 1. FC Herzogenaurach eng verbunden. FC Herzogenaurach bis heute eng verbunden. Er unterst\u00fctzt Trainingslager als Trainer und spendet einen Teil seiner Interview-Honorare f\u00fcr die Jugendarbeit des Vereins.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnNarrow spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" >\u201cWenn der Fu\u00dfball dir so viel gibt, hast du auch die Verantwortung, etwas zur\u00fcckzugeben.\u201d <br><strong>- Lothar Matth\u00e4us\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A group of young soccer players in blue uniforms standing on a soccer field with Lothar Matth\u00e4us.\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2012_P_I_F_LOTHAR-MATTHAEUS_1.FC-Herzogenaurach_Youth-Team_1.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">Lothar trainiert mit der Jugendmannschaft des 1. FC Herzogenaurach<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>Und nicht zuletzt: W\u00fcnsche f\u00fcr die Zukunft\u00a0\u00a0<br><\/h2>Auf die Frage, was er sich f\u00fcr sich selbst und f\u00fcr PUMA w\u00fcnscht, wenn wir uns in zehn Jahren wiedersehen, blickt Lothar voraus:\u00a0<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnNarrow spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" >\u201cIch w\u00fcnsche mir, dass PUMA eine der Top-3-Sportmarken weltweit ist. Eine, die an Leistung glaubt und auf ihrer Geschichte aufbaut.\u201d\u00a0<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >F\u00fcr Lothar ist das Erbe wichtig, aber nur, wenn es hilft, die Zukunft zu gestalten. Auch in 10 Jahren will er Teil einer ehrlichen, lebendigen Sportkultur sein - engagiert, neugierig und generationen\u00fcbergreifend verbunden.\u00a0<br><br>In diesem Sinne ist sein Wunsch f\u00fcr die Zukunft einfach und wird von PUMA geteilt: Glaubw\u00fcrdig bleiben. Nahe an der echten Leistung zu bleiben. Und den Sport \u00fcber Generationen hinweg schnell, ehrlich und inspirierend zu halten.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_intro\" >Eine PUMA-Legende - gestern, heute und morgen.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lothar Matth\u00e4us, Arthur Hoeld and Helmut Fischer standing together in front of a PUMA logo\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2025_P_I_F_Lothar-Matthaeus_Arthur-Hoeld_Helmut-Fischer.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">Lothar Matth\u00e4us, PUMA-Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrer Arthur Hoeld und Helmut Fischer<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nur wenige Spieler haben eine \u00c4ra so gepr\u00e4gt wie Lothar Matth\u00e4us. Zu seinem 65. Geburtstag lassen zehn pers\u00f6nliche Anekdoten seinen Weg von Herzogenaurach zum Weltfu\u00dfball und seine einzigartige Beziehung zu PUMA Revue passieren.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":188428,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":true,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":3140,"meta-headline":"Legend by Nature. PUMA by Heart.","footnotes":""},"categories":[1091,18],"class_list":["post-188373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-legacy","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":188373,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2026-03-20 07:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2026-03-20 06:00:00","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"id\":188428,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lothar-Matthaus_CatchUp-Titelbild.jpg\"},\"headline\":\"Legend by Nature. PUMA by Heart.\",\"content\":\"Lothar Matth\\u0026auml;us turns 65!\",\"className\":\"\",\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"Few players have shaped modern football with the same intensity and leadership as Lothar Matth\\u0026auml;us. Rising from Herzogenaurach to the world\\u0026rsquo;s biggest stadiums, he became Germany\\u0026rsquo;s only FIFA World Player of the Year, defining excellence at the highest level of the game.\",\"style\":\"intro\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"As Lothar Matth\\u0026auml;us turns 65 on Saturday, we look back at his extraordinary life and his unique, deeply personal connection with PUMA. Not through trophies alone, but through moments, values and decisions that defined him as a player, a leader and a legend.\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Read these 10 anecdotes that tell the story of Lothar Matth\\u0026auml;us and why his legacy at PUMA is much more than sponsorship.\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\",\"firstletter\":\"firstLetter\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;h2\\u0026gt;1. Before Football, There Was a Craft\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;\/h2\\u0026gt;Before becoming a professional footballer, Lothar completed an apprenticeship as an interior decorator (\\u0026ldquo;Raumausstatter\\u0026rdquo;). His original plan was clear: if football did not work out, he wanted to become an interior designer.\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;That early education shaped his discipline and work ethic. Football was never taken for granted, it was something he earned step by step.\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;h2\\u0026gt;2. PUMA Was Family \\u0026ndash; Not a Contract\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;\/h2\\u0026gt;Lothar Matth\\u0026auml;us\\u0026rsquo; connection to PUMA started long before professional football. His father worked for more than 40 years as a caretaker and facility manager at the PUMA headquarters in Herzogenaurach. His mother also worked for PUMA, manufacturing components for shoes from home, and his brother joined the company in customer services and warehouse operations. More generations followed.\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;Helmut Fischer, long-time PUMA employee and close friend of Lothar, remembers:\\u0026nbsp;\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-cols-image-text {\"content\":\"\\u0026ldquo;Lothar always had only football on his mind. After school, young Lothar often waited for his parents on the PUMA premises, playing football between the buildings.