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Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Anton Beckenbauer (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁants ˈbɛkŋ̍ˌbaʊɐ], Loudspeaker.png audio (info • help); 11 September 1945 – 7 January 2024) was a German professional footballer and manager. Franz was often called Der Kaiser ("The Emperor"). He was regarded to be one of the greatest players in the history of football.[1][2] Franz was often credited for inventing the role of the modern sweeper (libero).[3]

Franz Beckenbauer
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Beckenbauer in April 2019
Personal information
Full nameFranz Anton Beckenbauer
Date of birth(1945-09-11)11 September 1945
Place of birthMunich, Germany
Date of death7 January 2024(2024-01-07) (aged 78)
Place of deathSalzburg, Austria
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
1951–1959SC München von 1906
1959–1964Bayern Munich
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1964–1977Bayern Munich427(60)
1977–1980New York Cosmos80(17)
1980–1982Hamburger SV28(0)
1983New York Cosmos25(2)
Total560(79)
National team
1964West Germany Youth3(3)
1965West Germany B2(0)
1965–1977West Germany103(14)
Teams managed
1984–1990West Germany
1990–1991Marseille (sport director)
1993–1994Bayern Munich
1996Bayern Munich
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Death

Beckenbauer died on 7 January 2024 in Munich at the age of 78.[4][5]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich 1963–64 Regionalliga Süd 0 0 — — 6[a] 2 6 2
1964–65 Regionalliga Süd 31 16 — — 8[b] 2 39 18
1965–66 Bundesliga 33 4 6 1 — — 39 5
1966–67 Bundesliga 33 0 5 0 9 0 — 47 0
1967–68 Bundesliga 28 4 4 0 7 1 — 39 5
1968–69 Bundesliga 33 2 6 0 — — 39 2
1969–70 Bundesliga 34 6 1 0 2 0 — 37 6
1970–71 Bundesliga 33 3 9 1 8 1 — 50 5
1971–72 Bundesliga 34 6 6 1 7 0 — 47 7
1972–73 Bundesliga 34 6 6 0 6 1 5[c] 0 51 7
1973–74 Bundesliga 34 4 4 0 10 1 — 48 5
1974–75 Bundesliga 33 1 3 0 7 1 — 43 2
1975–76 Bundesliga 34 5 7 2 9 0 2[d] 0 52 7
1976–77 Bundesliga 33 3 4 0 6 1 4[e] 0 47 4
Total 427 60 61 5 71 6 25 4 584 75
New York Cosmos 1977 NASL 15 4 — — 6[f] 1 21 5
1978 NASL 27 8 — — 6[f] 2 33 10
1979 NASL 12 1 — — 6[f] 0 18 1
1980 NASL 26 4 — — 7[f] 1 33 5
Total 80 17 — — 25 4 105 21
Hamburger SV 1980–81 Bundesliga 18 0 2 0 0 0 — 20 0
1981–82 Bundesliga 10 0 3 0 5 0 — 18 0
Total 28 0 5 0 5 0 — 38 0
New York Cosmos 1983 NASL 25 2 — — 2[f] 0 27 2
NY Cosmos total 105 19 — — 27 4 132 23
Career total 560 79 66 5 76 6 52 8 754 98
  1. ↑ Appearances in Bundesliga promotion play-offs
  2. ↑ 6 appearances (1 goal) in Bundesliga promotion play-offs, 2 appearances (1 goal) in Southern German Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in DFB-Ligapokal
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Super Cup
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Super Cup and in Intercontinental Cup
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Appearances in NASL play-offs

International statistics

National team statistics

Franz Beckenbauer at National-Football-Teams.com

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

International goals

Scores and results table. Germany's goal tally first:
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 March 1966 Rotterdam, Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 3–1 4–2 Friendly
2. 4–2
3. 4 May 1966 Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Ireland 2–0 4–0 Friendly
4. 12 July 1966 Sheffield, England  Switzerland 3–0 5–0 FIFA World Cup 1966
5. 4–0
6. 23 July 1966 Sheffield, England File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 2–0 4–0 FIFA World Cup 1966
7. 25 July 1966 Liverpool, England  USSR 2–0 2–1 FIFA World Cup 1966
8. 1 June 1968 Hanover, Germany  England 1–0 1–0 Friendly
9. 14 June 1970 León, Mexico  England 1–2 3–2 (a.e.t.) FIFA World Cup 1970
10. 22 November 1970 Athens, Greece  Greece 3–1 3–1 Friendly
11. 22 June 1971 Oslo, Norway  Norway 3–0 7–1 Friendly
12. 30 June 1971 Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark 3–1 3–1 Friendly
13. 12 May 1973 Hamburg, Germany  Bulgaria 1–0 3–0 Friendly
14. 6 October 1976 Cardiff, Wales  Wales 1–0 2–0 Friendly

