Franz Beckenbauer
Franz Beckenbauer
Comunity Hub
arrow-down
arrow-down
arrow-down

Early Life and Youth Career

Franz Beckenbauer's early life and youth career laid the foundation for his future success in football.
Birth
11 September 1945
Franz Anton Beckenbauer was born in Munich, Germany, to postal-worker Franz Beckenbauer Sr. and his wife Antonie (née Hupfauf).
Start of Football Career
1954
Beckenbauer started playing football at the age of nine with the youth team of SC Munich '06.
Joining Bayern Munich Youth Team
1959
Beckenbauer joined the Bayern Munich youth team after a contentious Under-14 youth tournament in Neubiberg.