00:07Diminutive midfielder Thomas Hessler was Germany's predominant creative force of the 90s.
00:13UEFA Euro 92 showcased his speciality, the dead ball.
00:17This last-minute thunder ball against the old Soviet Union, known at the time as the CIS,
00:21saved Germany from defeat in their opening fixture.
00:25Hessler could also whip in a corner kick.
00:27Here's setting up Jürgen Klinsmann in their Euro 92 clash with the Netherlands.
00:32In the semi-final against host Sweden, Hessler opened the scoring in spectacular fashion, with yet another free kick.
00:39The midfielder generating incredible swerve and dip, sending the ball 23 metres up over the wall,
00:45and then low into the net for Swedish keeper Thomas Rovelli.
00:49Part of the German side crowned European champions in 1996,
00:53Hessler appeared in four European football championships,
00:56and was central to German success in his long tenure in international football.
