The Man Who Won The Ballon d'Or Over Prime R9!

'The Red Baron' is a heroic name in German football and a legend of Borussia Dortmund. Brave, tough, and talented, he led both his national and club sides to mid-90s silverware, earning the most votes for the 1996 Golden Ball - the 2nd ever defender to win it, behind Franz Beckenbauer. Yet, his legacy is questionable outside of his home nation, overshadowed due to his early retirement and short stint at the heights of the sport. Why is Iron Matthias a 'Forgotten Champion'?
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:16 - Dynamo Dresden
1:08 - VFB Stuttgart
1:46 - Inter Milan
2:28 - Borussia Dortmund, and converting to a libero
4:25 - EURO '96
6:32 - 1996 Ballon d'Or
7:33 - 1996/97 Champions League
9:16 - A career-ending operation
9:53 - Return from the sidelines
10:26 - The legacy of Matthias Sammer
10:13 - Appointed as Bayerns Director
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[@siddharthuthayasankar1369]

Honestly seeing a player of his caliber who can defend, score and run the whole pitch. Thats insane!

[@MrDavorinho]

Honestly, I have never seen a player after Sammer who can easily play any spot on the pitch, perhaps Steven Gerrard at moment but not as determined as Sammer. Sammer started as striker at Dresden, later on he played attacking midfielder (no. 10), and the rest is history. Many regard him as a defender which is connected to his later games for Dortmund and United Germany, but in his mind he was pure offense.

[@siddharthuthayasankar1369]

@@MrDavorinho he was like fine, i will do it myself 😂

[@jrenfalkpedersen8886]

Thank you so much for this. Sammer was one og my childhood heroes and, in my humble opinion, one of the greatest defensive players of the modern era.

[@DdraigGoch84]

Maybe ever

[@e.l.b6435]

Finally someone is Talking about him. As a BVB Fan I hope He becomes a future icon. He could be become a German Gullit

[@goats2555]

So glad you made this video bro. Sammer was an absolute beast of a player - one of the most all around solid players I’ve seen. HUGELY underrated

[@theretroroute]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@steveomo2001]

He was not underrated to be thats y he was player of the tournanent at Euro 96 and also won ballon D'Or and also being highly rated in Bundesliga

[@alfredomartinezramos1045]

He deserved that 1996 player of year award no doubt ...champions league..domestic league..and euro96....even over ronaldo or shearer...

[@MrReese]

Having Mattäus as his idol is so crazy considering Matthäus played three years longer than Sammer :D. Two of the best German football players ever.

[@DavySuicide]

Everyone who says he hasn't deserved the Ballon dÒr, has no idea about football. This year, this season was outstanding. What he did was beyond good. He deserved this title, not Shearer, not Ronaldo. Thanks for this video, you have a new sub = )

[@jukeboxhero70]

You forgot Del Piero, that season he won the Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup with Juventus.

[@DuongTruong-ez7my]

@@jukeboxhero70 you mean r9's against compostela is not good?

[@jukeboxhero70]

@@DuongTruong-ez7my what the fuck are you saying?

[@theblokes9087]

The fact that this channel has less subs than ‘Raymar football’ is criminal

[@OmegaLukeGaming]

This is so good! I love hearing about players from the 80s 90s that I was too young to witness myself! Looking forward to the next one

[@valeridanikovachev8688]

I found this channel some days ago and I'm really happy about it,keep up the good work!

[@theretroroute]

Thanks, will do!

[@prasannabalaji1886]

Back when Ballon D'or had a meaning....

[@Vonneumann747]

It still has meaning... or do you think Messi, Modric, Benzema, Ronaldo are irrelevant winners?

[@prasannabalaji1886]

@@Vonneumann747 so u agree with the decisions for last few years?

[@zaphodbeeblebrox9109]

Mate how have you not got a million subs!? I cant understand it. Great content.

