Editing Matthias Sammer (section)

===Borussia Dortmund===
In the winter break of the [[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93 season]], Sammer signed for [[Borussia Dortmund]]. He made 17 Bundesliga appearances in the second half of the season, scoring ten times.

[[1993–94 Bundesliga|The following season]], Sammer was moved from midfield into the [[Libero (football)|libero]] position by Dortmund coach [[Ottmar Hitzfeld]]. This move proved to be successful as Dortmund won back-to-back Bundesliga titles in [[1994–95 Bundesliga|1994–95]] and [[1995–96 Bundesliga|1995–96]], followed by the [[1996–97 UEFA Champions League]], with Sammer lifting the [[European Cup]] as [[Captain (association football)|captain]] after beating [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] 3–1 in [[1997 UEFA Champions League Final|the final]] at [[Munich]]'s [[Olympiastadion (Munich)|Olympiastadion]].

Soon after winning the Champions League, Sammer's career was cut short by injury. He made only three further Bundesliga appearances for Dortmund before suffering a serious knee injury which he failed to recover from and retired in 1998.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/euro-2012/players/legends/190742-euro-legends-matthias-sammer|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130419122432/http://sports.ndtv.com/euro-2012/players/legends/190742-euro-legends-matthias-sammer|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 April 2013|title=Euro Legends: Matthias Sammer|date=26 May 2012|access-date=30 March 2013}}</ref>

In addition to the two Bundesliga titles and one Champions League, Sammer also led Dortmund to two [[DFB-Supercup]]s, in [[1995 DFB-Supercup|1995]] and [[1996 DFB-Supercup|1996]]. Sammer himself was named [[Footballer of the Year (Germany)]] in both 1995 and 1996 and was named [[Ballon d'Or|European Footballer of the Year]] in 1996, making him the first [[Defender (association football)|defender]] to win the Ballon d'Or since [[Franz Beckenbauer]] in 1976.