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{{short description|German footballer and manager}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Pierre Littbarski
| image = Pierre Littbarski 2006 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Littbarski in 2006
| fullname = Pierre Michael Littbarski
| height = 1.68 m
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|04|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[West Berlin]], West Germany
| currentclub = [[VfL Wolfsburg]] (lead scout)
| position = [[Attacking midfielder]], [[Winger (association football)|winger]]
| youthyears1 = 1967–1976
| youthclubs1 = VfL Schöneberg
| youthyears2 = 1976–1978
| youthclubs2 = [[FC Hertha 03 Zehlendorf]]
| years1 = 1978–1986
| clubs1 = [[1. FC Köln]]
| caps1 = 234
| goals1 = 89
| years2 = 1986–1987
| clubs2 = [[Racing Club de France Colombes 92|RC Paris]]
| caps2 = 34
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 1987–1993
| clubs3 = [[1. FC Köln]]
| caps3 = 172
| goals3 = 27
| years4 = 1993–1994
| clubs4 = [[JEF United Chiba|JEF United Ichihara]]
| caps4 = 63
| goals4 = 10
| years5 = 1996–1997
| clubs5 = [[Brummell Sendai]]
| caps5 = 29
| goals5 = 5
| totalcaps = 532
| totalgoals = 135
| nationalyears1 = 1979–1982
| nationalteam1 = [[Germany national under-21 football team|West Germany U-21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 21
| nationalgoals1 = 18
| nationalyears2 = 1980
| nationalteam2 = [[Germany national football B team|West Germany B]]
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1981–1990
| nationalteam3 = [[Germany national football team|West Germany]]
| nationalcaps3 = 73
| nationalgoals3 = 18
| manageryears1 = 1999–2000
| managerclubs1 = [[Yokohama FC]]
| manageryears2 = 2001
| managerclubs2 = [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2001–2002
| managerclubs3 = [[MSV Duisburg]]
| manageryears4 = 2003–2004
| managerclubs4 = [[Yokohama FC]]
| manageryears5 = 2005–2006
| managerclubs5 = [[Sydney FC]]
| manageryears6 = 2006–2008
| managerclubs6 = [[Avispa Fukuoka]]
| manageryears7 = 2008
| managerclubs7 = [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]]
| manageryears8 = 2008–2010
| managerclubs8 = [[FC Vaduz]]
| manageryears9 = 2010–2011
| managerclubs9 = [[VfL Wolfsburg]] (assistant)
| manageryears10 = 2011
| managerclubs10 = [[VfL Wolfsburg]] (caretaker)
| manageryears11 = 2011–2012
| managerclubs11 = [[VfL Wolfsburg]] (assistant)
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|FRG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 Italy]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 Spain]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986 Mexico]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Under-21 Championship]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1982]]|}}
}}

'''Pierre Michael Littbarski''' ({{IPA|de|ˈpi̯ɛʁ lɪtˈbaʁskiː}}; born 16 April 1960) is a German professional [[association football|football]] manager and former player of [[1. FC Köln]] and the [[Germany national football team|West Germany national team]]. Known for his [[Dribbling (association football)|dribbling]] abilities,<ref>{{cite web|title=Littbarski, dribble ace turned coach|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/do-you-remember/people=174711/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909092750/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/do-you-remember/people=174711/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 September 2015|access-date=30 June 2017|website=FIFA.com}}</ref> he was mainly used as an [[attacking midfielder]] or [[Winger (association football)|winger]]. Littbarski was a [[FIFA World Cup]] winner with West Germany in [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]], and the runner-up in both [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]] and [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]. Littbarski was the caretaker manager of [[VfL Wolfsburg]] after taking over from [[Steve McClaren]] from 7 February to 17 March 2011.

==Club career==
Littbarski spent most of his playing career at [[1. FC Köln]]. He made his debut for the club, at the time coached by [[Hennes Weisweiler]], at the age of 18. The stars on the team during Littbarski's first few years were goalkeeper [[Harald Schumacher]], goal scorer [[Dieter Müller]], and midfielder [[Bernd Schuster]]. Littbarski scored the winning goal in the [[1982–83 DFB-Pokal|1983]] [[DFB-Pokal]] final against [[Fortuna Köln]]. He was on teams that were three times the runner-up in the [[Bundesliga]] title chase, in [[1981–82 Bundesliga|1982]], [[1988–89 Bundesliga|1989]] and [[1989–90 Bundesliga|1990]]. In his career, he was initially used as a deep-lying striker before being utilised as an attacking midfielder. Playing in the former role, in the four seasons from 1981 to 1985 he scored 64 league goals in 128 Bundesliga games. "Litti", as he was nicknamed by German fans, was widely known for his excellent dribbling abilities and humorous attitude, and was one of the fan favourites in the West German Bundesliga during the decade. In 1985 his goal versus [[Werder Bremen]] was elected "[[Goal of the Year (Germany)|Goal of the Year]]". He later played for [[Racing Club de France Colombes 92|RC Paris]] in [[Ligue 1]] as well as for [[JEF United Chiba|JEF United Ichihara]] and [[Brummel Sendai]] in Japan.