[@steveomo2001]

One of my heroes growing up as a kid especially during Euro 96 he was 3 in one can defend, hold the ball as a midfielder and also score as a striker...m

[@giodhuha6771]

Another underrated channel i just found. Well done!

[@theretroroute]

Welcome aboard!

[@theraggededgeonboardfastes8461]

The champions league winners of the 90's...what an era. .the sweepers...blind, boli, baresi, sammer....the flat back 4 neuters all creativity and dynamism in defense.

[@Ivander85]

Great video mate! A versatile, often uncompromising and very competitive player. Sammer is exactly the type of presence that Dortmund would currently (02/2022) need.

[@mariowildner5874]

Matthias was and is outstanding. I‘m also from Dresden, Germany and had the chance to interview him for a regional newspaper when he‘d made his first play in the East German national team. He was very young then, very down-to-earth and very smart for his age. He lived in these days with his parents in their flat. A very easygoing young man.

[@shaun_seow]

Germany's answer to Paolo Maldini.

[@sargonsblackgrandfather2072]

Definitely forgotten. Remember having a argument with a footy mad friend who couldn’t remember Sammer. Kept trying to convince me I was thinking of Lothar Matthias 😂

[@zooman6425]

Probably some know it all you gun, right? Kids these days

[@Xgeneration28]

he was sick on fifa98

[@DdraigGoch84]

My fave player growing up. Maybe the last real Libero. He could basically do everything.

[@ChrizzlyMcCool]

His football achievements are forgotten in Germany..maybe..BUT we all know that Sammer is one of the most intelligent football expert I'm Germany and there's a reason why he worked for Dortmund and Bayern the last 20 years. He's a genius!

[@Chrissss205]

Great player with a dream career.

[@joevolcano6720]

I loved this man. Thanks for the vid!

[@JoeltheRealtor]

Great channel. I learn a lot from you because I really study watching football at around 1998 so this is educational for me.

[@theretroroute]

Great to hear!

[@TheGaymos]

Literally my favorite YT channel about football.

[@vixola9268]

Sammer was a beast. Few players controlled games like he did. Worthy world player of the year

[@johnw2019]

Time make your forget how good these players were

[@mostafamansour2495]

Master piece as always bro keep up the good work❤

[@johnkateregga]

I am lucky I watched him in his Prime . I watched him during Europe96 and 1997 Uefa Champions League.

[@loyisotunzi677]

Great video indeed✊ I learnt a lot about Sammer.....no wonder Bayern are successful in this era as he is the technical director too. A Patrick Vieira video would be great after the Micheal Owen video.

[@e.l.b6435]

He‘s back in Dortmund since 2018. He left Bayern because of cancer in 2016

[@loyisotunzi677]

@@e.l.b6435 ohh okay thanks for updating me bro✊

[@TKDViktor95]

Your german pronunciation is just good as your Videos Keep going or in german "Klasse Videos, mach weiter so"

[@zgpm7031]

Back in the golden age…when players were real men, and didn’t cry about their ‘mental health’, or have pretentious double barrel surnames, weren’t all called ‘Mason’, didnt kick cats, didnt rape, weren’t entitled crybabies, didnt divulge their private lives on Tik Tok, weren’t concerned with stat padding or their latest designer ‘drip’….No wonder Mourinho isn’t successful nowadays, when he was used to the likes of Materazzi, Terry, Drogba, Carvhalo, Milito. Now he has to get permission from Tammy Abraham’s mum before he can decide to drop him, in case he cries and reports him to social services for mental abuse or ‘gaslighting’

[@zirbto5749]

Yeah they were just drunk all the time what a great thing. Also if you think there were no such things back in the day... There was just no internet you dislike so much their private life couldn't be as exposed so bad things didn't go public back then everything had to go through the media. Also a manager who once was successful won't always be successful i know that sounds like a myth to you but people can change listen to mourinho now compared to 2010 he isn't nearly as charismatic... Also what is a real man? A person who injures people on purpose like a roy Keane. What a real man didn't cry about their mental health instead he purposefully attacked him. I rather have people crying than hitting each other. But i guess if you are a fan of that.

