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{{short description|German footballer and manager}}
{{Football player infobox
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| playername = Pierre Littbarski
| fullname = Pierre Littbarski
{{expand German|topic=bio|date=April 2022|Pierre Littbarski}}
{{Infobox football biography
| nickname = Litti
| name = Pierre Littbarski
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1960|4|16}}
| image = Pierre Littbarski 2006 (cropped).jpg
| cityofbirth = [[Berlin]]
| caption = Littbarski in 2006
| countryofbirth = [[Germany]]
| fullname = Pierre Michael Littbarski
| height = {{height|m=1.68}}
| height = 1.68 m
| currentclub = [[Avispa Fukuoka]] (manager)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|04|16|df=y}}
| position = [[Attacking midfielder]], [[Striker#Deep-lying forwards|Striker]], [[Midfielder#Winger|Winger]]
| birth_place = [[West Berlin]], West Germany
| youthyears =
| currentclub = [[VfL Wolfsburg]] (lead scout)
| youthclubs = VfL Schöneberg<br />F.C. Hertha 03 Zehlendorf<br />[[1. FC Köln]]
| position = [[Attacking midfielder]], [[Winger (association football)|winger]]
| years =1978-1986<br />1986-1987<br />1987-1993<br />1993-1995<br />1996-1997
| youthyears1 = 1967–1976
| clubs = 1. FC Köln<br />[[RCF Paris|Racing Club de France]]<br />[[1. FC Köln]]<br />[[JEF United Ichihara Chiba|JEF United]]<br />[[Vegalta Sendai|Brumell Sendai]]
| youthclubs1 = VfL Schöneberg
| caps(goals) = 234 (89)<br />34 (4)<br />172 (27)<br />63 (10)<br />29 (5)
| youthyears2 = 1976–1978
| nationalyears = [[1981]]-[[1990]]
| youthclubs2 = [[FC Hertha 03 Zehlendorf]]
| nationalteam = [[Germany national football team|West Germany]]
| years1 = 1978–1986
| nationalcaps(goals) = 73 (18)
| clubs1 = [[1. FC Köln]]
| manageryears = [[1999]]-[[2000]]<br />[[2001]]<br />[[2001]]-[[2002]]<br />[[2003]]-[[2004]]<br />[[2005]]-[[2006]]<br />[[2006]]-
| caps1 = 234
| managerclubs = [[Yokohama FC]]<br />[[Bayer Leverkusen]] (Assistant Manager)<br />[[MSV Duisburg]]<br />[[Yokohama FC]]<br />[[Sydney FC]]<br />[[Avispa Fukuoka]]
| goals1 = 89
| pcupdate = [[June 30]], [[1999]]
| years2 = 1986–1987
| ntupdate = [[June 30]], [[1990]]
| clubs2 = [[Racing Club de France Colombes 92|RC Paris]]
}}'''Pierre Littbarski''' (born [[April 16]], [[1960]]) is a [[Germany|German]] [[football (soccer)|football]] manager and former player, and was a [[Football World Cup|FIFA World Cup]] winner with [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] in [[Football World Cup 1990|1990]]. He was also runner up twice in [[Football World Cup 1982|1982]] and [[Football World Cup 1986|1986]] with West Germany. He was born in [[Berlin]].
| caps2 = 34
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 1987–1993
| clubs3 = [[1. FC Köln]]
| caps3 = 172
| goals3 = 27
| years4 = 1993–1994
| clubs4 = [[JEF United Chiba|JEF United Ichihara]]
| caps4 = 63
| goals4 = 10
| years5 = 1996–1997
| clubs5 = [[Brummell Sendai]]
| caps5 = 29
| goals5 = 5
| totalcaps = 532
| totalgoals = 135
| nationalyears1 = 1979–1982
| nationalteam1 = [[Germany national under-21 football team|West Germany U-21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 21
| nationalgoals1 = 18
| nationalyears2 = 1980
| nationalteam2 = [[Germany national football B team|West Germany B]]
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1981–1990
| nationalteam3 = [[Germany national football team|West Germany]]
| nationalcaps3 = 73
| nationalgoals3 = 18
| manageryears1 = 1999–2000
| managerclubs1 = [[Yokohama FC]]
| manageryears2 = 2001
| managerclubs2 = [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2001–2002
| managerclubs3 = [[MSV Duisburg]]
| manageryears4 = 2003–2004
| managerclubs4 = [[Yokohama FC]]
| manageryears5 = 2005–2006
| managerclubs5 = [[Sydney FC]]
| manageryears6 = 2006–2008
| managerclubs6 = [[Avispa Fukuoka]]
| manageryears7 = 2008
| managerclubs7 = [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]]
| manageryears8 = 2008–2010
| managerclubs8 = [[FC Vaduz]]
| manageryears9 = 2010–2011
| managerclubs9 = [[VfL Wolfsburg]] (assistant)
| manageryears10 = 2011
| managerclubs10 = [[VfL Wolfsburg]] (caretaker)
| manageryears11 = 2011–2012
| managerclubs11 = [[VfL Wolfsburg]] (assistant)
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|FRG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 Italy]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 Spain]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986 Mexico]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Under-21 Championship]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1982]]|}}
}}


