Andreas Möller

Möller was born the son of a warehouse worker and a bank clerk in the St. Marien Hospital in Nordend, Frankfurt. He grew up in the district of Sossenheim as an only child in modest circumstances.{{cite web |url=https://www.fnp.de/frankfurt/bolzplatzliga-anstoss-mit-andy-moeller-91522547.html |title=Bolzplatzliga: Anstoß mit Andy Möller |last1=Schramek |first1=Sabine |date=4 May 2022 |publisher=Frankfurter Neue Presse |access-date=30 August 2023 |language=German}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fr.de/frankfurt/frankfurt-kinder-kicken-mit-weltmeister-andreas-moeller-90230698.html |title=Fankfurt: Auf dem Bolzplatz mit Weltmeister Andreas Möller kicken |last1=Tinc |first1=Timur |date=8 March 2021 |publisher=Frankfurter Rundschau |access-date=30 August 2023 |language=German}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/eintracht-frankfurt-retter-aus-sossenheim-1.716560 |title=Retter aus Sossenheim |last1=Durstewitz |first1=Ingo |date=11 May 2010 |publisher=Süddeutsche Zeitung |access-date=30 August 2023 |language=German}}

Möller's first club was BSC Schwarz-Weiß 1919 Frankfurt, where his father worked as a youth football coach. His coach there was Klaus Gerster, who became his closest friend and later served as an advisor and negotiator throughout his career.{{cite web |url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/da-schnapp-isch-mir-ne-million-a-2bdf88ea-0002-0001-0000-000013487778?context=issue |title="Da schnapp' isch mir 'ne Million" |date=3 February 1991 |publisher=Spiegel |access-date=30 August 2023 |language=German}}

At club level, Möller played for Eintracht Frankfurt (1985–87, 1990–92, 2003–04), Borussia Dortmund (1988–90, 1994–2000), Juventus (1992–94), and Schalke 04 (2000–03).

Möller began his career at BSC Schwarz-Weiß 1919 Frankfurt and moved to Eintracht Frankfurt in 1981. In 1985 the midfielder won the German A-Youth Championship and in the same year he joined the first-team squad, venturing into professional football. He played his first game in Germany's highest football class on the last day of the 1985–86 season in the 0-1 defeat on 26 April 1986 against Hamburger SV.{{cite web |url=https://www.fussballdaten.de/bundesliga/1986/34/hamburg-frankfurt/ |title=Hamburger SV – Eintracht Frankfurt |publisher=Fussballdaten |access-date=11 August 2023 |language=German}} In the following season he came up with 22 missions. He played more and more into the team structure and on Matchday 5 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern he scored his first professional goal in league play when he converted a penalty kick to make it 1-2;{{cite web |url=https://www.fussballdaten.de/person/a-moeller/ |title=A. Möller |publisher=Fussballdaten |access-date=11 August 2023 |language=German}} it was his only goal of the season. In the 1987–88 season, the youngster, who was good at dribbling, developed into a top performer. In his first game of the season on matchday 5 against Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Möller scored twice.{{cite web |url=https://ligalive.net/dreissig-bundesliga-negativrekorde-fuer-die-ewigkeit/ |title=Dreißig Bundesliga-Negativrekorde für die Ewigkeit |date=15 June 2020 |publisher=Ligalive |access-date=11 August 2023 |language=German}}

