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Ukrainian becomes forth wife for German football legend

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Published 04 January, 2009, 17:00

Edited 28 September, 2009, 13:04

One of the greatest footballers in the history German football, Lothar Matthaus, has married in Las Vegas on Sunday. His other half is Ukrainian model Liliana Chudinova.

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World and European champion got acquainted with his future wife over a year ago during the Oktoberfest beer festival.

Lothar Matthaus currently works in Israel, where he coaches Maccabi Netanya football club. His 21-year-old wife is also there as she studies journalism in the local university.

It is Matthaus’s fourth wedding. He has two daughters from his first wife and a son from his second marriage. His previous wife was Serbian Marjana Kostich.

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