'''Pierre Michael Littbarski''' ({{IPA|de|ˈpi̯ɛʁ lɪtˈbaʁskiː}}; born 16 April 1960) is a German professional [[association football|football]] manager and former player of [[1. FC Köln]] and the [[Germany national football team|West Germany national team]]. Known for his [[dribbling#Association football|dribbling]] abilities,<ref>{{cite web|title=Littbarski, dribble ace turned coach|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/do-you-remember/people=174711/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909092750/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/do-you-remember/people=174711/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 September 2015|access-date=30 June 2017|website=FIFA.com}}</ref> he was mainly used as an [[attacking midfielder]] or [[winger (association football)|winger]]. Littbarski was a [[FIFA World Cup]] winner with West Germany in [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]], and the runner-up in both [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]] and [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]. Littbarski was the caretaker manager of [[VfL Wolfsburg]] after taking over from [[Steve McClaren]] from 7 February to 17 March 2011.
== Life and work ==


==Club career==
Littbarski spent most of his playing career at [[1. FC Köln]], winning the [[German Cup]] once, in [[1983]], and was three times runner up in the [[Bundesliga (football)|Bundesliga]] ([[1982]], [[1989]] and [[1990]]). He has also played for [[Racing Club de Paris]] in [[Ligue 1]] as well as for [[JEF United Ichihara Chiba|JEF United]] and [[Vegalta Sendai|Brummel Sendai]] in [[Japan]]. In his career, he was initially used as a striker before being utilised as an attacking midfielder. "Litti", as he was nicknamed by german fans, was widely known for his excellent dribbling abilities and humorous attitude, being one of the fan favourites in german [[Fußball-Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] during this decade.
Littbarski spent most of his playing career at [[1. FC Köln]]. He made his debut for the club, at the time coached by [[Hennes Weisweiler]], at the age of 18. The stars on the team during Littbarski's first few years were goalkeeper [[Harald Schumacher]], goal scorer [[Dieter Müller]], and midfielder [[Bernd Schuster]]. Littbarski scored the winning goal in the [[1982–83 DFB-Pokal|1983]] [[DFB-Pokal]] final against [[Fortuna Köln]]. He was on teams that were three times the runner-up in the [[Bundesliga]] title chase, in [[1981–82 Bundesliga|1982]], [[1988–89 Bundesliga|1989]] and [[1989–90 Bundesliga|1990]]. In his career, he was initially used as a deep-lying striker before being utilised as an attacking midfielder. Playing in the former role, in the four seasons from 1981 to 1985 he scored 64 league goals in 128 Bundesliga games. "Litti", as he was nicknamed by German fans, was widely known for his excellent dribbling abilities and humorous attitude, and was one of the fan favourites in the West German Bundesliga during the decade. In 1985 his goal versus [[Werder Bremen]] was elected "[[Goal of the Year (Germany)|Goal of the Year]]". He later played for [[Racing Club de France Colombes 92|RC Paris]] in [[Ligue 1]] as well as for [[JEF United Chiba|JEF United Ichihara]] and [[Brummel Sendai]] in Japan.


==International career==
He was manager of [[Australia]]n [[A-League]] side [[Sydney FC]], and lead them to the [[FIFA Club World Championship]] in [[2005]], and a win in the inaugural [[List of A-League champions|A-League Championship]]. He was famous amongst Sydney FC supporters for his stylish brown suits [http://sydneyfc-unofficial.com/uploads/forums/bscap000.jpg][http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/6577/littbarski34dj.jpg]. Sydney under Littbarski were often criticised for boring, unimaginative football, but the results could seldom be argued with and Sydney FC went on to claim the innaugral A-League Championship under his reign.{{Fact|date=October 2007}} Littbarski and Sydney FC severed ties on Wednesday, May 5, 2006, with Littbarski announcing he would not re-sign for the club following disputes over training locations and a cut-price contract offer.{{Fact|date=October 2007}}
Littbarski had a prolific but short career as part of the [[Germany national under-21 football team|West German Under-21 side]]. He was a part of the squad that got to the [[1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship]] final. The team lost to [[England national under-21 football team|England]] 5–4 after a two-leg final (losing 1–3 away and winning 3–2 at home). Littbarski scored a [[Hat-trick#Association football|hat-trick]] against the English in West Germany, but ultimately they lost the tie. Littbarski has the most goals on the Under-21 Germany squad in the team's history.


