The story of Jürgen Klinsmann at Inter is one that ended far too soon. Of the three German World Champions that donned the colors of the Nerazzurri during the early 1990s, Klinsmann was by far the most dangerous scoring threat. He endeared himself to the supporters of Inter because he learned to speak Italian and fully immersed himself into the club. Let’s relive the amazing three years Klinsmann spent at the San Siro in this latest installment of the Inter legends series!

Jürgen Klinsmann joined FC Internazionale prior to the 1989-90 season. He had already been named German Footballer of the Year in 1988 while playing for VfB Stuttgart. After helping Stuttgart reach the UEFA Cup final in 1989, narrowly losing to Diego Maradona’s Napoli, Klinsmann decided it was time to move on to bigger and better things.

For a top-level German footballer this typically translates into a move to Bayern Munich. At the time, however, Serie A was the undisputed best league on the planet, attracting the best talent from around the globe. The Nerazzurri had already attracted two of Klinsmann’s compatriots, Lothar Matthäus and Andrea Brehme. These two would obviously play a factor in his decision.

At the time, Klinsmann, Matthäus, and Brehme were teammates on the German national team. These three played pivotal roles in Germany winning the 1990 World Cup. Before that magnificent triumph, they joined forces at Inter to form one of the finest trio of players for any club in the history of the sport. Each player was the leader of his respective area on the pitch. Brehme manned the back-line, Matthäus the midfield, and Klinsmann spearheaded the Inter attack.

Only months removed from winning the Scudetto, Klinsmann would be the feather in the cap for Giovanni Trapattoni’s Inter. Trapattoni had a vision during the early years of his tenure with the club. Although known for his defensive-minded tactics, Trapattoni, to the surprise of everyone, changed his philosophy upon coming to Inter. The acquisition of Klinsmann had a lot to do with that.

Despite already having a formidable striker in Ramon Diaz, Trapattoni had other ideas in regards to who would lead his attack. Klinsmann was brought into the club in favor of Diaz, despite solid production from the Argentinian (12 league goals) during Inter’s Scudetto-winning 1988-89 season. Diaz had to depart Inter due to the rule at the time which prevented Serie A clubs from having more than three foreign-born players on the roster.

Other legends in this series:

Dejan Stankovic: The Dragon Guarding Inter’s Midfield

Walter Zenga: The Nerazzurri Spiderman

Giacinto Facchetti – A Giant Among Men

Lothar Matthäus – The Definition Of A Complete Player

Andreas Brehme – The German Utility Man

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