On 17 February 1988, Möller made his debut for Borussia Dortmund, scoring the opening goal against VfL Bochum in the 42nd minute at home; however, the game ended in a 2-1 defeat for the Black and Yellows, despite BVB leading 1-0 up until the 88th minute.{{cite web |url=https://www.fussballdaten.de/bundesliga/1988/13/dortmund-bochum/ |title=Borussia Dortmund – VfL Bochum |publisher=Fussballdaten |access-date=11 August 2023 |language=German}} On the 26th day of the 1987–88 season, against his future employer, FC Schalke 04, Möller received his first and only red card,{{cite web |url=https://www.schwatzgelb.de/artikel/2013/rueckblick/2013-11-15-saisonrueckblick-8788 |title=Saison 1987/88: Ernüchterung nach dem Höhenflug |date=15 November 2013 |publisher=Schwatzgelb |access-date=11 August 2023 |language=German}} but only had to sit out one game.{{cite web |url=https://www.fussballdaten.de/bundesliga/1988/26/schalke-dortmund/ |title=FC Schalke 04 – Borussia Dortmund |publisher=Fussballdaten |access-date=11 August 2023 |language=German}} In the 1988–89 DFB Cup season, Möller advanced to the final with his team. There he met SV Werder Bremen. After a clear 4–1 win against the North Germans, his won his first national title during his first spell with the club.{{cite web |url=https://www.fr.de/eintracht-frankfurt/eintracht-frankfurt-sge-fans-sind-gegen-rueckkehr-andi-moeller-zr-13003227.html |title=Plakate rund um Europa League-Spiel: SGE-Fans wollen Andi Möller nicht |last1=Mehr |first1=Sascha |date=20 September 2019 |publisher=Frankfurter Rundschau |access-date=11 August 2023 |language=German}}{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/club/germany/481/blog/post/3194051/germany-dortmund-great-andreas-moller-on-meeting-gazza-after-euro-96 |title=Germany, Dortmund great Andreas Moller on meeting Gazza after Euro 96 |publisher=ESPN FC |last1=Uersfeld |first1=Stephan |date=2 September 2017 |access-date=1 April 2020 }} He also won the DFL-Supercup with Dortmund in the beginning of the 1989–90 season, where he scored the title-deciding goal in the 88th minute of the final match against Bayern Munich.{{cite web |title=The history of the Supercup: records, goals and all matches |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/history-of-the-supercup-records-goals-all-matches-bayern-dortmund-leipzig-20635 |website=bundesliga.com |publisher=Bundesliga |access-date=23 January 2024}}

Möller was a top performer at Borussia but returned to Frankfurt in the summer of 1990.{{cite web |url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/frankfurter-lockrufe-eintracht-will-moeller-zurueck-haben-a-217449.html |title=Eintracht will Möller zurück haben |date=9 October 2002 |publisher=Spiegel |access-date=14 August 2023 |language=German}} In the first year after his return, he scored 16 goals in the Bundesliga, setting a personal record that he would not surpass until the end of his career. In the 1991–92 season he missed out on winning the title with Frankfurt on the final day. The season was overshadowed by disputes within the team. Möller was a frequent target of keeper Uli Stein, on the one hand because of his inconsistency, on the other hand because of the many special contractual conditions.{{cite web |url=https://11freunde.de/artikel/ein-dreckiger-haufen/523446 |title=Ein dreckiger Haufen |last1=Jürgens |first1=Tim |date=25 May 2023 |publisher=11 Freunde |access-date=14 August 2023 |language=German}}

Möller also wanted to play for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1992–93 season. However, he had promised the Serie A club Juventus an option right for DM 1.3 million, which the club redeemed in March 1992.{{cite web |url=https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/verwirrung-auf-hohem-niveau-a-59a1cf84-0002-0001-0000-000013681735?context=issue |title=Verwirrung auf hohem Niveau |date=8 March 1992 |publisher=Spiegel |access-date=14 August 2023 |language=German}} The Turin side had resold this option right to Atalanta B.C., whom Möller would have had to join if Juventus FC had not exercised the option themselves. FIFA had to provide clarification: Möller was bound by the option and had to move to Italy on 1 July 1992, for which he had to buy himself out of his contract with Eintracht Frankfurt for DM 5 million.{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/dfb-wochenschau-abpfiff-nach-schumachers-anpfiff-31722/ |title=DFB-Wochenschau: Abpfiff nach Schumachers "Anpfiff" |date=7 March 2012 |publisher=DFB |access-date=14 August 2023 |language=German}}