==International career==
Littbarski had a prolific but short career as part of the [[Germany national under-21 football team|West German Under-21 side]]. He was a part of the squad that got to the [[1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship]] final. The team lost to [[England national under-21 football team|England]] 5–4 after a two-leg final (losing 1–3 away and winning 3–2 at home). Littbarski scored a [[Hat-trick#Association football|hat-trick]] against the English in West Germany, but ultimately they lost the tie. Littbarski has the most goals on the Under-21 Germany squad in the team's history.

Littbarski earned his first [[Cap (sport)#Association football|cap]] for [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] on 14 October 1981 in the [[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#Group 1|1982 World Cup qualification]] against [[Austria national football team|Austria]]. West Germany manager [[Jupp Derwall]] started him in a three-man front line alongside [[Klaus Fischer]] and [[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]. Littbarski's international career got off to a promising start, as he scored his first and second goals in that game. His third international goal came at the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]], in the second round match against [[Spain national football team|Spain]], a 2–1 victory. Against [[France national football team|France]] in the semi-final, Littbarski scored the opening goal, and later was successful on a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]] in the deciding [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|shoot-out]]. The [[West Germany v France (1982 FIFA World Cup)|now legendary match]] ended in a 3–3 [[Tie (draw)#Association football|draw]], with Littbarski involved in the dramatic extra-time equalizer, crossing to [[Horst Hrubesch]], who headed to [[Klaus Fischer]], who scored with an overhead [[bicycle kick]]. Littbarski had minutes earlier provided the pass that Rummenigge scored from to cut France's lead to 3–2. A poignant scene in the penalty shootout showed the young Littbarski consoling a tearful [[Uli Stielike]], who had just missed a penalty and had buried his head in Littbarski's shirt, while watching West Germany's goalkeeper, [[Harald Schumacher]], save [[Didier Six]]'s penalty to even the score. West Germany eventually won 5–4 on penalties. West Germany lost 3–1 to [[Italy national football team|Italy]] in the final. Littbarski played the whole match, receiving a [[Fouls and misconduct (association football)#Yellow card (caution)|yellow card]] in the 88th minute.

At the [[UEFA Euro 1984]], West Germany, with Littbarski, were eliminated in the [[UEFA Euro 1984#Group 2|group stage]] after a string of poor performances. The [[1986 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Mexico]], while successful for West Germany, proved less so for Littbarski personally. He was benched by [[Manager (association football)|manager]] [[Franz Beckenbauer]], and had to watch the semi–final and [[1986 FIFA World Cup final|final]] from the bench. West Germany again finished as runners–up, losing 3–2 to [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]. In 1987, he played in a [[Exhibition game#Association football|friendly match]] against [[England national football team|England]] and scored two goals, one directly from a corner, as the West Germans won 3-1.

The West German players had high hopes for the [[UEFA Euro 1988]] on their home soil. However, the hosts lost 2–1 to [[Netherlands national football team|the Netherlands]] in the semi–finals. Littbarski did not score any goals in the tournament. In 1990, Littbarski enjoyed a successful final appearance at the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]], as West Germany won their third title, defeating Argentina 1–0 in the final in [[Rome]]. Littbarski scored his only goal in the [[1990 FIFA World Cup#Group D|group stage]] against [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] but started three of the four games at the [[1990 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|knockout stage]], including the [[1990 FIFA World Cup final|final]].

==Managerial career==
In 1999, he started his coaching career with [[Yokohama FC]] of [[Japan Football League]] and he led the club to the promotion to J2 League.
He has also been the manager of Yokohama FC (twice), as well as assistant manager of [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen]] and manager of [[MSV Duisburg]].

===Sydney FC===
He was manager of Australian [[A-League]] side [[Sydney FC]] between 2005 and 2006, and led them to the [[FIFA Club World Championship]] in 2005, and a win in the inaugural [[List of A-League champions|A-League Championship]].

