Stefan Reuter

Stefan Reuter played the right flank like a machine with lungs, judgement and a surprising amount of polish. He could operate as a right back or right midfielder, bringing speed, endurance and tactical discipline without turning the role into a one man sprinting exhibition. At Bayern, Juventus and especially Borussia Dortmund, he offered the kind of reliability elite teams quietly depend on: recovery runs, clean support play, defensive focus and the stamina to repeat the same useful action until opponents got tired of seeing him. With Germany, his medal cabinet says enough, World Cup 1990 and Euro 1996, while Dortmund added the 1997 Champions League to the story. He was never the most flamboyant wide player, but he was modern, durable and tactically sharp. A right sided specialist built for serious football and long tournament nights