After moving to Italian side Juventus, he won the UEFA Cup in 1993, beating out his former club, Borussia Dortmund, 6–1 on aggregate, with Möller scoring one of the goals and providing three assists across both legs of the final.{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/en/news/detail/bvb-vs-juventus-a-game-steeped-in-tradition-116968/full/1/?no_cache=1&cHash=01b017cb7f01b9e21471ea2cb6e482df |title=BVB vs Juventus: A Game Steeped in Tradition |publisher=DFB |access-date=1 April 2020 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0236-0e9c796056f7-f3fd6b8afebb-1000--roberto-baggio-turns-50-five-of-his-best-uefa-goals/ |title=Roberto Baggio turns 50: five of his best UEFA goals |publisher=UEFA |last1=Menicucci |first1=Paolo |date=18 February 2017 |access-date=1 April 2020 }}

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Despite performing well at Juventus, Möller decided to return to Germany in the summer of 1994 and signed for Borussia Dortmund for the second time. Upon his return to Dortmund, he won several domestic titles with the club, including consecutive Bundesliga titles in 1995 and 1996. He stayed with the club for a total of six years, scored goals regularly and had the corresponding deployment times. Especially in the championship years 1995 and 1996, Möller showed his class as a playmaker, creator, and scorer. He was considered one of the most prolific midfielders at the time.

His greatest success at club level came in the 1996–97 Champions League: in the final at Munich's Olympic Stadium on 28 May 1997, and saw him once again beating a former team, Turin side Juventus on this occasion, with a 3–1 victory, providing two assists during the match, while his corner also led to the opening goal.{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-juventus-wrecked-by-german-bite-1264090.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708123147/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-juventus-wrecked-by-german-bite-1264090.html |archive-date=2019-07-08 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=Football: Juventus wrecked by German bite |work=The Independent |last1=Milne |first1=David |date=29 May 1997 |access-date=1 April 2020 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/blog/name/68/post/2313761/headline |title=Remembering the rich, crazy history of Borussia Dortmund versus Juventus |publisher=ESPN FC |last1=Hesse |first1=Uli |date=24 February 2015 |access-date=1 April 2020 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/championsleague/1997/endrunde/finale/dortmund-juventusturin/ |title=Champions League 1996/1997 - Finale - Mi., 28.05.1997 - 20:30 Uhr |date=16 March 2021 |publisher=Fussballdaten |access-date=15 August 2023 |language=German}} He followed up the victory with the Intercontinental Cup later that year, after which he was named Man of the Match.

During this time, however, there was also controversy and debate surrounding Möller, after he feigned a foul inside the opposing box in a game against Karlsruher SC on 13 April 1995, when BVB had been trailing 0–1. The then wrongly awarded penalty led to the equalising goal (1–1), with the final score ending in an eventual 2–1 win for Dortmund. Möller tried to justify his Schwalbe{{cite web |url=https://www.dw.com/en/word-of-the-week-schwalbe/a-17705448 |title=Word of the Week: Schwalbe|website=dw.com |date=6 July 2016 |access-date=31 October 2023 }} (a word used for a dive in German football jargon, literally meaning "swallow" in Germany) and attacked the KSC coach at the time, Winfried Schäfer.{{cite web |url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/schwalbe-des-dortmunders-entschied-fuer-die-gastgeber-falschspieler-moeller-sicherte-tabellenspitze-li.7238 |title=Schwalbe des Dortmunders entschied für die Gastgeber: Falschspieler Möller sicherte Tabellenspitze |date=14 April 1995 |publisher=Berliner Zeitung |access-date=15 August 2023 |language=German}} Möller was sentenced to a two-game ban and a fine of DM 10,000 by the DFB sports court. He was the first player to be banned by the DFB because of a dive.{{cite web |url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/lauterer-schwalbe-hristow-im-fadenkreuz-des-dfb-a-101579.html |title=Hristow im Fadenkreuz des DFB |date=6 November 2000 |publisher=Spiegel |access-date=15 August 2023 |language=German}} National coach Berti Vogts had to temporarily take him out of the national team due to his ban in the league.{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922130652/http://50jahre.bundesliga.de/de/kurioses/0000248415.php |archive-date=22 September 2014 |url=http://50jahre.bundesliga.de/de/kurioses/0000248415.php |title=Die Erste Schwalbe-Sperre Für Andy Möller |date=20 April 2023 |publisher=5 Jahre Bundesliga |access-date=15 August 2023 |language=German}}{{cite web |url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/bundestrainer-kritisiert-heftig-ksc-coach-schaefer-vogts-stellt-sich-hinter-moeller-li.7237 |title=Bundestrainer kritisiert heftig KSC-Coach Schäfer: Vogts stellt sich hinter Möller |date=21 April 1995 |publisher=Berliner Zeitung |access-date=15 August 2023 |language=German}}