He was famous amongst Sydney FC supporters and the media for his stylish brown suits. Sydney under Littbarski were criticised for boring football, but the results could seldom be argued with and Sydney FC went on to claim the inaugural A-League Championship under his reign. Littbarski and Sydney FC severed ties on Wednesday, 5 May 2006, with Littbarski announcing he would not re-sign for the club following disputes over a cut-price contract offer.

===Avispa Fukuoka===
In December 2006, Littbarski was appointed the manager of Avispa Fukuoka, a J2 League side that was newly demoted to the second division after the 2006 season. In July 2008, he left the club and was replaced by Yoshiyuki Shinoda.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sj20080712a1.html | title = Avispa fires manager Littbarski | publisher = The Japan Times Online | access-date = 9 October 2008 | date = 12 July 2008}}</ref>

===Saipa F.C.===
On 26 July 2008, it was announced that he became the new manager of Iranian side [[Saipa F.C.]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/657-tournaments/afc-champions-league/champions-league-2007/9910-littbarski-s-the-man-for-saipa.html | title = Littbarski's the man for Saipa | publisher = The AFC.com | access-date = 22 September 2014 | date = 26 July 2008}}</ref> His contract was terminated on 8 October 2008 after nine games.

===FC Vaduz===
On 4 November 2008 he signed a contract as head coach and team manager of [[FC Vaduz]].<ref name="FCV1">{{cite web|url=http://www.fcvaduz.li/no_cache/allgemein/aktuell/topaktuell/detailansicht/article/1548/1.html|title=Pierre Littbarski als Teamchef zum FC Vaduz|work=[[FC Vaduz]]|date=4 November 2008|access-date=9 February 2011|language=de|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722145021/http://www.fcvaduz.li/no_cache/allgemein/aktuell/topaktuell/detailansicht/article/1548/1.html|archive-date=22 July 2011}}</ref> On 12 April 2010 he was dismissed due to lack of success.<ref name="FCV2">{{cite web|url=http://www.fcvaduz.li/no_cache/allgemein/aktuell/topaktuell/detailansicht/article/1860/41/neste/1.html|title=Eric Orie als Cheftrainer zum FC Vaduz|work=[[FC Vaduz]]|date=12 April 2010|access-date=9 February 2011|language=de|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722145034/http://www.fcvaduz.li/no_cache/allgemein/aktuell/topaktuell/detailansicht/article/1860/41/neste/1.html|archive-date=22 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bazonline.ch/sport/fussball/Pierre-Littbarski-in-Vaduz-entlassen/story/15323042|title=Pierre Littbarski in Vaduz entlassen|publisher=bazonline.ch|language=de|access-date=12 April 2010|date=12 April 2010}}</ref>

===VfL Wolfsburg===
On 9 June 2010, Littbarski signed a two-year contract as assistant coach by [[VfL Wolfsburg]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/50496+M517734a0ae1.html | title = Pierre Littbarski wird Co-Trainer beim VfL Wolfsburg / Hoeneß: "Er passt wunderbar zum VfL" | publisher = [[VfL Wolfsburg]] | language = de | access-date = 9 June 2010 | date = 10 June 2010}}</ref> After [[Steve McClaren]] was sacked on 7 February 2011, Littbarski was appointed caretaker manager of VfL Wolfsburg. [[Felix Magath]] was subsequently made head coach in March 2011.

