Franz Beckenbauer
Franz Anton Beckenbauer (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁants ˈbɛkŋ̍ˌbaʊɐ], 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]
Beckenbauer in April 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Franz Anton Beckenbauer | ||
Date of birth | 11 September 1945 | ||
Place of birth | Munich, Germany | ||
Date of death | 7 January 2024 | (aged 78)||
Place of death | Salzburg, Austria | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1951–1959 | SC München von 1906 | ||
1959–1964 | Bayern Munich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1964–1977 | Bayern Munich | 427 | (60) |
1977–1980 | New York Cosmos | 80 | (17) |
1980–1982 | Hamburger SV | 28 | (0) |
1983 | New York Cosmos | 25 | (2) |
Total | 560 | (79) | |
National team | |||
1964 | West Germany Youth | 3 | (3) |
1965 | West Germany B | 2 | (0) |
1965–1977 | West Germany | 103 | (14) |
Teams managed | |||
1984–1990 | West Germany | ||
1990–1991 | Marseille (sport director) | ||
1993–1994 | Bayern Munich | ||
1996 | Bayern 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 | ||||||
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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 |
- ↑ Appearances in Bundesliga promotion play-offs
- ↑ 6 appearances (1 goal) in Bundesliga promotion play-offs, 2 appearances (1 goal) in Southern German Cup
- ↑ Appearances in DFB-Ligapokal
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Super Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Super Cup and in Intercontinental Cup
- ↑ 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 | ||
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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 |
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1. | 23 March 1966 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 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 | 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 | |||||
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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]
- Regionalliga Süd: 1964–65
- Bundesliga: 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74
- DFB-Pokal: 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71
- European Cup: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1966–67
- Intercontinental Cup: 1976
Hamburger SV[10]
New York Cosmos
West Germany[11]
Manager
West Germany[10]
Marseille[12]
Bayern Munich[10]
Individual
Player
- Ballon d'Or: 1972, 1976
- Footballer of the Year (Germany): 1966, 1968, 1974, 1976
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
- FIFA World Cup Best Young Player Award: 1966
- FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot: 1966
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1966, 1970, 1974
- FIFA XI: 1968[25]
- FIFA World Cup Silver Ball: 1974
- NASL Most Valuable Player Award: 1977
- FIFA Order of Merit: 1984[26]
- FIFA World Cup All-Time Team: 1994
- UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 1972, 1976
- World Team of the 20th Century: 1998
- FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2002
- FIFA Centennial Player and Football Personality Award: 2004[26]
- FIFA 100: 2004
- Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award: 2007
- IFFHS Universal Genius of World Football: 2007[27]
- Golden Foot: 2010, as football legend[28]
- Marca Leyenda: 2012
- FIFA Presidential Award: 2012
- UEFA President's Award: 2012[29]
- World Soccer Greatest XI of all time: 2013
- UEFA Euro All-time XI: 2016[30]
- UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll (2004): second place
- World Soccer (magazine) The greatest players of 20th century: fourth place
- IFFHS Best European Player 1956–1990
- IFFHS World Player of the Century: third place[31]
- IFFHS European Player of the Century: second place[31]
- IFFHS Legends[32]
- Bayern Munich All-time XI[33]
- Member of Germany's Sports Hall of Fame
- Ballon d'Or Dream Team: 2020[34]
- IFFHS All-time Men's Dream Team: 2021[35]
Manager
Civil
- Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany: 1976
- Bavarian Order of Merit: 1982
- Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany: 1986
- Honorary Golden Coin of the City of Munich: 1995
- Honorary Doctor of the National Sports Academy: 2004
- Commanders' Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany: 2006
- Lower Saxon Merit 1st Class: 2008
- Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia: 2009
- Honorary consul of the Republic of Kosovo: 2011[38]
Franz Beckenbauer Media
Beckenbauer (left) after Bayern Munich's Cup Winners' Cup triumph in 1967
Beckenbauer with Diego Maradona during a New York Cosmos friendly in Argentina, November 1978
Beckenbauer captaining West Germany against East Germany at the 1974 FIFA World Cup
Beckenbauer receiving the Sports Bambi Award at the Leipzig Opera, Augustusplatz in 1990
References
- ↑ "Der Kaiser, the brains behind Germany". FIFA. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Franz Beckenbauer bio". ifhof.com – International Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Nakrani, Sachin (2024-01-08). "Franz Beckenbauer, World Cup-winning captain and manager, dies aged 78" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/08/franz-beckenbauer-world-cup-winning-captain-and-manager-dies-aged-78. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Nationaltrainer" (in Deutsch). DFB. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Olympique Marseille » Trainerhistorie". World Football. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ "Olympique Marseille » Dates & results 1990/1991". World Football. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 "Bayern München" (in Deutsch). kicker. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "Franz Beckenbauer" (in Deutsch). fussballdaten.de. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ↑ "F. Beckenbauer". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ↑ "Franz Beckenbauer's honours and achievements". FC Bayern Munich. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1965/66" (in Deutsch). kicker. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1966/67" (in Deutsch). kicker. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1967/68" (in Deutsch). kicker. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1968/69" (in Deutsch). kicker. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1969/70" (in Deutsch). kicker. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1970/71" (in Deutsch). kicker. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1971/72" (in Deutsch). kicker. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1972/73" (in Deutsch). kicker. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1973/74" (in Deutsch). kicker. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1974/75" (in Deutsch). kicker. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1975/76" (in Deutsch). kicker. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1976/77" (in Deutsch). kicker. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ↑ Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (20 October 2015). "FIFA XI´s Matches - Full Info". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 "FIFA Order of Merit and Centennial Award" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "WORLD CUP STATISTICS : APPEARANCES AS PLAYER AND COACH". IFFHS.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ↑ "Legends". Golden Foot. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ "UEFA President's Award". UEFA.com. 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ↑ "Your All-time EURO 11 revealed". UEFA. 7 June 2016. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Stokkermans, Karel (30 January 2000). "IFFHS' Century Elections". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ↑ "IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players". IFFHS. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Crépin, Timothé (14 December 2020). "Ballon d'Or Dream Team : Découvrez les révélations de ce onze de légende !". France Football (in français). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ↑ "IFFHS ALL TIME WORLD MEN'S DREAM TEAM". IFFHS. 22 May 2021.
- ↑ Jamie Rainbow (4 July 2013). "The Greatest Manager of all time". World Soccer. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ↑ Jamie Rainbow (2 July 2013). "The Greatest XI: how the panel voted". World Soccer. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ↑ "Beckenbauer jetzt "Kosovo-Ehrenbotschafter"" (in Deutsch). Financial Times Deutschland. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
Bibliography
- Hesse-Lichtenberger, Ulrich (2002). Tor! The Story of German Football. London: WSC Books. ISBN 0-9540134-3-3.
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.
Other websites
- Franz Beckenbauer Foundation (in German)
- Facts on Beckenbauer (in German)
- Franz Beckenbauer at fussballdaten.de (German)
- Portrait of Franz Beckenbauer
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