In his last year with the Black and Yellows, Möller only made 18 league appearances, being substituted on or off seven times. Reasons for this were the strong competition from players like Lars Ricken, Christian Nerlinger, Miroslav Stević and Vladimir But as well as minor injuries.

In the summer of 2000, in order to risk a fresh start, Möller decided to sign with arch-rivals Schalke 04 in Dortmund, especially since he received a well-paid offer from Rudi Assauer. Despite criticism, he immediately became a regular there and formed the backbone of Schalke's midfield in his first year with Jörg Böhme, Radoslav Látal and Jiří Němec. Schalke finished second in the Bundesliga at the end of the 2000–01 season, just 1 point behind the Champions Bayern Munich and won the DFB-Pokal. Following season, Schalke successfully defended the DFB-Pokal title after defeating Bayer Leverkusen at the final where Möller scored his team's 3rd goal in a 4–2 victory.{{cite web |title=59. Pokalfinale in Berlin: FC Schalke 04 - Bayer Leverkusen 4:2 |url=https://www.kicker.de/schalke-gegen-leverkusen-2002-dfb-pokal-565600/analyse |website=Kicker |access-date=10 December 2023 |language=German |date=11 May 2002}} After two good years with the Gelsenkirchen side, Möller became more of a supplementary player in the 2002–03 season. Although he made 22 appearances under coaches Frank Neubarth and later Marc Wilmots, he was substituted on or off nine times.{{cite web |url=https://www.weltfussball.de/teams/fc-schalke-04/2001/2/ |title=FC Schalke 04 » Kader 2000/2001 |publisher=Weltfussball |access-date= |language=German}}

For the 2003–04 season, Möller went back to Hessen to his home club Eintracht Frankfurt, which had just been promoted to the Bundesliga. Celebrated by the fans before the season as a great returnee and a guarantee of success, disillusionment quickly spread. Möller only played eleven league games and only played 90 minutes twice. He also did not manage to help the club avoid relegation. Möller played his last professional game on 28 February 2004, when he came on as a substitute in the 89th minute of the 3-1 win against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Three days later he announced his retirement from professional football, bringing his career to an end.{{cite web |url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/moeller-macht-schluss-trauriger-abschied-vom-schnellen-andy-a-288795.html |title=Trauriger Abschied vom "schnellen Andy" |date=2 March 2004 |publisher=Spiegel |access-date= |language=German}}