Littbarski earned his first [[Cap (sport)#Association football|cap]] for [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] on 14 October 1981 in the [[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#Group 1|1982 World Cup qualification]] against [[Austria national football team|Austria]]. West Germany manager [[Jupp Derwall]] started him in a three-man front line alongside [[Klaus Fischer]] and [[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]. Littbarski's international career got off to a promising start, as he scored his first and second goals in that game. His third international goal came at the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]], in the second round match against [[Spain national football team|Spain]], a 2–1 victory. Against [[France national football team|France]] in the semi-final, Littbarski scored the opening goal, and later was successful on a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]] in the deciding [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|shoot-out]]. The [[West Germany v France (1982 FIFA World Cup)|now legendary match]] ended in a 3–3 [[Tie (draw)#Association football|draw]], with Littbarski involved in the dramatic extra-time equalizer, crossing to [[Horst Hrubesch]], who headed to [[Klaus Fischer]], who scored with an overhead [[bicycle kick]]. Littbarski had minutes earlier provided the pass that Rummenigge scored from to cut France's lead to 3–2. A poignant scene in the penalty shootout showed the young Littbarski consoling a tearful [[Uli Stielike]], who had just missed a penalty and had buried his head in Littbarski's shirt, while watching West Germany's goalkeeper, [[Harald Schumacher]], save [[Didier Six]]'s penalty to even the score. West Germany eventually won 5–4 on penalties. West Germany lost 3–1 to [[Italy national football team|Italy]] in the final. Littbarski played the whole match, receiving a [[Fouls and misconduct (association football)#Yellow card (caution)|yellow card]] in the 88th minute.
In December 2006, Littbarski was appointed the manager of Avispa Fukuoka, a J-League side that was newly demoted to the second division after the 2006 season.


At the [[UEFA Euro 1984]], West Germany, with Littbarski, were eliminated in the [[UEFA Euro 1984#Group 2|group stage]] after a string of poor performances. The [[1986 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Mexico]], while successful for West Germany, proved less so for Littbarski personally. He was benched by [[Manager (association football)|manager]] [[Franz Beckenbauer]], and had to watch the semi–final and [[1986 FIFA World Cup final|final]] from the bench. West Germany again finished as runners–up, losing 3–2 to [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]. In 1987, he played in a [[Exhibition game#Association football|friendly match]] against [[England national football team|England]] and scored two goals, one directly from a corner, as the West Germans won 3-1.
Previously, he has been the manager of [[Yokohama FC]] (twice), as well as assistant manager of [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen]] and manager of [[MSV Duisburg]].


The West German players had high hopes for the [[UEFA Euro 1988]] on their home soil. However, the hosts lost 2–1 to [[Netherlands national football team|the Netherlands]] in the semi–finals. Littbarski did not score any goals in the tournament. In 1990, Littbarski enjoyed a successful final appearance at the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]], as West Germany won their third title, defeating Argentina 1–0 in the final in [[Rome]]. Littbarski scored his only goal in the [[1990 FIFA World Cup#Group D|group stage]] against [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] but started three of the four games at the [[1990 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|knockout stage]], including the [[1990 FIFA World Cup final|final]].
In October 2007, Littbarski announced his interest in taking the managerial vacancy at [[Norwich City F.C.]], possibly with his current assistant, former City player [[Ian Crook]]. <ref>[http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_2801913,00.html Football365.com - All The News - Football365 News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


== Club career ==
==Managerial career==
In 1999, he started his coaching career with [[Yokohama FC]] of [[Japan Football League]] and he led the club to the promotion to J2 League.
He has also been the manager of [[Yokohama FC]] (twice), as well as assistant manager of [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen]] and manager of [[MSV Duisburg]].


===Sydney FC===
* July 1978 - June 1986: &nbsp;[[1. FC Köln]]
He was manager of Australian [[A-League]] side [[Sydney FC]] between 2005 and 2006, and led them to the [[FIFA Club World Championship]] in 2005, and a win in the inaugural [[List of A-League champions|A-League Championship]].
* July 1986 - June 1987: &nbsp;[[Racing Club de Paris]]
* July 1987 - June 1993: &nbsp;[[1. FC Köln]]
* July 1993 - June 1995: &nbsp;[[JEF United Ichihara]]
* 1996 - 1997: &nbsp;[[Vegalta Sendai|Brummel Sendai]]