Managing statistics

As of 22 January 2014
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % Ref.
West Germany 1984[6] 1990[6] 66 34 20 12 51.52 [6]
Olympique Marseille 1 September 1990[7] 31 December 1990[7] 25 16 4 5 64.00 [8]
Bayern Munich 28 December 1993[9] 30 June 1994[9] 14 9 2 3 64.29 [9]
Bayern Munich 28 April 1996[9] 30 June 1996[9] 5 3 0 2 60.00 [9]
Total 110 62 26 22 56.36 —

Honours

Player

Bayern Munich[10]

Hamburger SV[10]

New York Cosmos

West Germany[11]

Manager

West Germany[10]

Marseille[12]

Bayern Munich[10]

Individual

Player


Manager

Civil

Franz Beckenbauer Media

References

  1. ↑ Der Kaiser, the brains behind Germany. FIFA. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
  2. ↑ Lawton, James (3 June 2006). "Franz Beckenbauer: The Kaiser". The Independent (UK). https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/franz-beckenbauer-the-kaiser-480839.html. Retrieved 24 July 2009. 
  3. ↑ Franz Beckenbauer bioifhof.com – International Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  4. ↑ Beckenbauer ist tot!. Bild. 8 January 2024. https://www.bild.de/sport/2024/sport/franz-beckenbauer-ist-tot-86680998.bild.html. Retrieved 8 January 2024. 
  5. ↑ Nakrani, Sachin (2024-01-08). "Franz Beckenbauer, World Cup-winning captain and manager, dies aged 78" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/08/franz-beckenbauer-world-cup-winning-captain-and-manager-dies-aged-78. Retrieved 2024-01-08. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Nationaltrainer (in de)DFB. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Olympique Marseille » TrainerhistorieWorld Football. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  8. ↑ Olympique Marseille » Dates & results 1990/1991World Football. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Bayern München (in de)kicker. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Franz Beckenbauer (in de)fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  11. ↑ F. BeckenbauerSoccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  12. ↑ Franz Beckenbauer's honours and achievementsFC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  13. ↑ Bundesliga Historie 1965/66 (in de)kicker. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  14. ↑ Bundesliga Historie 1966/67 (in de)kicker. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  15. ↑ Bundesliga Historie 1967/68 (in de)kicker. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  16. ↑ Bundesliga Historie 1968/69 (in de)kicker. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  17. ↑ Bundesliga Historie 1969/70 (in de)kicker. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  18. ↑ Bundesliga Historie 1970/71 (in de)kicker. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  19. ↑ Bundesliga Historie 1971/72 (in de)kicker. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  20. ↑ Bundesliga Historie 1972/73 (in de)kicker. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  21. ↑ Bundesliga Historie 1973/74 (in de)kicker. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  22. ↑ Bundesliga Historie 1974/75 (in de)kicker. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  23. ↑ Bundesliga Historie 1975/76 (in de)kicker. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  24. ↑ Bundesliga Historie 1976/77 (in de)kicker. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  25. ↑ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo. FIFA XI´s Matches - Full Info. RSSSF (20 October 2015). Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 FIFA Order of Merit and Centennial Award. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  27. ↑ WORLD CUP STATISTICS : APPEARANCES AS PLAYER AND COACHIFFHS.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  28. ↑ LegendsGolden Foot. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  29. ↑ UEFA President's Award (2 January 2014)UEFA.com. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  30. ↑ Your All-time EURO 11 revealed (7 June 2016)UEFA. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 Stokkermans, Karel. IFFHS' Century Elections. RSSSF (30 January 2000). Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  32. ↑ IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players (25 January 2016)IFFHS. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  33. ↑ "Fans name greatest reds of all time". FC Bayern München. 1 June 2005. http://www.fcbayern.de/en/news/news/2005/04283.php. Retrieved 11 December 2018. 
  34. ↑ Crépin, Timothé. Ballon d'Or Dream Team : Découvrez les révélations de ce onze de légende ! (in fr). France Football (14 December 2020). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  35. ↑ IFFHS ALL TIME WORLD MEN'S DREAM TEAM. IFFHS (22 May 2021).
  36. ↑ Jamie Rainbow. The Greatest Manager of all time (4 July 2013)World Soccer. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  37. ↑ Jamie Rainbow. The Greatest XI: how the panel voted (2 July 2013)World Soccer. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  38. ↑ Beckenbauer jetzt "Kosovo-Ehrenbotschafter" (in de) (4 March 2011)Financial Times Deutschland. Retrieved 4 March 2011.

Bibliography

Literature

  • Beckenbauer, Franz, Cramer, Dettmar: Nicht nur ein Spiel!. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2006, ISBN 3-498-00640-1.
  • Körner, Torsten: Franz Beckenbauer – der freie Mann. Scherz, Frankfurt 2005, ISBN 3-502-18391-0.
  • Kratzert, Armin: Beckenbauer taucht nicht auf. Roman. Kirchheim Verlag, München 2012, ISBN 978-3-87410-119-6
  • Kummermehr, Petra (Hrsg.): Das Buch Franz. Botschaften eines Kaisers. Diederichs, München 2011, ISBN 978-3-424-35063-0.

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