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Franz Anton Beckenbauer was a German professional football player, manager, and official. Nicknamed der Kaiser, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential players of all time. Beckenbauer was a versatile player who started out as a midfielder, but made his name as a centre-back. He is often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper.
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Born 11 September 1945 · Died 7 January 2024 · Q4457
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Died 2024-01-07.
La Gazzetta dello Sport declared Beckenbauer to be the "greatest defender ever", and was praised by many outlets to be one of the greatest players of all time
Awarded Askania Award (2023).
Won: IFFHS All-time Men's European Dream Team with Player (2021).
Won: IFFHS Men Team of the Century (1901–2000) with Player (2021).
Won: IFFHS All-time Men's World Dream Team with Player (2021).
FIFA closed its ethics inquiry against Beckenbauer, as the statute of limitations had expired
Won: Ballon d'Or Dream Team with Player (2020).
As the period for bringing a charge under the statute of limitations had expired
Klopp said he felt that he had been given knighthood by a king
Awarded German Football Hall of Fame (2018).
Won: IFFHS Legends with Player (2016).
Won: UEFA Euro All-time XI with Player (2016).
In 2016 and 2017, Beckenbauer had cardiac surgery, and received an artificial hip in 2018.
And 2017, Beckenbauer had cardiac surgery, and received an artificial hip in 2018
Beckenbauer was married three times and had five children, one of whom, Stephan, was a professional footballer, who died from a brain tumour on 31 July 2015, at the age of 46.
Won: World Soccer Greatest XI of All Time with Player (2013).
Won: World Soccer 29th Greatest Manager of All Time with Manager (2013).
Won: FIFA Presidential Award with Player (2012).
Won: UEFA President's Award with Player (2012).
Awarded Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille (2012).
Won: Marca Leyenda with Player (2012).
Awarded UEFA President's Award (2012).
To help promote Kosovo's campaign for membership of UEFA and FIFA
Beckenbauer became an honorary consul of Kosovo in 2011, to help promote Kosovo's campaign for membership of UEFA and FIFA.
Won: Golden Foot with Player (2010).
Awarded Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia (2009).
Being succeeded by long-time general manager Uli Hoeneß
Awarded Cross of Merit First Class of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit (2008).
Won: Germany's Sports Hall of Fame with Player (2008).
Won: Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award with Player (2007).
Won: IFFHS Universal Genius of World Football with Player (2007).
Awarded Germany's Sports Hall of Fame (2006).
Awarded Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2006).
Won: Bayern Munich All-time XI with Player (2005).
Awarded BigBrotherAwards (2005).
Runner-up: UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll with Player (2004).
Won: FIFA Centennial Player and Football Personality Award with Player (2004).
Won: FIFA 100 with Player (2004).
Won: FIFA World Cup Dream Team with Player (2002).
“money to anyone in order to buy votes”
Third place: IFFHS World Player of the Century with Player (2000).
Runner-up: IFFHS European Player of the Century with Player (2000).
Won: France Football's Football Player of the Century sixth place with Player (1999).
Won: World Soccer Greatest Players of 20th century fourth place with Player (1999).
Won: World Team of the 20th Century with Player (1998).
And the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in 2002
The FIFA World Cup Dream Team in 2002, the Ballon d'Or Dream Team in 2020, and the IFFHS All-time Men's Dream Team in 2021, and in 2004 was listed in the FIFA 100 of the world's greatest living players
Beckenbauer became vice-president of the German Football Association
Won the English FA Cup with Bayern Munich (1995-1996).
Won: UEFA Cup with Bayern Munich (1995–96).
Won: Bundesliga with Bayern Munich (1993–94).
Beckenbauer took on the role of club president at Bayern, and much of the success in the following years has been credited to his astute management
Won: Ligue 1 with Marseille (1990–91).
Won: European Player (1956–1989) with Player (1990).
Won: World Soccer Awards Manager of the Year with Manager (1990).
Won: FIFA World Cup with West Germany (1990).
But left the club midway through his first season
Before the German reunification, Beckenbauer managed the last Germany national football team without East German players in a World Cup, winning the final 1–0, against Argentina, in a rematch of the previous World Cup fi
Third place: UEFA European Championship with West Germany (1988).
Beckenbauer was fined by Swiss authorities for evading taxes while living in Switzerland between 1977 and 1980
Runner-up: FIFA World Cup with West Germany (1986).
Won: FIFA Order of Merit with Player (1984).
Joined New York Cosmos in 1983.
Played for New York Cosmos (1983–1983) — 25 appearances, 2 goals.
Won: Bundesliga with Hamburger SV (1981–82).
Beckenbauer moved to Austria, where tax rates were lower
Won: North American Soccer League with New York Cosmos (1980).
Played for Hamburger SV (1980–1982) — 28 appearances, 0 goals.
Joined Hamburg in 1980.
Won: North American Soccer League with New York Cosmos (1978).
Won: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season with Player (1976–77).
Won: Eric Batty's World XI with Player (1977).
Won: North American Soccer League with New York Cosmos (1977).
Won: NASL Most Valuable Player Award with Player (1977).
Beckenbauer accepted a lucrative contract to play in the North American Soccer League (NASL) with the New York Cosmos, playing alongside Pelé in his debut season
Joined New York Cosmos in 1977.
At the age of 31, following his move to New York Cosmos
Played for New York Cosmos (1977–1980) — 80 appearances, 17 goals.
Won the FIFA Ballon d Or with Bayern Munich (1976).
Won the FIFA Club World Cup with Bayern Munich (1976).
Won: European Cup with Bayern Munich (1975–76).
Awarded German Footballer of the Year (1976).
Won: Intercontinental Cup with Bayern Munich (1976).
Won: UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament with Player (1976).