With the Germany national team, Möller was capped 85 times between 1988 and 1999, scoring 29 goals. He took part at five major international tournaments, winning the 1990 World Cup and Euro 96.{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1107336-borussia-dortmund-top-10-all-time-club-legends#slide4 |title=Borussia Dortmund: Top 10 All Time Club Legends |publisher=Bleacher Report |last1=Faiers |first1=Anthony |date=20 March 2012 |access-date=1 April 2020 }} He also played for his country at Euro 92, where his team reached the final, only to lose 2–0 to Denmark (although Möller did not feature during the match),{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d7b301f026e-4388f32eaa87-1000--gatecrashing-denmark-down-germany-in-euro-1992-final/ |title=Gatecrashing Denmark down Germany |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=5 October 2003 |access-date=14 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621082724/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1992/matches/round=217/match=6098/postmatch/report/index.html |archive-date=21 June 2012 |url-status=live }} as well as the 1994{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/12/sports/world-cup-94-scoreboard-watching-new-rules-plus-new-players-should-equal-goals.html |title=World Cup '94: Scoreboard Watching – New Rules Plus New Players Should Equal Goals |work=The New York Times |last1=Mifflin |first1=Lawrie |date=12 June 1994 |access-date=1 April 2020 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-12-ss-4145-story.html |title=World Cup '94: World Cup USA '94 – Group C Preview: Coming to Its Own Defense : Germany Has Been at or Near the Top in the Last Five World Cups and That Isn't Expected to Change This Year |work=Los Angeles Times|last1=Jones |first1=Grahame L. |date=12 June 1994 |access-date=1 April 2020 }} and 1998 World Cups, in which Germany suffered quarter-final eliminations; in the former edition of the tournament, Germany were eliminated following a surprising 2–1 defeat to Bulgaria,{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/07/11/bulgaria-in-semis-a-complete-shock-to-germany/4cc28592-16d8-4b95-b84c-2b15cb2b7c32/ |title=Bulgaria in Semis A Complete Shock to Germany |newspaper=The Washington Post |last1=Goff |first1=Steven |date=11 July 1994 |access-date=1 April 2020 }} while in the latter edition, Germany lost 3–0 to Croatia.{{cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/best-players-world-cup-france-98-zidane-ronaldo-thuram-bergkamp-suker |title=Ranked! The 10 best players of France 98 |publisher=FourFourTwo |last1=Wilson |first1=Jonathan |date=21 March 2020 |access-date=1 April 2020 }} Möller did not play in the 1–0 victory over Argentina in the 1990 World Cup Final{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/apr/06/the-fall-how-diving-became-football-worst-crime |title=The fall: how diving became football's worst crime |work=The Guardian |last1=Chacoff |first1=Alejandro |date=6 April 2016 |access-date=1 April 2020 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/1990-world-cup-a-magical-night-in-rome-2402993 |title=A magical night in Rome |publisher=FIFA.com |date=10 July 2014 |access-date=1 April 2020 }} and was also suspended for Germany's 2–1 golden goal victory over the Czech Republic in the final of Euro 96{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d7b2f43dce4-36bc8c73471c-1000--bierhoff-the-hero-of-germany-s-euro-96-final-win-against/ |title=Bierhoff hero of Germany's Euro '96 win |work=UEFA |date=6 October 2003 |access-date=1 April 2020 }} after he was booked in the semi-final against hosts England; in the resulting penalty shoot-out of the latter match, following a 1–1 draw after extra-time, Möller scored the winning penalty, which he celebrated by mimicking the bravado of the pose struck earlier in the shoot-out when Paul Gascoigne had converted his penalty.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/27/england-penalties-20-years-hurt-iceland-germany |title=England and penalties: 20 years of hurt that could continue against Iceland |work=The Guardian |last1=Lyttleton |first1=Ben |date=27 June 2016 |access-date=1 April 2020 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/06/euro20083 |title=The Joy of Six: European Championship memories |work=The Guardian |last1=Smyth |first1=Rob |date=6 June 2008 |access-date=1 April 2020 }}{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2008/7428461.stm |title=Euro 96 Archive – Germany 1–1 England |publisher=BBC Sport |date=25 April 2011 |access-date=1 April 2020 }}

