Pierre Littbarski

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Pierre Littbarski

Littbarski in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Pierre Michael Littbarski
Date of birth	(1960-04-16) 16 April 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	West Berlin, West Germany
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Team 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)
International career
1979–1982	West Germany U-21	21	(18)
1980	West Germany B	1	(0)
1981–1990	West Germany	73	(18)
Managerial career
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)
Medal record Men's football Representing  West Germany FIFA World Cup Winner 1990 Italy Runner-up 1982 Spain Runner-up 1986 Mexico UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 1982
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 mainly 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.