\\u0026rdquo;\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026nbsp;\",\"image\":{\"id\":188387,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lothar-Helmut-2025.jpeg\"},\"order\":\"2\",\"style\":\"quote\",\"aspect\":\"1\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Narrow\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"caption\":\"\",\"showCaption\":true,\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"It was only natural that this passion soon found a home on the pitch. As a youth player for 1. FC Herzogenaurach, he already wore PUMA boots long before sponsorships mattered. 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In the 1970s, Gladbach were the leading force in German football and, then as now, a PUMA-equipped club, united with the brand through a long-standing and deeply rooted connection.\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;It was the first big step of a world career built on loyalty and trust.\",\"image\":{\"id\":188375,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1979_P_I_F_LOTHAR-MATTHAEUS_BMG_Autograph-Card.jpg\"},\"className\":\"\",\"order\":\"1\",\"width\":\"Narrow\",\"style\":\"\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"caption\":\"\",\"showCaption\":true,\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-headline {\"h1\":\"4. 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Wherever he played, he stood for commitment, clarity and accountability, often long before titles followed.\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;He developed into a leader early, not because the club demanded it, but because he took responsibility. Lothar captained FC Bayern Munich and the German national team at the same time \\u0026ndash; a rare role that required authority, trust and consistency at the very highest level.\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;His character showed most clearly in difficult moments. After serious injuries, including a cruciate ligament tear and a broken hand, he fought his way back each time. Not by waiting for perfect conditions, but by working, enduring and returning stronger.\\u0026nbsp;\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026ldquo;You cannot hide in football. You have to step forward.\\u0026rdquo; \\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026ndash; Lothar Matth\\u0026auml;us\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\",\"width\":\"Narrow\",\"style\":\"quote\",\"className\":\"\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-image-single {\"image\":{\"id\":188377,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1986_P_I_F_LOTHAR-MATTHAEUS_ARMIN-DASSLER_After-World-Cup.jpg\"},\"className\":\"\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"spacing\":true,\"style\":\"Wide\",\"headline\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"showCaption\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-headline {\"h1\":\"6. 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Both of those records still last today.\\u0026nbsp;\",\"image\":{\"id\":188378,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1993_P_I_F_LOTHAR-MATTHAEUS_King-stuerzt-Kaiser.jpeg\"},\"order\":\"2\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Narrow\",\"style\":\"\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"caption\":\"\",\"showCaption\":true,\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026ldquo;Many players have great games. Very few stay at the top for twenty years. Lothar did \\u0026ndash; and defined a whole era.\\u0026rdquo; \\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026ndash; Helmut Fischer.\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\",\"width\":\"Narrow\",\"style\":\"quote\",\"className\":\"\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;h2\\u0026gt;7. Highs, Lows \\u0026ndash; and the Ballon d\\u0026rsquo;Or\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;\/h2\\u0026gt;Highs and lows did not define him. How he responded to them did.\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;Lothar experienced both heartbreak and triumph at the highest level. He was part of two lost World Cup finals in 1982 and 1986 \\u0026ndash; the latter remembered for his iconic duels with Diego Maradona. 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At the 1990 World Cup, Lothar dominated the tournament and led Germany to the title. In the same year, he was awarded with the Ballon d\\u0026rsquo;Or \\u0026ndash; a rare honor for a central midfielder at that time.\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-headline {\"h1\":\"8. \\u0026ldquo;Il Grande Lothar\\u0026rdquo; in Italy\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"h2\":\"\",\"spacing\":false,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-cols-image-text {\"content\":\"In Italy, Lothar Matth\\u0026auml;us is not a TV personality or a headline. He is history. His name is tied to achievements, titles and a way of playing that defined an era.\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;At Inter Milan, he became known nationwide as \\u0026ldquo;Il Grande Lothar\\u0026rdquo; \\u0026ndash; a name that still carries weight today and is passed on well beyond one generation of fans. His former coach, Giovanni Trapattoni, once captured his importance with a simple sentence:\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026ldquo;I admire Maradona. But to win, I need Matth\\u0026auml;us.\\u0026rdquo;\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;In Italy, performance lasts longer than image and that is what makes \\u0026ldquo;Il Grande Lothar\\u0026rdquo; a lasting legend.