Beckenbauer, captain of the West German national team in the 1970s, coach of Die Mannschaft between 1984 and 1990, and a former manager at Bayern Munich in the 1990s, withdrew from public life in recent years due to health problems.
Beckenbauer had a strong presence on the field with the West German national team and Bayern Munich, with whom he won the European Cup three times in a row, and he held the title of Kaiser.
Franz Beckenbauer in brief
Below is an overview of the German football legend:
- He was born on September 11, 1945 in Munich (Germany).
- He died on January 7, 2024, at the age of 78
- Length: 1.81 m
- He served as a libero when he was a player.
- He defended the colors of Bayern Munich (1964-1977), New York Cosmos (1977-1980 and 1983), Hamburg (1980-1982).
- As a player, he contributed to West Germany winning the 1974 World Cup, after finishing runner-up in 1966.
- As a player, he contributed to his country's victory in the European Nations Cup in 1972.
- He led his team, Bayern Munich, to win the European Club Cup in 1974, 1975 and 1976.
- He led his team, Bayern Munich, to win the Intercontinental Cup in 1976.
- He won the West German Championship with Bayern Munich in 1969, 1972 and 1973-1974, then with Hamburg in 1982.
- He won the West German Cup four times with Bayern Munich in 1966, 1967, 1969 and 1971.
- He led his American team, the New York Cosmos, to win the US Championship three times in 1977, 1978, and 1980.
- He won the European Ballon d'Or twice, in 1972 and 1976.
- He won the German Player of the Year award in 1966, 1968, 1974, and 1976.
- He played 103 international matches between 1965 and 1977, including 50 captains, during which he scored 14 goals.
- He coached the West German national team from September 1984 to July 1990, where he led them to win the World Cup in the World Cup in Italy in 1990, and to the final match in the World Cup in 1986. Then he moved on to coach Marseille in France and Bayern Munich, where he later became its president.
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