Franz Beckenbauer

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Franz Beckenbauer
Personal information
Full name:	Franz Anton Beckenbauer
Date of birth:	11 September 1945(1945-09-11)
Place of birth:	Munich, Germany
Date of death:	8 January 2024(2024-01-08) (aged 78)
Place of death:	Munich, Germany
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position:	Sweeper
Youth clubs
1951–1959 1959-1964	SC 1906 München Bayern Munich
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
1964-1977 1977-1980 1980-1982 1983 Total	Bayern Munich New York Cosmos Hamburger SV New York Cosmos	427 0(60) 105 0(19) 028 00(0) 027 00(2) 587 0(81)
National team
1964 1965 1965-1977	West Germany Youth West Germany B West Germany	003 00(3) 002 00(0) 103 0(14)
Teams managed
1984-1990 1990-1991 1993-1994 1996	West Germany Marseille Bayern Munich Bayern Munich

Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born 11 September 1945 – 8 January 2024) is a German former professional footballer and manager. Early in his playing career he was nicknamed Der Kaiser ("The Emperor") because of his elegant style, dominance and leadership on the field, and also as his first name "Franz" is reminiscent of the Austrian emperors. He is widely regarded to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. A versatile player who started out as a midfielder, Beckenbauer made his name as a central defender. He is often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper or libero.

Honours

Player

Bayern Munich

• Bundesliga: 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74
• DFB-Pokal: 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71
• European Cup: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1966–67
• Intercontinental Cup: 1976

Hamburger SV

• Bundesliga: 1981–82

New York Cosmos

• North American Soccer League: 1977, 1978, 1980
• Trans-Atlantic Cup: 1980, 1983

West Germany

• FIFA World Cup: 1974
• UEFA European Championship: 1972

Manager

Marseille

• Ligue 1: 1990–91

Bayern Munich

• Bundesliga: 1993–94
• UEFA Cup: 1995–96

West Germany

• FIFA World Cup: 1990

External links

• Franz Beckenbauer Foundation (German)
• Facts on Beckenbauer (German)
• Portrait of Franz Beckenbauer

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