Franz Beckenbauer

Footballer, born in Munich, SE Germany. As player, coach, manager, and administrator, he became a dynamic force in German football during the 1970s. With club Bayern Munich (1962–76) he had many successes in domestic and European football, among them three European Cups in a row (1974, 1975, 1976). He captained the West German national side to European Nations Cup success in 1972 and to the World Cup triumph of 1974. Other honours include European Footballer of the Year (1972, 1976). He retired from international soccer in 1977 after winning 103 caps, a record at that time. He became manager of West Germany in 1986, and in 1990 became the first person to have won the World Cup (united Germany) both as a captain and a manager. He is currently president of FC Bayern Munich and in 1998 was appointed vice-president of the German Football Association.