Andreas Köpke

• Full name: Andreas Köpke
• Date of birth: 12 March 1962
• Place of birth: Kiel, West Germany
• Nationality: German
• Position: Goalkeeper

Club career (selected)

• Holstein Kiel (youth / early career)
• Fortuna Düsseldorf — early professional years
• Eintracht Frankfurt — Köpke played for Eintracht Frankfurt from 1987 to 1994, making himself established as a top-level Bundesliga goalkeeper during this period.
• 1. FC Nürnberg — after Frankfurt, he moved to Nürnberg (1994–1996 and again 2001–2005), where he spent significant time and finished his club career.
• Torino — short spell in Italy (1996–1997)
• Marseille — brief period (1997–1999)
• Later career — returned to Germany and to Nürnberg, retiring in the mid-2000s.

International career

• Germany national team goalkeeper, earning 59 caps between 1990 and 1998.
• Key member of the Germany squad that won UEFA European Championship in 1996; he was named the tournament’s goalkeeper of the tournament.
• Also played in FIFA World Cup 1998 and other major international competitions.

After playing career

• Worked as goalkeeping coach for the Germany national team (2004–2016), contributing to Germany’s 2014 FIFA World Cup win as part of the coaching staff.
• Has been involved in coaching and goalkeeping development roles since retiring as a player.

Notable attributes

• Excellent shot-stopping and penalty-saving abilities.
• Respected leader and experienced international goalkeeper during the 1990s.