Franz Beckenbauer dies: the causes of the death of the former German footballer

Franz Beckenbauer dies: the causes of the death of the former German footballer

Franz Beckenbauer, historic legend of German football, has died at the age of 78. He was 78 years old. The German news agency Dpa reported the news. The death occurred yesterday, January 7, but was only announced today. But what is the cause of the champion's death? The former Bayern star had been ill for some time. A few years ago, Beckenbauer suffered an eye problem that prevented him from seeing out of his right eye. It was also known that the Kaiser's health was deteriorating. “It is with deep sadness that we inform you that my husband and our father Franz Beckenbauer died peacefully yesterday, Sunday, surrounded by his family,” the family announced in a note asking for respect: “We ask you to mourn in silence and to refrain from ask questions”.

Born on 11 September 1945 in Munich, Beckenbauer was one of the greatest in world football. In 2016 and 2017 Beckenbauer underwent two heart operations and in 2019 he had an eye infarction. “I recently went to a specialist clinic because they diagnosed me with a circulation problem in my eye – he said – I see little or nothing from the right one. So don't get angry if I don't see you and I bump into you.”

Beckenbauer had been ill for some time, but for a few months his health conditions had become increasingly worrying. In August 2022 it was the words of another German champion, Lothar Matthäus, that generated apprehension: “We hope that he gets back on his feet. Franz always said that health is the most important thing. At the moment he doesn't have it”.

The boy from the Giesing district won, among other things, four national championship titles, was a three-time winner of the European Cup and the World Cup. With his elegance and lightness on the pitch, he redefined the role of libero and crowned his career by winning the home World Cup in 1974. Two years before he had already led the German team that won the European Championship. After a few years in the United States, he returned to Germany and won another championship title with Hamburger SV in 1982. After the preliminary round exit at the 1984 European Championships, he became team leader of the DFB even without a coaching license and led the national team directly in the 1986 World Cup final against Argentina. Four years later they took revenge on Diego Maradona & Co. with the World Cup triumph in Rome.