[@zgpm7031]

@@zirbto5749 you’re an imbecile and an embarrassment to whatever bred to create you. In future, don’t comment on things you are evidently unqualified to speak on.

[@fluvv9642]

@@zgpm7031 man calm down lol, stop calling people imbecile that's rude

[@fluvv9642]

@@zgpm7031 yea i know 90's football were better, but stop making comments like this, the world has changed and moved on since and also judging by this comment you kinda has some insecurity problem

[@Ezrazvi]

I love the work you put into your videos

[@lyrazilvertong]

very nice docu! Love hier fierceness

[@theretroroute]

Thanks!

[@abdirahmanyassin6130]

Legend keep up ur work

[@jureklemencic7316]

love this channel

[@stes9336]

Amazing as always, have you considered doing a series on mangers/coaches?

[@gurpssingh9282]

Great content.

[@Monkey_SK]

Fantastic player.

[@klout3730]

Really really good channel

[@karljordan5092]

i had never heard of him until this video, an oldscool defender who could run into midfield creating attacks with strikes so powerful and precise. an all round unbelievable player. fantastic video keep them coming.... everybody help the man out hes giving us amazing entertaining football videos, lets all try get his SUBSCRIBERS UP..... like the vids turn on notifications. great work again. theretroroute

[@jgk1703]

I remember him best as a libero in the mid 90's, great player who could take over a game on his own.

[@fullspeedaheadbarcelona6502]

Surprised you never mentioned that Milan is the fashion capital.

[@rabbieburns2501]

Not forgotten, not by a long way. Legend

[@elmirza6747]

Me hice hincha de Alemania por Matthias Sumer, lo.vinjugar, con tanto coraje ,empujando su equipo, como un líder, fue increíble ese partido, no eran favoritos, pero el.equipo vino de.atraz ,y quién estaba allí Matthias, fue increíble, cómo vencieron , Saludos

[@ayushman8878]

Forgotten legend... His ballon d'or over r9 and nedved's over Henry was very controversial but both were deserving winners

[@nikosofidemporas]

Nah Henry should have won.

[@giteausuperstar]

Nedved absolutely was not deserved over Henry.

[@globoiitsuna]

They were all legendary players but those Balon d’or weren’t deserved

[@danielbautista342]

No

[@MAJ2045]

When the manager changing the position of a player works out

[@ajitsuttatti]

Its high time that the world acknowledges and realises defensive midfielders and the back pack are equally important for a team to win. Its always the strikers (likes of Messi, Ronaldo, Rooney, etc) who hog the limelight. Tons of videos have been made for them. But finding a video which truly describes and heralds the heroics of the back pack who guard the GK and the post is like finding a diamond in a mine. Kudos to the Retro Route for such a wonderful video which does justice to Matthias Sammer's talent and achievements. Sad to know his career ended in such fashion....but he truly is a LEGEND. Well deserved Ballon D'Or too....irrespective of all the naysayers. Let them keep arguing....The Libero won the award and ate the cake too 😊

[@urmero67]

OMFG..How can anyone doubt his Ballon D'or?? an absolute beast that year and winning the Euro that year makes him more than worthy of it..Silverware over goals definitely. Him and Beckenabuer are the two best German players ever in my opinion....Jurgen Kohler and Sammer should both be in the best 11 of all time for Germany

[@tonron888]

Sammar was brilliant, shame about his injurys

[@beastTime999]

I thought I was watching the news

[@ehrenmann1546]

Bro winning ballon dor with one point more then r9 with 19 this shows how cold ronaldo nazario was

[@DadoKurdish]

Legende

[@tashrif46]

7:23 I agree. We emphasize too much on stats and attacking prowess for this awards and not on winning. Matthias Sammer was a deserved winner for the Ballon D'Or even though Ronaldo won the FIFA World Player of the Year in 96. Just because Sammer was not an attacker does not mean he was not deserving.