He was famous amongst Sydney FC supporters and the media for his stylish brown suits. Sydney under Littbarski were criticised for boring football, but the results could seldom be argued with and Sydney FC went on to claim the inaugural A-League Championship under his reign. Littbarski and Sydney FC severed ties on Wednesday, 5 May 2006, with Littbarski announcing he would not re-sign for the club following disputes over a cut-price contract offer.
== International playing career ==
73 internationals for [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] - 18 goals.
* [[Football World Cup 1982|1982 World Cup]]: &nbsp;Runners Up
* [[1984 European Football Championship|1984 European Championship]]: &nbsp;First Round
* [[Football World Cup 1986|1986 World Cup]]: &nbsp;Runners Up
* [[1988 European Football Championship|1988 European Championship]]: &nbsp;Semi Finalists
* [[Football World Cup 1990|1990 World Cup]]: &nbsp;Champions
German U21 side: 21 internationals


===Avispa Fukuoka===
== Managerial career ==
In December 2006, Littbarski was appointed the manager of Avispa Fukuoka, a J2 League side that was newly demoted to the second division after the 2006 season. In July 2008, he left the club and was replaced by Yoshiyuki Shinoda.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sj20080712a1.html | title = Avispa fires manager Littbarski | publisher = The Japan Times Online | access-date = 9 October 2008 | date = 12 July 2008}}</ref>
* 1999 - 2000: &nbsp;[[Yokohama FC]]
* 2001: &nbsp;[[Bayer Leverkusen]] (Assistant Manager)
* June 2001 - November 2002: &nbsp;[[MSV Duisburg]]
* July 2003 - June 2004: &nbsp;[[Yokohama FC]]
* February 2005 - May 2006: &nbsp;[[Sydney FC]]
* December 2006 -: &nbsp;[[Avispa Fukuoka]]


== Trivia ==
===Saipa F.C.===
On 26 July 2008, it was announced that he became the new manager of Iranian side [[Saipa F.C.]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/657-tournaments/afc-champions-league/champions-league-2007/9910-littbarski-s-the-man-for-saipa.html | title = Littbarski's the man for Saipa | publisher = The AFC.com | access-date = 22 September 2014 | date = 26 July 2008}}</ref> His contract was terminated on 8 October 2008 after nine games.
* His wife is Japanese and they have two sons. He is fluent in Japanese.


== References ==
===FC Vaduz===
On 4 November 2008 he signed a contract as head coach and team manager of [[FC Vaduz]].<ref name="FCV1">{{cite web|url=http://www.fcvaduz.li/no_cache/allgemein/aktuell/topaktuell/detailansicht/article/1548/1.html|title=Pierre Littbarski als Teamchef zum FC Vaduz|work=[[FC Vaduz]]|date=4 November 2008|access-date=9 February 2011|language=de|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722145021/http://www.fcvaduz.li/no_cache/allgemein/aktuell/topaktuell/detailansicht/article/1548/1.html|archive-date=22 July 2011}}</ref> On 12 April 2010 he was dismissed due to lack of success.<ref name="FCV2">{{cite web|url=http://www.fcvaduz.li/no_cache/allgemein/aktuell/topaktuell/detailansicht/article/1860/41/neste/1.html|title=Eric Orie als Cheftrainer zum FC Vaduz|work=[[FC Vaduz]]|date=12 April 2010|access-date=9 February 2011|language=de|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722145034/http://www.fcvaduz.li/no_cache/allgemein/aktuell/topaktuell/detailansicht/article/1860/41/neste/1.html|archive-date=22 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bazonline.ch/sport/fussball/Pierre-Littbarski-in-Vaduz-entlassen/story/15323042|title=Pierre Littbarski in Vaduz entlassen|publisher=bazonline.ch|language=de|access-date=12 April 2010|date=12 April 2010}}</ref>


===VfL Wolfsburg===
<references/>
On 9 June 2010, Littbarski signed a two-year contract as assistant coach by [[VfL Wolfsburg]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/50496+M517734a0ae1.html | title = Pierre Littbarski wird Co-Trainer beim VfL Wolfsburg / Hoeneß: "Er passt wunderbar zum VfL" | publisher = [[VfL Wolfsburg]] | language = de | access-date = 9 June 2010 | date = 10 June 2010}}</ref> After [[Steve McClaren]] was sacked on 7 February 2011, Littbarski was appointed caretaker manager of VfL Wolfsburg. [[Felix Magath]] was subsequently made head coach in March 2011.