==Name==
Littbarski has said that he was named "Pierre" because his parents loved France and, when thinking of a name for him, recalled their travels there.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pierre Littbarski |url=https://www.leerosportnews.com/articles/girondins-de-bordeaux/pierre-littbarski-jai-eu-quelque-discussions-avec-les-girondins-de-bordeaux-pour-rejoindre-le-club-dans-les-annees-80 |website=Leerosport News |access-date=15 May 2020 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517220021/https://leerosportnews.com/articles/girondins-de-bordeaux/pierre-littbarski-jai-eu-quelque-discussions-avec-les-girondins-de-bordeaux-pour-rejoindre-le-club-dans-les-annees-80 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|International
!colspan="3"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[1. FC Köln]]||[[1978–79 Bundesliga|1978–79]]||rowspan="8"|[[Bundesliga]]||16||4||2||1||colspan="2"|–||3|||1||21||6
|-
|[[1979–80 Bundesliga|1979–80]]||34||7||8||2||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||42||9
|-
|[[1980–81 Bundesliga|1980–81]]||32||6||3||0||colspan="2"|–||9||3||44||9
|-
|[[1981–82 Bundesliga|1981–82]]||33||15||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||34||15
|-
|[[1982–83 Bundesliga|1982–83]]||34||16|6||6||2||colspan="2"|–||5||1||45||19
|-
|[[1983–84 Bundesliga|1983–84]]||33||17||3||1||colspan="2"|–||4||1||40||19
|-
|[[1984–85 Bundesliga|1984–85]]||28||16||2||1||colspan="2"|–||8||3||38||20
|-
|[[1985–86 Bundesliga|1985–86]]||24||8||2||0||colspan="2"|–||9||4||35||12
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!234||89||27|||7||colspan="2"|–||38||12|||299||109
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[RCF Paris]]||[[1986–87 French Division 1|1986–87]]||rowspan="2"|[[Ligue 1|Division 1]]||32||4||1||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||33||5
|-
|[[1987–88 French Division 1|1987–88]]||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!34||4||1||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||35||5
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[1. FC Köln]]||[[1987–88 Bundesliga|1987–88]]||rowspan="6"|Bundesliga||31||8||2||2||||||||||33||10
|-
|[[1988–89 Bundesliga|1988–89]]||30||5||2||0||||||6|||1||38||6
|-
|[[1989–90 Bundesliga|1989–90]]||34||8||3||1||||||9||2||46||11
|-
|[[1990–91 Bundesliga|1990–91]]||15||2||5||0||||||||||25||2
|-
|[[1991–92 Bundesliga|1991–92]]||36||1||2||1||||||||||38||2
|-
|[[1992–93 Bundesliga|1992–93]]||26||3||2||1||||||2||0||30||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!172||27||16||5||0||0||17||3||240||35
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[JEF United Chiba|JEF United Ichihara]]||[[1993 JEF United Ichihara season|1993]]||rowspan="2"|[[J1 League]]||35||9||3||2||6||0||||||44||11
|-
|[[1994 JEF United Ichihara season|1994]]||28||1||0||0||2||0||||||30||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!63||10||3||2||8||0||||||74||12
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Brummell Sendai]]||[[1996 Japan Football League|1996]]||rowspan="2"|[[Japan Football League (1992–1998)|Football League]]||27||5||3||1||colspan="2"|-|||||||30||6
|-
|[[1997 Japan Football League|1997]]||2||0||0||0||5||0||||||7||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!29||5||3||1||5||0|||||||37||6
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!532||135||49||15||13||0||55||15||658||166
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/littbarski-intl.html | title = Pierre Littbarski – Goals in International Matches | date = 1 February 2006 | website = [[RSSSF]] | access-date = 23 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="10"|[[Germany national football team|West Germany]]
|1981||2||3
|-
|1982||15||5
|-
|1983||8||0
|-
|1984||3||0
|-
|1985||10||4
|-
|1986||7||0
|-
|1987||6||3
|-
|1988||8||0
|-
|1989||4||2
|-
|1990||10||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!73!!18
|}

:''Scores and results list West Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Littbarski goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Pierre Littbarski
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1
| rowspan="2"|14 October 1981 || rowspan="2"|[[Praterstadion]], [[Vienna]] || rowspan="2"|{{fb|AUT}} || align="center"|1–1 || rowspan="2" align="center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|[[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#UEFA Group 1|1982 World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || align="center"|3–1
|-
| align="center"|3 || 18 November 1981 || [[Westfalenstadion]], [[Dortmund]] || {{fb|ALB}} || align="center"|6–0 || align="center"|8–0 || 1982 World Cup qualifier
|-
| align="center"|4 || 14 April 1982 || [[Müngersdorferstadion]], [[Cologne]] || {{fb|CSK}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|5
| rowspan="2"|12 May 1982 || rowspan="2"|[[Ullevaal Stadion]], [[Oslo]] || rowspan="2"|{{fb|NOR}} || align="center"|2–1 || rowspan="2" align="center"|4–2 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|6 || align="center"|3–1
|-
| align="center"|7 || 2 July 1982 || [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]], [[Madrid]] || {{fb|ESP}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || [[1982 FIFA World Cup#Group B|1982 World Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|8 || 8 July 1982 || [[Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán]], [[Seville]] || {{fb|FRA}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–3 || [[1982 FIFA World Cup#Semi-finals|1982 World Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|9 || 24 February 1985 || [[Estádio Nacional]], [[Lisbon]] || {{fb|POR}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2|1986 World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|10 || 27 March 1985 || [[Ludwigsparkstadion]], [[Saarbrücken]] || {{fb|MLT}} || align="center"|4–0 || align="center"|6–0 || 1986 World Cup qualifier
|-
| align="center"|11 || 17 April 1985 || [[Rosenaustadion]], [[Augsburg]] || {{fb|BUL}} || align="center"|3–1 || align="center"|4–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|12 || 30 April 1985 || [[Strahov Stadium]], [[Prague]] || {{fb|CSK}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|5–1 || 1986 World Cup qualifier
|-
| align="center"|13
| rowspan="2"|9 September 1987 || rowspan="2"|[[Esprit Arena]], [[Düsseldorf]] || rowspan="2"|{{fb|ENG}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|14 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|15 || 13 October 1987 || [[Parkstadion]], [[Gelsenkirchen]] || {{fb|SWE}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|16 || 22 March 1989 || [[Vasil Levski National Stadium]], [[Sofia]] || {{fb|BUL}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|17 || 4 October 1989 || Westfalenstadion, Dortmund || {{fb|FIN}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|6–1 || [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4|1990 World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|18 || 19 June 1990 || [[San Siro]], [[Milan]] || {{fb|COL}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || [[1990 FIFA World Cup Group D#West Germany vs Colombia|1990 World Cup]]
|}