[@expatwealthasia8702]

He’s a legend 🙌👏🇩🇪

[@omt-youtube]

Sammer is the best German player of the 90ies. Better than Matthäus in my opinion. Sammer is a different breed, a real leader, versaitle, intelligent and loyal to the team. And he had the definitive will to succeed!

[@Bill-Butcher]

Matthäus was at his best as a box to box midfielder and Sammer was at his best as a sweeper. It's difficult to compare outright as to which player was 'better', it's all about preference. Personally, I loved both players and would even go as far as to include both in my all time team 🤷

[@CharlesOffdensen]

Sammer, while being a defender, was the best dribbler Germany had since Littbarski. So gifted. Btw Sammer still holds the record for the youngest coach to win the Bundesliga.

[@adekunlefajana2037]

Can't wait!

[@williamlee7672]

A great player but underrated by many.

[@akkimoreno4209]

Underrated like every other German...

[@Div4Dante]

The bold Sammer the sweeper👍🏼🤪Underrated player 🇩🇪⚽️

[@yvau]

i didnt forget him

[@Techson1337]

Great Video! As a german speaker i have to say your use of german words/nicknames was a bit too much and at times not really fitting because the grammar just doesnt line up or you misspronuce them pretty bad. Also german nicknames are kind of lame in my opinion but that might just be me. All in all very nice video as always, some of the best football content out there! Keep it up

[@theretroroute]

Noted!

[@trancemadmaz]

I bought a European club football Annual book for 1987/88 and the only country that used black and white photographs for their clubs was East Germany

[@rohitpurkait1969]

Considered as no. 1 sweeper of all time

[@zgpm7031]

Knocked it out the park again my friend. Great video, you focus on my era. Not this stat padding snowflake woke crap we have nowadays.

[@creative_soul-recolo]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 even as a person who was born in the mid 90's, I can't stand "modern" day football 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@zgpm7031]

@@creative_soul-recolo I had the pleasure of watching the likes of Maldini and Cafu….you have Harry Maguire and Benjamin Shite….need I say more…..but oh yeah, im sure Maguire’s ‘Big Chances created’ and ‘XG’ stats were much better than Maldini’s, so i suppose you have it better.

[@creative_soul-recolo]

@@zgpm7031 Nesta, Cannavaro, Buffon, Klose, Shevchenko which I had the privilege of watching when I was a young chap. Today's players are worried about their salaries/media image than the actual football on the pitch. They don't play for the fans and their technically shafted too 😂😂😂😂😂

[@creative_soul-recolo]

@@zgpm7031 I don't watch football with a calculator so yeah, these "footballers" are shite, END OF!

[@sloanneil]

Gullit, Klinsmann and Bergkamp would be great as well if you're taking requests 🎛😄

[@creative_soul-recolo]

Davor Suker wouldn't be a bad shout.

[@masters.1000]

@@creative_soul-recolo Roy Keane.

[@creative_soul-recolo]

@@masters.1000 Great request but I feel his football career has been documented countless times. Nicholas Anelka would be an interesting watch

[@masters.1000]

@@creative_soul-recolo Diego Milito as well.

[@creative_soul-recolo]

@@masters.1000 Phenomenal striker for Inter Milan in the 2010s. Surprisingly he wasn't even nominated for the Ballon d'or nor called up for the World Cup that summer 😞😞. El principe ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿💥💥💥

[@sizzlafunfachtdrei1413]

Sammer is one of the best ever worn the black and yellow Jersey.