Won: Footballer of the Year (Germany) with Player (1976).
Awarded Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1976).
Won: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season with Player (1975–76).
Runner-up: UEFA European Championship with West Germany (1976).
Won: Sport Ideal European XI with Player (1976).
Won: Eric Batty's World XI with Player (1976).
Won: Ballon d'Or with Player (1976).
Won: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season with Player (1974–75).
Runner-up: Ballon d'Or with Player (1975).
Won: Eric Batty's World XI with Player (1975).
Won: European Cup with Bayern Munich (1974–75).
Won: Sport Ideal European XI with Player (1975).
Had given him tax advice, including about moving to Switzerland
Won the FIFA World Cup with Germany (1974).
Won: Footballer of the Year (Germany) with Player (1974).
Awarded Bravo Otto (1974).
Runner-up: Ballon d'Or with Player (1974).
Awarded German Footballer of the Year (1974).
Won: FIFA World Cup with West Germany (1974).
Won: Bundesliga with Bayern Munich (1973–74).
Won: European Cup with Bayern Munich (1973–74).
Won: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season with Player (1973–74).
Won: Eric Batty's World XI with Player (1974).
Won: Sport Ideal European XI with Player (1974).
And repeated the feat as a manager in 1990
Winning as manager in 1990, and for playing a leading role in Germany's success of achieving host status of the 2006 World Cup
Won: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season with Player (1972–73).
Won: Sport Ideal European XI with Player (1973).
Won: Eric Batty's World XI with Player (1973).
Won: Bundesliga with Bayern Munich (1972–73).
Beat Uwe Seeler's record of 72 matches and was overtaken by Lothar Matthäus in 1993
Won the FIFA Ballon d Or with Bayern Munich (1972).
Won: UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament with Player (1972).
Won: Sport Ideal European XI with Player (1972).
Won: Eric Batty's World XI with Player (1972).
Won: FUWO European Team of the Season with Player (1972).
Won: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season with Player (1971–72).
Won: Ballon d'Or with Player (1972).
Won: Bundesliga with Bayern Munich (1971–72).
Won: UEFA European Championship with West Germany (1972).
West Germany won the European Championship, beating the Soviet Union 3–0 in the final
Won: DFB-Pokal with Bayern Munich (1970–71).
Won: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season with Player (1970–71).
Won: Sport Ideal European XI with Player (1971).
Won: Eric Batty's World XI with Player (1971).
Won: FUWO European Team of the Season with Player (1970).
Third place: FIFA World Cup with West Germany (1970).
Won: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season with Player (1969–70).
Won: Bundesliga with Bayern Munich (1968–69).
Won: DFB-Pokal with Bayern Munich (1968–69).
Won: FUWO European Team of the Season with Player (1969).
Won: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season with Player (1968–69).
Won: Eric Batty's World XI with Player (1969).
Won: FIFA XI with Player (1968).
Won: Footballer of the Year (Germany) with Player (1968).
Won: Eric Batty's World XI with Player (1968).
Awarded German Footballer of the Year (1968).
Won: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season with Player (1967–68).
Won: FUWO European Team of the Season with Player (1968).
Beckenbauer was called "der Kaiser" ('the Emperor') by fans and the media
Won: FUWO European Team of the Season with Player (1967).
Won: European Cup Winners' Cup with Bayern Munich (1966–67).
Won: Eric Batty's World XI with Player (1967).
Won: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season with Player (1966–67).
Won: DFB-Pokal with Bayern Munich (1966–67).
And three consecutive European Cups from 1974 to 1976
Won: Eric Batty's World XI with Player (1966).
Won: FIFA World Cup Best Young Player Award with Player (1966).
Won: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season with Player (1965–66).
Awarded German Footballer of the Year (1966).
Won: FUWO European Team of the Season with Player (1966).
Runner-up: FIFA World Cup with West Germany (1966).
Third place: Ballon d'Or with Player (1966).
Won: Footballer of the Year (Germany) with Player (1966).
Won: DFB-Pokal with Bayern Munich (1965–66).
Won: FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot with Player (1966).
Third place in 1970, and champions in 1974, while also being named to the tournament all-star team in all three editions
Won: Regionalliga Süd with Bayern Munich (1964–65).
Joined Germany in 1965.
Played for Germany men's national association football team (1965–1977) — 103 appearances, 14 goals.
Played for Germany national football B team (1965–1965) — 2 appearances, 0 goals.
Played for FC Bayern Munich (1965–1977) — 439 appearances, 64 goals.
Played for Germany national under-18 football team (1964–1964) — 3 appearances, 3 goals.
Joined Bayern Munich in 1964.
At the age of 18, Beckenbauer was engulfed by controversy when it was revealed that his girlfriend was pregnant and that he had no intention of marrying her; he was banned from the West Germany national youth team by the
Rather than that of his favourites' 1860 Munich, was the result of a contentious Under-14 youth tournament in nearby Neubiberg
Born 1945-09-11.
And grew up in the working-class district of Giesing
Won Ballon d'Or.
Awarded Steiger Award.
Won Golden Honorary Ring of the City of Munich.
Awarded Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille in Gold.
Awarded Bavarian Order of Merit.
Awarded Silbernes Lorbeerblatt.
Won honorary golden medal of the state capital Munich.
Career landmark: Participated in UEFA Euro 1976 (tournament / event).
Career landmark: honorary presidency.
Career landmark: Participated in 1970 FIFA World Cup (tournament / event).
Career landmark: Participated in UEFA Euro 1972 (tournament / event).
Career landmark: Participated in 1974 FIFA World Cup (tournament / event).
Career landmark: Participated in UEFA Euro 1988 (tournament / event).
Career landmark: Participated in 1966 FIFA World Cup (tournament / event).
Munich as a group upon the tournament's conclusion