The world mourns the death of the legendary German footballer Franz Beckenbauerdied this Sunday at 78 years of age.
Beckenbauer won two world titles – one as a player and another as a coach – and experienced two finals against Argentina as coach of 'Die Mannschaft'.
Former captain of the West German national team in the 1970s, coach of the Mannschaft from 1984 to 1990 and then manager of Bayern Munich,
Beckenbauer had limited his public appearances in recent years due to his health and was retired in Salzburg (Austria).
The memory of the Train
Beckenbauer's relationship with Colombian soccer is directly related to the former soccer player Adolfo the 'Train' Valencia.
El Tren lived its time of splendor that led it to play in the powerful Bayern Munich from Germany. It was there that he met the Kaiser.
The Train remembered with nostalgia its relationship with Beckenbauer. “I receive this news with great sadness, the death of Franz. He was always that coach who, when I arrived at Bayern, was one of those who welcomed me well, as a coach he told me, he plays like you played in Santa Fe,” said Tren in Noticias Caracol.
He said that Kaiser was one of the best technicians he had in his professional career.
“Of the coaches I have had, who have been through my entire career, Franz was one of the best because he understood me, when I arrived at Bayern Munich, he told me, Adolfo, don't come up, you are a strong player, with a lot of power, very skilled, so we hire you here so that you can take advantage of the best virtues,” added the Train.
He also recalled the Kaiser's legacy in his life and career. “From him I learned that in life one has to be disciplined and humble, those are two phrases that I always have in my head in my football career, because humility is what leads one to listen, to learn. , because no one owns the truth and one learns every day.”
“I always listened to him because I admired him as a coach and as a person and how great he was and what he meant to that institution, I always had a lot of admiration for him,” concluded El Tren.
PABLO ROMERO
Editor of EL TIEMPO
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