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Franz Beckenbauer
1945-09-11 · München, Germany
Franz Anton Beckenbauer (11 September 1945 - 7 January 2024) was a German former professional footballer and manager. In his playing career he was nicknamed Der Kaiser ("The Emperor") because of his elegant style, dominance and leadership on the field, and also as his first name "Franz" is reminiscent of the Austrian emperors. He is widely regarded to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. A versatile player who started out as a midfielder, Beckenbauer made his name as a central defender. He is often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper (libero). Twice named European Footballer of the Year, Beckenbauer appeared 103 times for West Germany and played 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 international level and the European Cup at 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 UEFA 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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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The Team
Germany: A Summer's Fairytale
Pelé Forever
FC Bayern - Behind the Legend
Wetten, dass..?
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
Ein Sommer in Italien - WM 1990
The World at Their Feet
Libero
Goal!
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
Leute heute
NDR Talk Show
Beckenbauer
The Art of Football from A to Z
Beckmann
Movie credits · 38
Ein Sommer in Italien - WM 1990
Beckenbauer
Franz Beckenbauer: Der Kaiser
Big-Time Soccer: The Remarkable Rise & Fall of the NASL
Best Goalkeeper in the World
Der Ball war mein Freund - Zum 75. Geburtstag von Franz Beckenbauer
Servus Uli – A Life for FC Bayern
Die Geschichte der Fußball-WM aus deutscher Sicht
Wembley-Tor und Titelträume - Eine Zeitreise zur WM ’66
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
Fußball – Ein Leben: Franz Beckenbauer
Schwarz, Rot, Gold und Fußballfieber
Heinz Flohe - Der mit dem Ball tanzte
The Team
Kicker, Zocker und Rebellen - Die WM-Helden von '74
Wir haben den Pokal
Aktion "Leder" Die Stasi und das deutsche Fußballduel WM'74
Football's Greatest International Teams: West Germany 1972-1974
Italia '90
Puskás Hungary
Das Wunder von Wien
Ein Leben wie im Flug
Germany: A Summer's Fairytale
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
The Art of Football from A to Z
Gib mich die Kirsche! – Die 1. deutsche Fußballrolle
Pelé Forever
EK 'Eighty-Eight - Oranje Kampioen!
The History of the World Cups: Mexico '70
Great World Cup Superstars
Eusébio: Um jogador de todos os tempos
VM-krönika 1990
The Worlds Greatest Goals
Die Franz Beckenbauer Story
Heading For Glory
Libero
The World at Their Feet
Goal!
TV credits · 41
Beckenbauer. Der letzte Kaiser
FC Bayern - Behind the Legend
Gold Stars : FIFA l'anthologie
Sportclub Story
Ligafieber
Einfach Kathi - Resch & Lieblich
Gottschalk Live
Der Sonntags-Stammtisch
Die WM-Show mit Jörg Pilawa
Semperopernball
Doppelpass
Our Best
Die Jahrzehnte Show
Menschen der Woche
Blickpunkt Sport
Lachen tut gut - Comedy für Unicef
maybrit illner
Beckmann
Ein Herz für Kinder
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Leute heute
Boulevard Bio
Klassentreffen
Goldene Kamera
Na sowas!
Menschen
Wortwechsel
Wetten, dass..?
Heut' abend
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren
NDR Talk Show
Music & Guests
Am laufenden Band
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
Das aktuelle Sportstudio
Der Sport-Spiegel
Sportschau
Stars in der Manege
Was bin ich?
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