Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Anton Beckenbauer (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁants ˈbɛkŋ̍ˌbaʊɐ], audio speaker iconaudio ; 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
Beckenbauer in April 2019
Personal information
Full name Franz Anton Beckenbauer
Date of birth (1945-09-11)11 September 1945
Place of birth Munich, Germany
Date of death 7 January 2024(2024-01-07) (aged 78)
Place of death Salzburg, Austria
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) 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
Honours
Representing  West Germany
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up1966 England
Third place1970 Mexico
Winner1974 West Germany
European Championship
Winner1972 Belgium
Runner-up1976 Yugoslavia
Representing  West Germany (as manager)
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up1986 Mexico
Winner1990
Italy
* 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich1963–64Regionalliga Süd00——6[lower-alpha 1]262
1964–65Regionalliga Süd3116——8[lower-alpha 2]23918
1965–66Bundesliga33461——395
1966–67Bundesliga3305090—470
1967–68Bundesliga2844071—395
1968–69Bundesliga33260——392
1969–70Bundesliga3461020—376
1970–71Bundesliga3339181—505
1971–72Bundesliga3466170—477
1972–73Bundesliga34660615[lower-alpha 3]0517
1973–74Bundesliga34440101—485
1974–75Bundesliga3313071—432
1975–76Bundesliga34572902[lower-alpha 4]0527
1976–77Bundesliga33340614[lower-alpha 5]0474
Total4276061571625458475
New York Cosmos1977NASL154——6[lower-alpha 6]1215
1978NASL278——6[lower-alpha 6]23310
1979NASL121——6[lower-alpha 6]0181
1980NASL264——7[lower-alpha 6]1335
Total8017——25410521
Hamburger SV1980–81Bundesliga1802000—200
1981–82Bundesliga1003050—180
Total2805050—380
New York Cosmos1983NASL252——2[lower-alpha 6]0272
NY Cosmos total10519——27413223
Career total5607966576652875498
  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. Appearances in NASL play-offs

National team statistics

Franz Beckenbauer at National-Football-Teams.com

Germany national team
YearAppsGoals
196530
1966127
196750
196891
196960
1970122
197192
197270
1973101
1974150
197570
197671
197710
Total10314

International goals
Scores and results table. Germany's goal tally first:
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 March 1966Rotterdam, Netherlands Netherlands3–14–2Friendly
2.4–2
3.4 May 1966Dublin, Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland2–04–0Friendly
4.12 July 1966Sheffield, England Switzerland3–05–0FIFA World Cup 1966
5.4–0
6.23 July 1966Sheffield, England Uruguay2–04–0FIFA World Cup 1966
7.25 July 1966Liverpool, England Soviet Union2–02–1FIFA World Cup 1966
8.1 June 1968Hanover, Germany England1–01–0Friendly
9.14 June 1970León, Mexico England1–23–2 (a.e.t.)FIFA World Cup 1970
10.22 November 1970Athens, Greece Greece3–13–1Friendly
11.22 June 1971Oslo, Norway Norway3–07–1Friendly
12.30 June 1971Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark3–13–1Friendly
13.12 May 1973Hamburg, Germany Bulgaria1–03–0Friendly
14.6 October 1976Cardiff, Wales Wales1–02–0Friendly

Managing statistics
As of 22 January 2014
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % Ref.
West Germany 1984[6] 1990[6] 66342012051.52 [6]
Olympique Marseille 1 September 1990[7] 31 December 1990[7] 251645064.00 [8]
Bayern Munich 28 December 1993[9] 30 June 1994[9] 14923064.29 [9]
Bayern Munich 28 April 1996[9] 30 June 1996[9] 5302060.00 [9]
Total 110622622056.36 —

Honours

Player

Bayern Munich[10]

Hamburger SV[10]

New York Cosmos

  • North American Soccer League: 1977, 1978, 1980

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

  • World Soccer Awards Manager of the Year: 1990
  • World Soccer 29th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013[36][37]

Civil

References
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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.

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