==Name==
== External links ==
Littbarski has said that he was named "Pierre" because his parents loved France and, when thinking of a name for him, recalled their travels there.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pierre Littbarski |url=https://www.leerosportnews.com/articles/girondins-de-bordeaux/pierre-littbarski-jai-eu-quelque-discussions-avec-les-girondins-de-bordeaux-pour-rejoindre-le-club-dans-les-annees-80 |website=Leerosport News |access-date=15 May 2020 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517220021/https://leerosportnews.com/articles/girondins-de-bordeaux/pierre-littbarski-jai-eu-quelque-discussions-avec-les-girondins-de-bordeaux-pour-rejoindre-le-club-dans-les-annees-80 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Sydney FC signs Pierre Littbarski as Head Coach [http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/public/article/show.asp?articleid=8498&menuItemID=54].
*[http://www.leverkusen.com/whoiswho/whoiswho.php4?view=Littbars Leverkusen who's who]
*[http://www.ausfootballreview.com/afr/pmwiki.php/ALeague/Auf_Wiedersehen_Pierre] Pierre Littbarski blog


==Career statistics==
{{start box}}
{{succession box|title=[[Yokohama FC]] manager|before=Inaugural Manager|after={{flagicon|JPN}}[[Yoshikazu Nagai]]|years=1999-00}}
{{succession box|title=[[MSV Duisburg]] manager|before=?|after={{flagicon|GER}}[[Bernard Dietz]] (caretaker)|years=2001-02}}
{{succession box|title=[[Yokohama FC]] manager|before={{flagicon|JPN}}[[Katsuyoshi Shindo]]|after={{flagicon|JPN}}[[Yusuke Adachi]]|years=2003-04}}
{{succession box|title=[[Sydney FC]] manager|before=Inaugural Manager|after={{flagicon|ENG}}[[Terry Butcher]]|years=2005-2006}}
{{succession box|title=[[Avispa Fukuoka]] manager|before={{flagicon|JPN}}[[Ryoichi Kawakatsu]]|after=Incumbent|years=2006-}}
{{end box}}


===Club===
{{West Germany Squad 1982 World Cup}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{{West Germany Squad 1986 World Cup}}
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
{{West Germany Squad 1990 World Cup}}
|-
{{Sydney FC managers}}
!rowspan="2"|Club
{{Avispa Fukuoka Squad}}
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|International
!colspan="3"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[1. FC Köln]]||[[1978–79 Bundesliga|1978–79]]||rowspan="8"|[[Bundesliga]]||16||4||2||1||colspan="2"|–||3|||1||21||6
|-
|[[1979–80 Bundesliga|1979–80]]||34||7||8||2||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||42||9
|-
|[[1980–81 Bundesliga|1980–81]]||32||6||3||0||colspan="2"|–||9||3||44||9
|-
|[[1981–82 Bundesliga|1981–82]]||33||15||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||34||15
|-
|[[1982–83 Bundesliga|1982–83]]||34||16||6||6||2||colspan="2"|–||5||1||45||19
|-
|[[1983–84 Bundesliga|1983–84]]||33||17||3||1||colspan="2"|–||4||1||40||19
|-
|[[1984–85 Bundesliga|1984–85]]||28||16||2||1||colspan="2"|–||8||3||38||20
|-
|[[1985–86 Bundesliga|1985–86]]||24||8||2||0||colspan="2"|–||9||4||35||12
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!234||89||27|||7||colspan="2"|–||38||12|||299||109
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[RCF Paris]]||[[1986–87 French Division 1|1986–87]]||rowspan="2"|[[Ligue 1|Division 1]]||32||4||1||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||33||5
|-
|[[1987–88 French Division 1|1987–88]]||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!34||4||1||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||35||5
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[1. FC Köln]]||[[1987–88 Bundesliga|1987–88]]||rowspan="6"|Bundesliga||31||8||2||2||||||||||33||10
|-
|[[1988–89 Bundesliga|1988–89]]||30||5||2||0||||||6|||1||38||6
|-
|[[1989–90 Bundesliga|1989–90]]||34||8||3||1||||||9||2||46||11
|-
|[[1990–91 Bundesliga|1990–91]]||15||2||5||0||||||||||25||2
|-
|[[1991–92 Bundesliga|1991–92]]||36||1||2||1||||||||||38||2
|-
|[[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]]||26||3||2||1||||||2||0||30||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!172||27||16||5||0||0||17||3||240||35
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[JEF United Chiba|JEF United Ichihara]]||[[1993 JEF United Ichihara season|1993]]||rowspan="2"|[[J1 League]]||35||9||3||2||6||0||||||44||11
|-
|[[1994 JEF United Ichihara season|1994]]||28||1||0||0||2||0||||||30||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!63||10||3||2||8||0||||||74||12
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Brummell Sendai]]||[[1996 Japan Football League|1996]]||rowspan="2"|[[Japan Football League (1992–1998)|Football League]]||27||5||3||1||colspan="2"|-|||||||30||6
|-
|[[1997 Japan Football League|1997]]||2||0||0||0||5||0||||||7||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!29||5||3||1||5||0|||||||37||6
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!532||135||49||15||13||0||55||15||658||166
|}


