Franz Beckenbauer
Thumb
Image Source
User Rating
(1 users) Complete
70%Born
Deceased
Birth Place
Munich, GermanyPosition
Defender
Status
Deceased
Ethnicity
White
Team Number
Height
1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Outfitter
Kit
Side
Agent
Wage Year
Player Cutout
Full Body Render
Sport
SoccerTeam
_Deceased Soccer
2nd Team
League
_No League Soccer
Creative Commons Artwork
Yes
Available in:
Franz Anton Beckenbauer (German pronunciation: ⓘ; 11 September 1945 – 7 January 2024) was a German professional football player and manager. Nicknamed "Der Kaiser" (lit. 'The Emperor'), Beckenbauer was a versatile player who started out as a midfielder, but made his name as a central defender. He is often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper (libero). With success at club and international level, he is one of nine players to have won the FIFA World Cup, the European Champions Cup, and the Ballon d'Or.
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 Mário 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. 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, and in 2004 was listed in the FIFA 100 of the world's greatest living players.
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 U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame.
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. In August 2016, it was announced Beckenbauer was being investigated for fraud and money laundering in connection with the 2006 World Cup. The investigation was closed without a verdict in 2020 as the statute of limitations expired.
Career Honours
Career Milestones
Former Youth Teams
Former Senior Teams
1964-1977 |
1965-1977 |
1977-1980 |
1980-1982 |
|
1983 |
Former Club Staff
|
1984-1990 Manager |
1990-1991 Manager |
1993-1994 Manager |
1996-1996 Manager |
Contracts
Fanart
Banner
None Found...
Other Links
 |  |