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Franz Beckenbauer

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Munich, Germany

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1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)

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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

UEFA Cup 1995-1996 Bayern Munich	Bundesliga 1993-1994 Bayern Munich	Ligue 1 1990-1991 Marseille	FIFA World Cup 1990 Germany
Bundesliga 1981-1982 Hamburg	FIFA Club World Cup 1976 Bayern Munich	FIFA Ballon d Or 1976 Bayern Munich	FIFA World Cup 1974 Germany
Bundesliga 1973-1974 Bayern Munich	Bundesliga 1972-1973 Bayern Munich	FIFA Ballon d Or 1972 Bayern Munich	UEFA European Championship 1972 Germany
Bundesliga 1971-1972 Bayern Munich	DFB-Pokal 1970-1971 Bayern Munich	Bundesliga 1968-1969 Bayern Munich	DFB-Pokal 1968-1969 Bayern Munich
DFB-Pokal 1967-1968 Bayern Munich	FIFA Young Player 1966 Germany	DFB-Pokal 1965-1966 Bayern Munich