===International===
<!--Brummel-->
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/littbarski-intl.html | title = Pierre Littbarski – Goals in International Matches | date = 1 February 2006 | website = [[RSSSF]] | access-date = 23 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="10"|[[Germany national football team|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
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!73!!18
|}


:''Scores and results list West Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Littbarski goal.''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Littbarski, Pierre}}


{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Pierre Littbarski
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1
| rowspan="2"|14 October 1981 || rowspan="2"|[[Praterstadion]], [[Vienna]] || rowspan="2"|{{fb|AUT}} || align="center"|1–1 || rowspan="2" align="center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|[[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#UEFA Group 1|1982 World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || align="center"|3–1
|-
| align="center"|3 || 18 November 1981 || [[Westfalenstadion]], [[Dortmund]] || {{fb|ALB}} || align="center"|6–0 || align="center"|8–0 || 1982 World Cup qualifier
|-
| align="center"|4 || 14 April 1982 || [[Müngersdorferstadion]], [[Cologne]] || {{fb|CSK}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|5
| rowspan="2"|12 May 1982 || rowspan="2"|[[Ullevaal Stadion]], [[Oslo]] || rowspan="2"|{{fb|NOR}} || align="center"|2–1 || rowspan="2" align="center"|4–2 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|6 || align="center"|3–1
|-
| align="center"|7 || 2 July 1982 || [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]], [[Madrid]] || {{fb|ESP}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || [[1982 FIFA World Cup#Group B|1982 World Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|8 || 8 July 1982 || [[Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán]], [[Seville]] || {{fb|FRA}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–3 || [[1982 FIFA World Cup#Semi-finals|1982 World Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|9 || 24 February 1985 || [[Estádio Nacional]], [[Lisbon]] || {{fb|POR}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2|1986 World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|10 || 27 March 1985 || [[Ludwigsparkstadion]], [[Saarbrücken]] || {{fb|MLT}} || align="center"|4–0 || align="center"|6–0 || 1986 World Cup qualifier
|-
| align="center"|11 || 17 April 1985 || [[Rosenaustadion]], [[Augsburg]] || {{fb|BUL}} || align="center"|3–1 || align="center"|4–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|12 || 30 April 1985 || [[Strahov Stadium]], [[Prague]] || {{fb|CSK}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|5–1 || 1986 World Cup qualifier
|-
| align="center"|13
| rowspan="2"|9 September 1987 || rowspan="2"|[[Esprit Arena]], [[Düsseldorf]] || rowspan="2"|{{fb|ENG}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|14 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|15 || 13 October 1987 || [[Parkstadion]], [[Gelsenkirchen]] || {{fb|SWE}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|16 || 22 March 1989 || [[Vasil Levski National Stadium]], [[Sofia]] || {{fb|BUL}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|17 || 4 October 1989 || Westfalenstadion, Dortmund || {{fb|FIN}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|6–1 || [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4|1990 World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|18 || 19 June 1990 || [[San Siro]], [[Milan]] || {{fb|COL}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || [[1990 FIFA World Cup Group D#West Germany vs Colombia|1990 World Cup]]
|}

==Managerial statistics==
<ref>{{cite web | url = https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX07/?staff_id=2262 | title = J.League Data Site | language = ja | website = data.j-league.or.jp | access-date = 15 September 2016}}</ref>

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!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="5"|Record
|-
!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
|-
|align="left"|[[Yokohama FC]]
|align="left"|2003
|align="left"|2004
{{WDL|88|20|34|34}}
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|align="left"|[[Sydney FC]]
|align="left"|2005
|align="left"|2006
{{WDL|34|21|7|6}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Avispa Fukuoka]]
|align="left"|2007
|align="left"|2008
{{WDL|72|30|12|30}}
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|194|71|53|70}}
|}

==Honours==
'''1. FC Köln'''<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/littbarskipierre/2011/ | title = Pierre Littbarski | language = de | publisher = fussballdaten.de | access-date = 21 January 2015}}</ref>
* [[DFB-Pokal]]: [[1982–83 DFB-Pokal|1982–83]]
* [[UEFA Cup]] runner-up: [[1985–86 UEFA Cup|1985–86]]

'''Germany'''<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/players/pierre-michael-littbarski/105639/ | title = P. Littbarski
| work=Soccerway | access-date = 21 January 2015}}</ref>
* [[FIFA World Cup]]: [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]; runner-up: [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]], [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]