Described by Stephan Uersfeld of ESPN FC as "one of the greatest midfielders of his generation", Möller was a talented, versatile, and complete advanced playmaker, who was known for his unique sprinting speed - his nickname was "Turbo Möller" (running the 100 metres in around 11 seconds)- combined with range of passing, creativity, vision, intelligence, and technical ability, as well as his agility, reactions, and his speed of thought and execution, which enabled him to play first–time passes; he also had the ability to carry the ball or run forward at defences while in possession. In addition to his creative capabilities and ability to provide assists to teammates, he was also known for his goalscoring, courtesy of his powerful and accurate striking ability with either foot, as well as his heading ability, which allowed him to excel in the air; his offensive qualities also allowed him to be deployed in more advanced roles, as a supporting striker or even as a winger on occasion, in addition to his usual central position as an attacking midfielder behind the strikers. He was also a free kick specialist.{{refn|{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttojuve.com/gli-eroi-bianconeri/gli-eroi-in-bianconero-andreas-maller-61369|title=Gli eroi in bianconero: Andreas Möller|trans-title=The heroes in black and white: Andreas MÖLLER|publisher=Tutto Juve|language=it|author1=Stefano Bedeschi|date=4 September 2013|access-date=18 September 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1994/06/15/baggio-takes-great-strides-toward-soccer-greatness/|title=Baggio Takes Great Strides Toward Soccer Greatness|publisher=The Orlando Sentinel|author1=Mike Zizzo|date=15 June 1994|access-date=24 September 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.tuttocalciatori.net/index.php?mod=chp&par=56 |title=Moller Andreas |publisher=tuttocalciatori.net |language=it |access-date=1 April 2020 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.tuttocalciatori.net/notizie/2015/07/gotze-alla-juve-nel-segno-della-tradizione/ |title=Gotze alla Juve nel segno della tradizione |publisher=TuttoCalciatori |language=it |last1=Chiappini |first1=Paolo |date=20 July 2015 |access-date=17 June 2020 }}}}

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After his active career, Möller, together with other former professionals such as Dieter Eilts, obtained a football teacher's license at the German Sport University Cologne. On 20 December 2006 he joined Viktoria Aschaffenburg in the area of sports organization and sponsoring. In June 2007, Möller started his career as football manager at Viktoria Aschaffenburg, playing in the Oberliga Hessen. From 2008 to 2011, he was athletic director for Kickers Offenbach.

On 20 October 2015, Möller was given a job for the Hungary national team. Here he worked as an assistant for Bernd Storck. They played together for Borussia Dortmund when Dortmund won the West German Cup in the 1988–89 season.

On 5 October 2019, Möller returned to Eintracht Frankfurt and was hired as head of the youth department.[https://www.eintracht.de/news/artikel/andreas-moeller-ist-neuer-leiter-des-nachwuchsleistungszentrums-von-eintracht-frankfurt-75956/ Andreas Möller ist neuer Leiter des Nachwuchsleistungszentrums von Eintracht Frankfurt] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006004659/https://www.eintracht.de/news/artikel/andreas-moeller-ist-neuer-leiter-des-nachwuchsleistungszentrums-von-eintracht-frankfurt-75956/ |date=6 October 2019 }}, eintracht.de, 5 October 2019 In order to have more time for his family, he declared in February 2022 that he would not extend his contract beyond the end of the season and would leave the academy after two and a half years.{{cite web |url=https://nachwuchs.eintracht.de/news/andreas-moeller-verlaesst-eintracht-frankfurt-zum-saisonende-139316 |title=Andreas Möller verlässt Eintracht Frankfurt zum Saisonende |date=15 February 2022 |publisher=Eintracht |access-date=1 September 2023 |language=German}} A short time later it was announced that Möller would be leaving on 31st March and that Alexander Richter would take over as his successor on April 1.{{cite web |url=https://nachwuchs.eintracht.de/news/vorzeitiger-fuehrungswechsel-im-nlz-140383 |title=Vorzeitiger Führungswechsel im NLZ |date=29 March 2022 |publisher=Eintracht |access-date=1 September 2023 |language=German}}

