Frank Mill (born 23 July 1958) is a German former professional footballer[1] who was a member of the 1990 FIFA World Cup winning squad of West Germany.

[2] Although Mönchengladbach was receiving adequate compensation (1.3 million DM) for his services, the move remained somewhat in the balance for a couple of weeks as Dortmund had to first go through three relegation play-offs to ensure their Bundesliga future.

Mill looked a bit out of form after Köppel's take over: although he had won bronze with Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics, his once impressive scoring quota had begun to fade.

Still, he remained an important player for his club and was part of the Dortmund team that lifted the DFB-Pokal trophy in 1989, beating favourites Werder Bremen in the final.

[2] At that time Mill was kind of an ageing marksman, but in 1990 Franz Beckenbauer rewarded his durability with a place in the West German squad for the 1990 World Cup.

However, with proven goalscorer Rudi Völler and youngsters Jürgen Klinsmann and Karlheinz Riedle all well in front of him in Beckenbauer's thoughts, he remained the unused fourth-choice striker during those successful weeks in Italy.

[2] At club level Mill's fading punch in front of the goal saw him go through a transformation from scorer to assist winner, but this still couldn't prevent him from being forced out to the fringes of the Borussia Dortmund first-team.