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Franz Beckenbauer

Beckenbauer with West Germany in 1975

Personal information

Full name

\nFranz Anton Beckenbauer

Date of birth

\n11 September 1945

Place of birth

\nMunich, Germany

Date of death

\n7 January 2024 (aged 78)

Place of death

\nSalzburg, Austria

Height

\n1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)

Position(s)

\nDefender

Youth career

1951\u20131959

\nSC 1906 M\u00fcnchen

1959\u20131964

\nBayern Munich

Senior career\"

Years

\nTeam

\nApps

\n(Gls)

1964\u20131977

\nBayern Munich

\n427

\n(60)

1977\u20131980

\nNew York Cosmos

\n80

\n(17)

1980\u20131982

\nHamburger SV

\n28

\n(0)

1983

\nNew York Cosmos

\n25

\n(2)

Total

\n560

\n(79)

International career

1964

\nWest Germany Youth

\n3

\n(3)

1965

\nWest Germany B

\n2

\n(0)

1965\u20131977

\nWest Germany

\n103

\n(14)

Managerial career

1984\u20131990

1990

1993\u20131994

1996

Medal record

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Men's football\n
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Representing $\"\"$ West Germany (as player)\n
FIFA World Cup\n
Winner	1974	\n
Runner-up	1966	\n
$\"Third$	1970	\n
UEFA European Championship\n
Winner	1972	\n
Runner-up	1976	\n
Representing $\"\"$ West Germany (as manager)\n
FIFA World Cup\n
Winner	1990	\n
Runner-up	1986	\n
UEFA European Championship\n
$\"Third$	1988	\n

\n\"Club domestic league appearances and goals

Franz Anton Beckenbauer (German pronunciation: [f\u0281ants \u02c8b\u025bkn\u0329\u02ccba\u028a\u0250] ^\u24d8; 11 September 1945 \u2013 7 January 2024) was a German professional football player, manager, and official. Nicknamed der Kaiser (\"the Emperor\"),^[1]^[2] he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, and is one of nine players to have won the FIFA World Cup, the European Champions Cup, and the Ballon d'Or.^[3] Beckenbauer was a versatile player who started out as a midfielder, but made his name as a centre-half. He is often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper (libero).^[4]\n

Twice named European Footballer of the Year, Beckenbauer appeared 103 times for West Germany, playing in three FIFA World Cups and two European Championships. He is one of three men, along with Brazil's M\u00e1rio Zagallo and France's Didier Deschamps, to have won the World Cup as a player and as a manager; he lifted the World Cup trophy as captain in 1974, and repeated the feat as a manager in 1990.^[5] He was the first captain to lift the World Cup and European Championship at the international level and the European Cup at the club level. He was named in the World Team of the 20th Century in 1998, the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in 2002, the Ballon d'Or Dream Team in 2020, the IFFHS All-time Men's Dream Team in 2021, and in 2004, was listed in the FIFA 100 of the world's greatest living players.^[6]^[7]\n

At club level with Bayern Munich, Beckenbauer won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1967 and three consecutive European Cups from 1974 to 1976. The latter feat made him the first player to win three European Cups as captain of his club. He became team manager and later president of Bayern Munich. After two spells with the New York Cosmos he was inducted into the US National Soccer Hall of Fame.^[8]\n

Beckenbauer led Germany's successful bid to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup and chaired the organizing committee. He worked as a pundit for Sky Germany, and for 34 years as a columnist for the tabloid Bild, both until 2016.^[9] Beginning August 2016, he was investigated for fraud and money laundering in connection with the 2006 World Cup.^[10] The investigation was closed without a verdict in 2020 as the statute of limitations expired.^[11]\n