On 28 April 1992 Möller married a school friend, with whom he has three daughters (born in 1993, 1995, and 2000 respectively).{{cite web |url=https://www.bz-berlin.de/archiv-artikel/moeller-wie-seine-ehe-kaputt-ging |title=Möller: Wie seine Ehe kaputt ging |date=14 April 2001 |publisher=BZ |access-date=7 September 2023 |language=German}}{{cite web |url=https://rp-online.de/sport/fussball/andy-moeller-verlaesst-familie-fuer-neue-liebe_aid-8430783 |title=Andy Möller verlässt Familie für neue Liebe |date=12 April 2001 |publisher=Rheinische Post |access-date=7 September 2023 |language=German}} Since the beginning of 2001 he has been in a relationship with another woman, whom he married on 18 August 2007 after his first marriage ended in divorce in 2003.{{cite web |url=https://m.bild.de/sport/2007/sigrid-heirat-2344512.bildMobile.html?t_ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bild.de%2Fsport%2F2007%2Fsigrid-heirat-2344512.bild.html |title=Andy Möller heiratet seine Sigrid |date=20 August 2007 |publisher=Bild |access-date=7 September 2023 |language=German}}

Möller is a member of the board of trustees of the youth football foundation,{{cite web |url=https://www.sge4ever.de/kommentar-zur-causa-moeller-mehr-sachlichkeit-bitte/ |title=Kommentar zur Causa Möller: Mehr Sachlichkeit, bitte! |last1=Bauer |first1=Florian |date=1 October 2019 |publisher=SGE4ever |access-date=8 September 2023 |language=German}} which was founded in 2000 by Jürgen Klinsmann, other successful national players and the lecturers of the special football teacher training course.{{cite web |url=https://rot-weiss-koeln.de/2019/07/weltmeistertrainer-bernhard-peters-neu-im-kuratorium/ |title=Weltmeistertrainer Bernhard Peters neu im Kuratorium |last1=Frings |first1=Stephan |date=5 July 2019 |publisher=Rot Weiss Köln |access-date=8 September 2023 |language=German}}

During the 2006 FIFA World Cup he commented on the games of the German national team for the guests of the club ship AIDA.{{cite web |url=https://www.aida.de/aida-cruises/presse/pressearchiv/newsdetails/mit-aida-und-andy-moeller-die-fussball-wm-live-auf-see-erleben.24494.html |title=Mit AIDA und Andy Möller die Fußball-WM live auf See erleben |date=10 May 2006 |publisher=AIDA |access-date=8 September 2023 |language=German}}

Möller is credited with a classic of football style blossoms. When asked in an interview in 1992 where he would play in the future, he is said to have answered: "Milan or Madrid, the main thing is Italy." In various interviews, Möller stated that he could not remember having made this statement.{{cite web |url=https://www.tz.de/sport/fussball/wurde-beruehmter-fussballspruch-gesagt-zr-2609116.html |title=Wurde berühmter Fußballspruch nie gesagt? |date=12 November 2012 |publisher=Tz |access-date=8 September 2023 |language=German}} The sentence was first documented in 1998 in a collage of satirical quotations from Essen's punk rock fanzine Moloko Plus and was made known in Klaus Bittermann's book Vom Feeling her ein gutes Gefühl (1999).{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/de/bundesliga/news/die-besten-fussball-zitate-der-letzten-jahrzehnte-22371 |title=Die besten Fußball-Zitate der letzten Jahrzehnte |publisher=Bundesliga |access-date=8 September 2023 |language=German}}

Möller was voted into the BVB Centenary Eleven by the readers of the WAZ media group.{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806091245/http://www.derwesten.de/sport/fussball/bvb/moeller-vor-zorc-ricken-und-schmidt-id533064.html |archive-date=6 August 2016 |url=http://www.derwesten.de/sport/fussball/bvb/moeller-vor-zorc-ricken-und-schmidt-id533064.html |title=Möller vor Zorc, Ricken und Schmidt |last1=Schabelon |first1=Thorsten |date=20 March 2009 |publisher=Der Westen |access-date=8 September 2023 |language=German}}