\",\"image\":{\"id\":188380,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1990_P_DIA_F_Lothar-Matthaeus_15.jpg\"},\"className\":\"\",\"order\":\"1\",\"width\":\"Narrow\",\"style\":\"\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"caption\":\"\",\"showCaption\":true,\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;h2\\u0026gt;9. A Second Career with Substance\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;\/h2\\u0026gt;Since 2012, Lothar has been a permanent and influential voice in football broadcasting on German television. His analysis is direct, clear and consistently focused on performance.\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;Over the years, his assessments have been quoted, debated and referenced more than those of any other TV football expert in Germany. This impact was officially recognized when he was awarded the German Sports Journalists\\u0026rsquo; Prize, naming him the country\\u0026rsquo;s most-quoted TV football expert.\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026ldquo;I say what I see. Football deserves honesty.\\u0026rdquo; \\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026ndash; Lothar Matth\\u0026auml;us\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\",\"width\":\"Narrow\",\"style\":\"quote\",\"className\":\"\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-image-single {\"image\":{\"id\":188381,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lothar_Interview-TV-Documentary.jpg\"},\"className\":\"\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"spacing\":true,\"style\":\"Wide\",\"headline\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"showCaption\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-headline {\"h1\":\"10. 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Lothar supported the project as an official patron, alongside Rudi V\\u0026ouml;ller, Andreas K\\u0026ouml;pke and Anthony Yeboah.\",\"image\":{\"id\":188382,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1994_P_I_F_Lothar-Matthaeus_Advertisement_Street-Soccer_Turn-It-On.jpg\"},\"className\":\"\",\"order\":\"1\",\"width\":\"Narrow\",\"style\":\"\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"caption\":\"\",\"showCaption\":true,\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"Beyond Street Soccer, Matth\\u0026auml;us remains closely connected to 1. FC Herzogenaurach to this day. He supports training camps as a coach and donates parts of his interview fees to youth development at the club.\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026ldquo;If football gives you so much, you have a responsibility to give back.\\u0026rdquo; \\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026ndash; Lothar Matth\\u0026auml;us\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\",\"width\":\"Narrow\",\"style\":\"quote\",\"className\":\"\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-image-single {\"image\":{\"id\":188383,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2012_P_I_F_LOTHAR-MATTHAEUS_1.FC-Herzogenaurach_Youth-Team_1.jpg\"},\"className\":\"\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"spacing\":true,\"style\":\"Wide\",\"headline\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"showCaption\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;h2\\u0026gt;Last but not least: Wishes for the Future\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;\/h2\\u0026gt;When asked what he wishes for himself and for PUMA if we meet again in ten years, Lothar looks ahead:\\u0026nbsp;\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026ldquo;I wish that PUMA is one of the Top-3 sports brands globally. One that believes in performance and builds on its history.\\u0026rdquo;\\u0026nbsp;\",\"width\":\"Narrow\",\"style\":\"quote\",\"className\":\"\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"For Lothar, heritage matters, but only if it helps shape the future. Even in 10 years from now, he wants to remain part of an honest, living sports culture \\u0026ndash; engaged, curious and connected across generations.\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;In that sense, his wish for the future is simple, and shared with PUMA: To remain credible. To stay close to real performance. And to keep sport fast, honest and inspiring across generations.\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"A PUMA legend \\u0026ndash; yesterday, today and tomorrow.\",\"style\":\"intro\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-image-single {\"image\":{\"id\":188385,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2025_P_I_F_Lothar-Matthaeus_Arthur-Hoeld_Helmut-Fischer.jpg\"},\"className\":\"\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"spacing\":true,\"style\":\"Wide\",\"headline\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"showCaption\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->","post_title":"Lothar Matth\u00e4us: Legend by Nature. PUMA by Heart.","post_excerpt":"Few players defined an era like Lothar Matth\u00e4us. On his 65th birthday, ten personal anecdotes revisit his journey from Herzogenaurach to world football and his unique relationship with PUMA.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"legend-by-nature-puma-by-heart","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-03-23 16:03:15","post_modified_gmt":"2026-03-23 15:03:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=188373","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw","ancestors":[],"page_template":"","post_category":[1091,18],"tags_input":[],"id":188373,"author":"3","date":"2026-03-20 07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-20 06:00:00","content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"id\":188428,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lothar-Matthaus_CatchUp-Titelbild.jpg\"},\"headline\":\"Legend by Nature. PUMA by Heart.\",\"content\":\"Lothar Matth\\u0026auml;us turns 65!\",\"className\":\"\",\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"Few players have shaped modern football with the same intensity and leadership as Lothar Matth\\u0026auml;us. Rising from Herzogenaurach to the world\\u0026rsquo;s biggest stadiums, he became Germany\\u0026rsquo;s only FIFA World Player of the Year, defining excellence at the highest level of the game.