'''Individual'''
* ''[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]]'' [[Bundesliga]] Team of the Season: 1981–82, 1984–85, 1989–90<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/198182/startseite.html|title=Bundesliga Historie 1981/82|language=de|publisher=kicker}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/198485/startseite.html|title=Bundesliga Historie 1984/85|language=de|publisher=kicker}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/198990/startseite.html|title=Bundesliga Historie 1989/90|language=de|publisher=kicker}}</ref>
* [[FIFA World Cup]] top assist provider: [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1982/wc82statistics.html | title = World Cup 1982 – Statistics | publisher = Planetworldcup | access-date = 19 October 2015 }}</ref>
* [[Goal of the Year (Germany)]]: 1985<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportschau.de/sendung/tdm/archiv/chronik80er/tdm1985index100.html|title=Das Tor des Jahres 1985 - Pierre Littbarski|language=de|publisher=Sportschau|access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref>
* [[Sydney FC Hall of Fame]]: 2015<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/sydney-fc-inducts-eight-greats-to-its-hall-of-fame|title=Sydney FC inducts eight greats to its Hall of Fame|website=[[The World Game]]|date=16 March 2015|access-date=18 May 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
*''[[Litti's Summer Sports]]'', Game Boy video game endorsed by Pierre Littbarski

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Fussballdaten|pierre-littbarski}}
* {{NFT player}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/players/littbarskidata.html League matches of Pierre Littbarski season by season] at RSSSF
* [http://www.leverkusen.com/whoiswho/whoiswho.php4?view=Littbars TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen's Who's Who]
* {{J.League player|name=Player statistics}}
* {{J.League manager|name=Manager statistics}}

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Latest revision as of 01:20, 17 December 2024

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.

Club career

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Littbarski spent most of his playing career at 1. FC Köln. He made his debut for the club, at the time coached by Hennes Weisweiler, at the age of 18. The stars on the team during Littbarski's first few years were goalkeeper Harald Schumacher, goal scorer Dieter Müller, and midfielder Bernd Schuster. Littbarski scored the winning goal in the 1983 DFB-Pokal final against Fortuna Köln. He was on teams that were three times the runner-up in the Bundesliga title chase, in 1982, 1989 and 1990. In his career, he was initially used as a deep-lying striker before being utilised as an attacking midfielder. Playing in the former role, in the four seasons from 1981 to 1985 he scored 64 league goals in 128 Bundesliga games. "Litti", as he was nicknamed by German fans, was widely known for his excellent dribbling abilities and humorous attitude, and was one of the fan favourites in the West German Bundesliga during the decade. In 1985 his goal versus Werder Bremen was elected "Goal of the Year". He later played for RC Paris in Ligue 1 as well as for JEF United Ichihara and Brummel Sendai in Japan.

International career

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Littbarski had a prolific but short career as part of the West German Under-21 side. He was a part of the squad that got to the 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final. The team lost to England 5–4 after a two-leg final (losing 1–3 away and winning 3–2 at home). Littbarski scored a hat-trick against the English in West Germany, but ultimately they lost the tie. Littbarski has the most goals on the Under-21 Germany squad in the team's history.

Littbarski earned his first cap for West Germany on 14 October 1981 in the 1982 World Cup qualification against Austria. West Germany manager Jupp Derwall started him in a three-man front line alongside Klaus Fischer and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. Littbarski's international career got off to a promising start, as he scored his first and second goals in that game. His third international goal came at the 1982 World Cup, in the second round match against Spain, a 2–1 victory. Against France in the semi-final, Littbarski scored the opening goal, and later was successful on a penalty in the deciding shoot-out. The now legendary match ended in a 3–3 draw, with Littbarski involved in the dramatic extra-time equalizer, crossing to Horst Hrubesch, who headed to Klaus Fischer, who scored with an overhead bicycle kick. Littbarski had minutes earlier provided the pass that Rummenigge scored from to cut France's lead to 3–2. A poignant scene in the penalty shootout showed the young Littbarski consoling a tearful Uli Stielike, who had just missed a penalty and had buried his head in Littbarski's shirt, while watching West Germany's goalkeeper, Harald Schumacher, save Didier Six's penalty to even the score. West Germany eventually won 5–4 on penalties. West Germany lost 3–1 to Italy in the final. Littbarski played the whole match, receiving a yellow card in the 88th minute.

At the UEFA Euro 1984, West Germany, with Littbarski, were eliminated in the group stage after a string of poor performances. The 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, while successful for West Germany, proved less so for Littbarski personally. He was benched by manager Franz Beckenbauer, and had to watch the semi–final and final from the bench. West Germany again finished as runners–up, losing 3–2 to Argentina. In 1987, he played in a friendly match against England and scored two goals, one directly from a corner, as the West Germans won 3-1.