At irregular intervals he worked for television as a co-commentator on football games.{{cite web |url=https://www.fr.de/eintracht-frankfurt/andreas-moeller-frankfurter-11052633.html |title=Andreas Möller, ein Frankfurter Bub |last1=Kilchenstein |first1=Thomas |date=29 November 2014 |publisher=Frankfurter Rundschau |access-date=8 September 2023 |language=German}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sport1.de/news/unternehmen/pressearchiv/2015/07/andreas-moeller-olaf-thon-und-fredi-bobic-sport1-engagiert-experten-trio-fuer-die-uefa-europa-league |title=Andreas Möller, Olaf Thon und Fredi Bobic: Sport1 engagiert Experten-Trio für die UEFA Europa League |last1=Röhrig |first1=Michael |publisher=Sport1 |access-date=8 September 2023 |language=German}}

Möller features in EA Sports' FIFA video game series; he was on the cover of the German edition of FIFA 98.{{cite web|title=FIFA 98: Road to World Cup|url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/fifa-98-road-to-world-cup|access-date=2 April 2015}}

• ¹ Including appearances in 1989 DFB-Supercup, 1995 DFB-Supercup, 1996 DFB-Supercup and 1997 Intercontinental Cup.

Eintracht Frankfurt

• German A youth champion: 1985{{cite web |url=https://www.sport.de/fussball/pe28757/andreas-moeller/erfolge/ |title=Andreas Möller - Erfolge |publisher=Sport |access-date=8 September 2023 |language=German}}

Borussia Dortmund

• Bundesliga: 1994–95, 1995–96
• DFB-Pokal: 1988–89
• DFB-Supercup: 1989, 1995, 1996{{Cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/supercup/das-spiel/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F1969426 |title=Deutscher Supercup, 1989, Finale |date=16 October 2014 |publisher=dfb.de |access-date=9 November 2020}}
• UEFA Champions League: 1996–97
• Intercontinental Cup: 1997

Juventus

• UEFA Cup: 1992–93

Schalke 04

• DFB-Pokal: 2000–01, 2001–02

Germany

• FIFA World Cup: 1990
• UEFA European Championship: 1996; runner-up: 1992
• U.S. Cup: 1993

Individual

• kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96, 2000–01{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/198889/startseite.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018185811/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/198889/startseite.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Bundesliga Historie 1988/89|language=de|publisher=kicker}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/198990/startseite.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018212343/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/198990/startseite.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Bundesliga Historie 1989/90|language=de|publisher=kicker}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199091/startseite.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018185816/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199091/startseite.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Bundesliga Historie 1990/91|language=de|publisher=kicker}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199192/startseite.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018185823/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199192/startseite.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Bundesliga Historie 1991/92|language=de|publisher=kicker}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199596/startseite.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018190454/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199596/startseite.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Bundesliga Historie 1995/96|language=de|publisher=kicker}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/200001/startseite.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018173057/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/200001/startseite.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Bundesliga Historie 2000/01|language=de|publisher=kicker}}
• Bundesliga top assist provider: 1989–90, 1995–96{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/spieltag/1-bundesliga/1989-90/0/scorer-der-saison.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100930104152/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/spieltag/1-bundesliga/1989-90/0/scorer-der-saison.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 30 September 2010 | title = 1. Bundesliga: alle Topscorer der Saison 1989/90 | language = de | publisher = Kicker}}{{cite web | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/spieltag/1-bundesliga/1995-96/0/scorer-der-saison.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090728235743/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/spieltag/1-bundesliga/1995-96/0/scorer-der-saison.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 28 July 2009 | title = 1. Bundesliga: alle Topscorer der Saison 1995/96 | language = de | publisher = Kicker}}
• kicker Bundesliga-best offensive midfielder: 1990, 1991
• Intercontinental Cup MVP of the Match Award: 1997{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/toyotamvp.html |title=Toyota Cup – Most Valuable Player of the Match Award |access-date=2015-01-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224143201/http://www.rsssf.com/tablest/toyotamvp.html |archive-date=24 December 2008}}

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