[@darthsebio1726]

Firehead...💥🔥

[@luperamos7307]

Don't think you could put in those tackles nowadays. Tackles are essentially forbidden. Just the air turbulence a defender creates nowadays by simply running next to a striker could make the latter fall down and result in a penalty after careful review by VAR

[@joshg9330]

This is what John Stones reminds me of

[@Raydensheraj]

Beating heart of the team? Matthias Sammer could not have spend so much time upfront without the real Heartbof the team....which was Dieter Eilts....who as a classic defensive 6 played the tournament of his life. He man marked the enemy teams playmakers.... radically intercepted counter attacks and when Sammer was switching from defense to offense run....Eilts would stuff the holes in the central defense. Matthias Sammer wad the SOUL of the 1996 German team. A leader, fighter, tackler, defender but also playmaker that added incredible technique, elite passes and confidence....but his greatest strength was his brain....his tactical understanding when he was needed to assist the offense and when he had to add his abilities to strictly defending ... He was also lucky to play with individuals like Thomas Helmet, Jürgen Kohler, Markus Babbel, Stefan Reuter and other experienced elite defensive players Germany ny had in its squad....

[@adammagembe7644]

Do a video on Sebastian Diesler

[@coolbeans486]

Robbed R9 of winning the ballon dor at 20 years old 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@DuongTruong-ez7my]

yeah. no matter how you look at it, r9's performance in barca 1996 is way above that sammer guy

[@lesgrossman8698]

Yes such a robbery. R9 deserved it most but he still won as the best by winning player of the year award so still the numero uno but for me the best ever as well!

[@tashrif46]

11:28 to be honest most German players are forgotten. They don't emphasize individualism over a team dynamic. How many people really remember the likes of Jurgen Kohler, Matthias Sammer, Oliver Bierhoff, Michael Ballack, etc?

[@elr492]

He would not have won that Ballon D'Or if all of the judges had not been European, or the Ballon D'Or had not been so eurocentrist back then. He faced prime R9, who was not only undoubtedly the best player of the world at the time, but this version is a greatest player EVER contender. Sammer just cannot beat that version of R9.

[@axelchiguasamayoa]

Ronaldo se lo merecía la verdad, siendo su mejor temporada de su carrera de lejos un desequilibrio ques generaba solo presencia en los partidos, varios partidos fue Ronaldo el que salvó a Barca de a ver perdido de varios partidos como contra el atlético o inclusive en ese partido de valencia el hizo el desempate estando fatigado en dicho partido con esa muslera,en esa temporada demostro ub despliegue fisico y técnico muy adelantado a su época

[@Luso00_]

Just looking at the title, its sad that we have to refer a 19 year old Ronaldo as "prime Ronaldo". Sammer definitely gets anyone's respect for topping Ronaldo.

[@imitfdx9632]

i think he is the only dortmund player to win the ballon do'r

[@LuisSuarez14690]

I m 53 He is the only German i ever REALLY liked. The only German i could accept to lose to.

[@azizhk]

bro is a copy of Lothar Matthäus

[@sloanneil]

🙌

[@marcaj911]

12 minutes not long enough 😕

[@hiddenleafbeats]

MOTZKI

[@florenclicaj1560]

The forgotten ballon d'or winner because Del Piero fully deserved it in 1996.

[@chriswilliamson7694]

Fuck up outta here with that shit. Del Piero? You're having a laugh.

[@marcelhiltrop5286]

Sammer or Beckenbauer? 🖤💛

[@nader91]

you need to dial it down a bit with these nicknames in the native language. all in all, a good piece on sammer.

[@NathanMatthews.]

What do you mean native language? And why? Is it offensive?

[@Hrvo182]

@@NathanMatthews. like vatreni for croatia.. he completely butchers the pronunciation, so he might as well just say croatia

[@MrBeastjebuz]

Is anyone else on a football/soccer KZbin documentaries watching binge Lmk y’all favorite channels and I will let u know mine if u want

[@eiegta7357]

Balon has amazing documentaries

[@MrBeastjebuz]

@@eiegta7357 facts

[@leo-jl7lc]

Rigged endzeladze deserved ,robbed

[@martialjordan8225]

Didn't even deserve that ballon d or to be real

[@kaihiggins725]

I don’t care what people say, how he won the ballon dor that year over Barcelona Ronaldo I have no idea

[@jukeboxhero70]

The most fake Golden Ball in football history.

[@DadoKurdish]

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