The West German players had high hopes for the UEFA Euro 1988 on their home soil. However, the hosts lost 2–1 to the Netherlands in the semi–finals. Littbarski did not score any goals in the tournament. In 1990, Littbarski enjoyed a successful final appearance at the FIFA World Cup, as West Germany won their third title, defeating Argentina 1–0 in the final in Rome. Littbarski scored his only goal in the group stage against Colombia but started three of the four games at the knockout stage, including the final.

Managerial career

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In 1999, he started his coaching career with Yokohama FC of Japan Football League and he led the club to the promotion to J2 League. He has also been the manager of Yokohama FC (twice), as well as assistant manager of Bayer 04 Leverkusen and manager of MSV Duisburg.

Sydney FC

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He was manager of Australian A-League side Sydney FC between 2005 and 2006, and led them to the FIFA Club World Championship in 2005, and a win in the inaugural A-League Championship.

He was famous amongst Sydney FC supporters and the media for his stylish brown suits. Sydney under Littbarski were criticised for boring football, but the results could seldom be argued with and Sydney FC went on to claim the inaugural A-League Championship under his reign. Littbarski and Sydney FC severed ties on Wednesday, 5 May 2006, with Littbarski announcing he would not re-sign for the club following disputes over a cut-price contract offer.

Avispa Fukuoka

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In December 2006, Littbarski was appointed the manager of Avispa Fukuoka, a J2 League side that was newly demoted to the second division after the 2006 season. In July 2008, he left the club and was replaced by Yoshiyuki Shinoda.[2]

Saipa F.C.

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On 26 July 2008, it was announced that he became the new manager of Iranian side Saipa F.C.[3] His contract was terminated on 8 October 2008 after nine games.

FC Vaduz

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On 4 November 2008 he signed a contract as head coach and team manager of FC Vaduz.[4] On 12 April 2010 he was dismissed due to lack of success.[5][6]

VfL Wolfsburg

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On 9 June 2010, Littbarski signed a two-year contract as assistant coach by VfL Wolfsburg.[7] After Steve McClaren was sacked on 7 February 2011, Littbarski was appointed caretaker manager of VfL Wolfsburg. Felix Magath was subsequently made head coach in March 2011.

Name

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Littbarski has said that he was named "Pierre" because his parents loved France and, when thinking of a name for him, recalled their travels there.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup International Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1. FC Köln 1978–79 Bundesliga 16 4 2 1 – 3 1 21 6
1979–80 34 7 8 2 – – 42 9
1980–81 32 6 3 0 – 9 3 44 9
1981–82 33 15 1 0 – – 34 15
1982–83 34 16 6 6 2 – 5 1 45 19
1983–84 33 17 3 1 – 4 1 40 19
1984–85 28 16 2 1 – 8 3 38 20
1985–86 24 8 2 0 – 9 4 35 12
Total 234 89 27 7 – 38 12 299 109
RCF Paris 1986–87 Division 1 32 4 1 1 – – 33 5
1987–88 2 0 – – – 2 0
Total 34 4 1 1 – – 35 5
1. FC Köln 1987–88 Bundesliga 31 8 2 2 33 10
1988–89 30 5 2 0 6 1 38 6
1989–90 34 8 3 1 9 2 46 11
1990–91 15 2 5 0 25 2
1991–92 36 1 2 1 38 2
1992–93 26 3 2 1 2 0 30 4
Total 172 27 16 5 0 0 17 3 240 35
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 49 15 13 0 55 15 658 166

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[9]
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

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[10]

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

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1. FC Köln[11]

Germany[12]

Individual

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Littbarski, dribble ace turned coach". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Avispa fires manager Littbarski". The Japan Times Online. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Littbarski's the man for Saipa". The AFC.com. 26 July 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Pierre Littbarski als Teamchef zum FC Vaduz". FC Vaduz (in German). 4 November 2008. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Eric Orie als Cheftrainer zum FC Vaduz". FC Vaduz (in German). 12 April 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  6. ^ "Pierre Littbarski in Vaduz entlassen" (in German). bazonline.ch. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  7. ^ "Pierre Littbarski wird Co-Trainer beim VfL Wolfsburg / Hoeneß: "Er passt wunderbar zum VfL"" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  8. ^ "Pierre Littbarski". Leerosport News. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Pierre Littbarski – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  10. ^ "J.League Data Site". data.j-league.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Pierre Littbarski" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  12. ^ "P. Littbarski". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Bundesliga Historie 1981/82" (in German). kicker.
  14. ^ "Bundesliga Historie 1984/85" (in German). kicker.
  15. ^ "Bundesliga Historie 1989/90" (in German). kicker.
  16. ^ "World Cup 1982 – Statistics". Planetworldcup. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Das Tor des Jahres 1985 - Pierre Littbarski" (in German). Sportschau. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  18. ^ "Sydney FC inducts eight greats to its Hall of Fame". The World Game. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
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