\",\"style\":\"intro\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"As Lothar Matth\\u0026auml;us turns 65 on Saturday, we look back at his extraordinary life and his unique, deeply personal connection with PUMA. Not through trophies alone, but through moments, values and decisions that defined him as a player, a leader and a legend.\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Read these 10 anecdotes that tell the story of Lothar Matth\\u0026auml;us and why his legacy at PUMA is much more than sponsorship.\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\",\"firstletter\":\"firstLetter\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;h2\\u0026gt;1. Before Football, There Was a Craft\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;\/h2\\u0026gt;Before becoming a professional footballer, Lothar completed an apprenticeship as an interior decorator (\\u0026ldquo;Raumausstatter\\u0026rdquo;). His original plan was clear: if football did not work out, he wanted to become an interior designer.\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;That early education shaped his discipline and work ethic. Football was never taken for granted, it was something he earned step by step.\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;h2\\u0026gt;2. PUMA Was Family \\u0026ndash; Not a Contract\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;\/h2\\u0026gt;Lothar Matth\\u0026auml;us\\u0026rsquo; connection to PUMA started long before professional football. His father worked for more than 40 years as a caretaker and facility manager at the PUMA headquarters in Herzogenaurach. His mother also worked for PUMA, manufacturing components for shoes from home, and his brother joined the company in customer services and warehouse operations. More generations followed.\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;Helmut Fischer, long-time PUMA employee and close friend of Lothar, remembers:\\u0026nbsp;\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-cols-image-text {\"content\":\"\\u0026ldquo;Lothar always had only football on his mind. After school, young Lothar often waited for his parents on the PUMA premises, playing football between the buildings.\\u0026rdquo;\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026nbsp;\",\"image\":{\"id\":188387,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lothar-Helmut-2025.jpeg\"},\"order\":\"2\",\"style\":\"quote\",\"aspect\":\"1\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Narrow\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"caption\":\"\",\"showCaption\":true,\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"It was only natural that this passion soon found a home on the pitch. As a youth player for 1. FC Herzogenaurach, he already wore PUMA boots long before sponsorships mattered. 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In the 1970s, Gladbach were the leading force in German football and, then as now, a PUMA-equipped club, united with the brand through a long-standing and deeply rooted connection.\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;It was the first big step of a world career built on loyalty and trust.\",\"image\":{\"id\":188375,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1979_P_I_F_LOTHAR-MATTHAEUS_BMG_Autograph-Card.jpg\"},\"className\":\"\",\"order\":\"1\",\"width\":\"Narrow\",\"style\":\"\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"caption\":\"\",\"showCaption\":true,\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-headline {\"h1\":\"4. 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Through his whole career, he wore standard PUMA KING boots, straight off the shelf \\u0026ndash; even half a size too small, in 6\\u0026frac12;.\",\"image\":{\"id\":188376,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1997_P_DIA_F_Lothar-Matthaeus_Photoshoot_Teamwear.jpg\"},\"order\":\"2\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Narrow\",\"style\":\"\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"caption\":\"\",\"showCaption\":true,\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;h2\\u0026gt;5. Values That Defined His Career\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;\/h2\\u0026gt;Resilience, responsibility and mental strength were never slogans for Lothar Matth\\u0026auml;us \\u0026ndash; they were principles he lived by. Wherever he played, he stood for commitment, clarity and accountability, often long before titles followed.\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;He developed into a leader early, not because the club demanded it, but because he took responsibility. Lothar captained FC Bayern Munich and the German national team at the same time \\u0026ndash; a rare role that required authority, trust and consistency at the very highest level.\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;His character showed most clearly in difficult moments. After serious injuries, including a cruciate ligament tear and a broken hand, he fought his way back each time. Not by waiting for perfect conditions, but by working, enduring and returning stronger.\\u0026nbsp;\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026ldquo;You cannot hide in football. You have to step forward.\\u0026rdquo; \\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026ndash; Lothar Matth\\u0026auml;us\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\",\"width\":\"Narrow\",\"style\":\"quote\",\"className\":\"\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-image-single {\"image\":{\"id\":188377,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1986_P_I_F_LOTHAR-MATTHAEUS_ARMIN-DASSLER_After-World-Cup.jpg\"},\"className\":\"\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"spacing\":true,\"style\":\"Wide\",\"headline\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"showCaption\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-headline {\"h1\":\"6. 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