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Club\n	Season\n	League\n	Cup\n	Europe\n	Other\n	Total\n
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals\n
Bayern Munich	1963\u201364	Regionalliga S\u00fcd	0	0	\u2014	\u2014	6^[a]	2	6	2\n
1964\u201365	Regionalliga S\u00fcd	31	16	\u2014	\u2014	8^[b]	2	39	18\n
1965\u201366	Bundesliga	33	4	6	1	\u2014	\u2014	39	5\n
1966\u201367	Bundesliga	33	0	5	0	9	0	\u2014	47	0\n
1967\u201368	Bundesliga	28	4	4	0	7	1	\u2014	39	5\n
1968\u201369	Bundesliga	33	2	6	0	\u2014	\u2014	39	2\n
1969\u201370	Bundesliga	34	6	1	0	2	0	\u2014	37	6\n
1970\u201371	Bundesliga	33	3	9	1	8	1	\u2014	50	5\n
1971\u201372	Bundesliga	34	6	6	1	7	0	\u2014	47	7\n
1972\u201373	Bundesliga	34	6	6	0	6	1	5^[c]	0	51	7\n
1973\u201374	Bundesliga	34	4	4	0	10	1	\u2014	48	5\n
1974\u201375	Bundesliga	33	1	3	0	7	1	\u2014	43	2\n
1975\u201376	Bundesliga	34	5	7	2	9	0	2^[d]	0	52	7\n
1976\u201377	Bundesliga	33	3	4	0	6	1	4^[e]	0	47	4\n
Total	427	60	61	5	71	6	25	4	584	75\n
New York Cosmos	1977	NASL	15	4	\u2014	\u2014	6^[f]	1	21	5\n
1978	NASL	27	8	\u2014	\u2014	6^[f]	2	33	10\n
1979	NASL	12	1	\u2014	\u2014	6^[f]	0	18	1\n
1980	NASL	26	4	\u2014	\u2014	7^[f]	1	33	5\n
Total	80	17	\u2014	\u2014	25	4	105	21\n
Hamburger SV	1980\u201381	Bundesliga	18	0	2	0	0	0	\u2014	20	0\n
1981\u201382	Bundesliga	10	0	3	0	5	0	\u2014	18	0\n
Total	28	0	5	0	5	0	\u2014	38	0\n
New York Cosmos	1983	NASL	25	2	\u2014	\u2014	2^[f]	0	27	2\n
NY Cosmos total	105	19	\u2014	\u2014	27	4	132	23\n
Career total	560	79	66	5	76	6	52	8	754	98\n

National team	Year	Apps	Goals\n
Germany\n	1965	3	0\n
1966	12	7\n
1967	5	0\n
1968	9	1\n
1969	6	0\n
1970	12	2\n
1971	9	2\n
1972	7	0\n
1973	10	1\n
1974	15	0\n
1975	7	0\n
1976	7	1\n
1977	1	0\n
Total	103	14\n

No.\n	Date\n	Venue\n	Opponent\n	Score\n	Result\n	Competition\n
1	23 March 1966	Rotterdam, Netherlands	$\"\"$ Netherlands	3\u20131	4\u20132	Friendly\n
2	4\u20132\n
3	4 May 1966	Dublin, Republic of Ireland	$\"\"$ Republic of Ireland	2\u20130	4\u20130	Friendly\n
4	12 July 1966	Sheffield, England	$\"\"$ Switzerland	3\u20130	5\u20130	FIFA World Cup 1966\n
5	4\u20130\n
6	23 July 1966	Sheffield, England	$\"\"$ Uruguay	2\u20130	4\u20130	FIFA World Cup 1966\n
7	25 July 1966	Liverpool, England	$\"\"$ Soviet Union	2\u20130	2\u20131	FIFA World Cup 1966\n
8	1 June 1968	Hanover, Germany	$\"\"$ England	1\u20130	1\u20130	Friendly\n
9	14 June 1970	Le\u00f3n, Mexico	$\"\"$ England	1\u20132	3\u20132 (a.e.t.)	FIFA World Cup 1970\n
10	22 November 1970	Athens, Greece	$\"\"$ Greece	3\u20131	3\u20131	Friendly\n
11	22 June 1971	Oslo, Norway	$\"\"$ Norway	3\u20130	7\u20131	Friendly\n
12	30 June 1971	Copenhagen, Denmark	$\"\"$ Denmark	3\u20131	3\u20131	Friendly\n
13	12 May 1973	Hamburg, Germany	$\"\"$ Bulgaria	1\u20130	3\u20130	Friendly\n
14	6 October 1976	Cardiff, Wales	$\"\"$ Wales	1\u20130	2\u20130	Friendly\n

Team\n	From\n	To\n	Record\n
G\n	W\n	D\n	L\n	Win %\n	Ref.\n
West Germany\n	1984^[85]\n	1990^[85]\n	66\n	34\n	20\n	12\n	051.52\n	^[85]\n
Olympique Marseille\n	1 September 1990^[86]\n	31 December 1990^[86]\n	25\n	16\n	4\n	5\n	064.00\n	^[87]\n
Bayern Munich\n	28 December 1993^[88]\n	30 June 1994^[88]\n	14\n	9\n	2\n	3\n	064.29\n	^[88]\n
Bayern Munich\n	28 April 1996^[88]\n	30 June 1996^[88]\n	5\n	3\n	0\n	2\n	060.00\n	^[88]\n
Total\n	110\n	62\n	26\n	22\n	056.36\n	\u2014\n

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Early life

Club career

International career

1966 World Cup

1970 World Cup

1972 European championship

1974 World Cup

1976 European Championship

Style of play

Managerial career

Financial controversies

FIFA inquiries and ban

Alleged bribe from Russia

Tax issues

Media

Personal life

Charity work

Death

Legacy

Career statistics

Club

International

Managerial record

Honours

Player

Manager

Individual

See also

References

Bibliography

Literature

External links

Franz Beckenbauer - German footballer (1945–2024)

Franz Beckenbauer - German footballer (1945–2024)