==Managerial statistics==
<ref>{{cite web | url = https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX07/?staff_id=2262 | title = J.League Data Site | language = ja | website = data.j-league.or.jp | access-date = 15 September 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="5"|Record
|-
!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
|-
|align="left"|[[Yokohama FC]]
|align="left"|2003
|align="left"|2004
{{WDL|88|20|34|34}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Sydney FC]]
|align="left"|2005
|align="left"|2006
{{WDL|34|21|7|6}}
|-
|align="left"|[[Avispa Fukuoka]]
|align="left"|2007
|align="left"|2008
{{WDL|72|30|12|30}}
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|194|71|53|70}}
|}

==Honours==
'''1. FC Köln'''<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/littbarskipierre/2011/ | title = Pierre Littbarski | language = de | publisher = fussballdaten.de | access-date = 21 January 2015}}</ref>
* [[DFB-Pokal]]: [[1982–83 DFB-Pokal|1982–83]]
* [[UEFA Cup]] runner-up: [[1985–86 UEFA Cup|1985–86]]

'''West Germany U21'''
* [[UEFA European Under-21 Championship]] runner-up: [[1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1982]]

'''West Germany'''<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/players/pierre-michael-littbarski/105639/ | title = P. Littbarski
| work=Soccerway | access-date = 21 January 2015}}</ref>
* [[FIFA World Cup]]: [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]; runner-up: [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]], [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]

'''Individual'''
* UEFA European Under-21 Championship top scorer: 1982<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.uefa.com/under21/history/seasons/1982/statistics/ | title = Season 1982 Stats
| work=UEFA | access-date = 18 January 2025}}</ref>
* ''[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]]'' [[Bundesliga]] Team of the Season: 1981–82, 1984–85, 1989–90<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/198182/startseite.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018212315/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/198182/startseite.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Bundesliga Historie 1981/82|language=de|publisher=kicker}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/198485/startseite.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018212331/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/198485/startseite.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Bundesliga Historie 1984/85|language=de|publisher=kicker}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
* FIFA World Cup top assist provider: [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1982/wc82statistics.html | title = World Cup 1982 – Statistics | publisher = Planetworldcup | access-date = 19 October 2015 }}</ref>
* [[Goal of the Year (Germany)]]: 1985<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportschau.de/sendung/tdm/archiv/chronik80er/tdm1985index100.html|title=Das Tor des Jahres 1985 - Pierre Littbarski|language=de|publisher=Sportschau|access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref>
* [[Sydney FC Hall of Fame]]: 2015<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/sydney-fc-inducts-eight-greats-to-its-hall-of-fame|title=Sydney FC inducts eight greats to its Hall of Fame|website=[[The World Game]]|date=16 March 2015|access-date=18 May 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
*''[[Litti's Summer Sports]]'', Game Boy video game endorsed by Pierre Littbarski

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Fussballdaten|pierre-littbarski}}
* {{NFT player}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/players/littbarskidata.html League matches of Pierre Littbarski season by season] at RSSSF
* [https://www.leverkusen.com/whoiswho/whoiswho.php4?view=Littbars TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen's Who's Who]
* {{J.League player|name=Player statistics}}
* {{J.League manager|name=Manager statistics}}

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