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Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Beckenbauer is known for Winner, 1974; winning coach, 1990, Germany.

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Known for: Winner, 1974; winning coach, 1990, Germany
Listed under: World Cup Soccer Legends and Sports Legends

About Franz Beckenbauer

Beckenbauer was a versatile player who started out as a midfielder, but made his name as a centre-back. 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 was the first captain to lift the World Cup and European Championship at the international level and the European Cup at the club level. In August 2024, the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) voted him as the third best footballer of the past 100 years after Pelé and Diego Maradona. 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. 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.

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