Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Anton Beckenbauer (, ; 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. Franz was often credited for inventing the role of the modern sweeper (libero).

Death
Beckenbauer died on 7 January 2024 in Munich at the age of 78.

Career statistics

Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBayern Munich1963–64Regionalliga Süd00——62621964–65Regionalliga Süd3116——8239181965–66Bundesliga33461——3951966–67Bundesliga3305090—4701967–68Bundesliga2844071—3951968–69Bundesliga33260——3921969–70Bundesliga3461020—3761970–71Bundesliga3339181—5051971–72Bundesliga3466170—4771972–73Bundesliga3466061505171973–74Bundesliga34440101—4851974–75Bundesliga3313071—4321975–76Bundesliga3457290205271976–77Bundesliga333406140474Total4276061571625458475New York Cosmos1977NASL154——612151978NASL278——6233101979NASL121——601811980NASL264——71335Total8017——25410521Hamburger SV1980–81Bundesliga1802000—2001981–82Bundesliga1003050—180Total2805050—380New York Cosmos1983NASL252——20272NY Cosmos total10519——27413223Career total5607966576652875498

International statistics

National team statistics

 Germany national teamYearAppsGoals1965301966127196750196891196960197012219719219727019731011974150197570197671197710Total10314

International goals
Scores and results table. Germany's goal tally first:

 #  Date  Venue  Opponent  Score  Result  Competition 1.  23 March 1966  Rotterdam, Netherlands    3–1  4–2  Friendly 2.  4–2  3.  4 May 1966  Dublin, Republic of Ireland    2–0  4–0  Friendly 4.  12 July 1966  Sheffield, England    3–0  5–0  FIFA World Cup 1966 5.  4–0  6.  23 July 1966  Sheffield, England    2–0  4–0  FIFA World Cup 1966 7.  25 July 1966  Liverpool, England    2–0  2–1  FIFA World Cup 1966 8.  1 June 1968  Hanover, Germany    1–0  1–0  Friendly 9.  14 June 1970  León, Mexico    1–2  3–2 (a.e.t.)  FIFA World Cup 1970 10.  22 November 1970  Athens, Greece    3–1  3–1  Friendly 11.  22 June 1971  Oslo, Norway    3–0  7–1  Friendly 12.  30 June 1971  Copenhagen, Denmark    3–1  3–1  Friendly 13.  12 May 1973  Hamburg, Germany   1–0  3–0  Friendly 14.  6 October 1976  Cardiff, Wales    1–0  2–0  Friendly

Managing statistics

 Team From ToRecord West Germany 1984 1990  Olympique Marseille 1 September 1990 31 December 1990  Bayern Munich 28 December 1993 30 June 1994  Bayern Munich 28 April 1996 30 June 1996  Total—

Honours

Player
Bayern Munich
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
Bundesliga: 1981–82

New York Cosmos
North American Soccer League: 1977, 1978, 1980

West Germany
FIFA World Cup: 1974
UEFA European Championship: 1972

Manager
West Germany
FIFA World Cup: 1990

Marseille
Ligue 1: 1990–91

Bayern Munich
Bundesliga: 1993–94
UEFA Cup: 1995–96

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
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
FIFA World Cup Silver Ball: 1974
NASL Most Valuable Player Award: 1977
FIFA Order of Merit: 1984
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
FIFA 100: 2004
Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award: 2007
IFFHS Universal Genius of World Football: 2007
Golden Foot: 2010, as football legend
Marca Leyenda: 2012
FIFA Presidential Award: 2012
UEFA President's Award: 2012
World Soccer Greatest XI of all time: 2013
UEFA Euro All-time XI: 2016
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 
IFFHS European Player of the Century: second place
IFFHS Legends
Bayern Munich All-time XI
Member of Germany's Sports Hall of Fame
 Ballon d'Or Dream Team: 2020
 IFFHS All-time Men's Dream Team: 2021

Manager
World Soccer Awards Manager of the Year: 1990
World Soccer 29th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013

Civil
50px Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany: 1976
50px Bavarian Order of Merit: 1982
50px 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
50px Commanders' Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany: 2006
50px Lower Saxon Merit 1st Class: 2008
50px Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia: 2009
Honorary consul of the Republic of Kosovo: 2011

References

Bibliography

 Literature 
 Beckenbauer, Franz, Cramer, Dettmar: Nicht nur ein Spiel!. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2006, .
 Körner, Torsten: Franz Beckenbauer – der freie Mann. Scherz, Frankfurt 2005, .
 Kratzert, Armin: Beckenbauer taucht nicht auf. Roman. Kirchheim Verlag, München 2012, 
 Kummermehr, Petra (Hrsg.): Das Buch Franz. Botschaften eines Kaisers. Diederichs, München 2011, .

Other websites

 Franz Beckenbauer Foundation  
 Facts on Beckenbauer 

 Portrait of Franz Beckenbauer

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