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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.

Franz Beckenbauer
Personal information
Full name Franz Anton Beckenbauer
Date of birth September 11, 1945 (age 61)
Place of birth Munich, Germany
Nickname Der Kaiser (The Emperor)
Position Sweeper
Youth clubs
1959-1964 Bayern Munich
Professional clubs*
Years Club Apps (goals)
1965-77
1977-80, 83
1980-82
Bayern Munich
New York Cosmos
Hamburger SV
396 (44)
105 (19)
28 (0)
National team
1965-77 West Germany 103 (14)
Teams managed
1984-1990
1990-1991
1993-1994
1996
West Germany
Olympique Marseille
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich

* Professional club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.

Honours

CLUB

Bayern Munich

Bundesliga - 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974 DFB Cup (German Cup) - 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971 European Champions Cup - 1974, 1975, 1976 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup - 1967 Intercontinental Cup - 1976

Hamburger SV

Bundesliga - 1982

New York Cosmos

NASL Championship - 1977, 1978, 1980

INTERNATIONAL

FIFA World Cup - 1974 EURO 72 - 1972

MANAGERIAL

FIFA World Cup - 1990 Bundesliga - 1994 UEFA Cup - 1996
Preceded by:
Carlos Bilardo
FIFA World Cup winning managers
1990
Succeeded by:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
Preceded by:
Nevio Scala
UEFA Cup Winning Coach
1995-96
Succeeded by:
Huub Stevens
Preceded by:
Johan Cruyff
European Footballer of the Year
1972
Succeeded by:
Johan Cruyff
Preceded by:
Oleg Blokhin
European Footballer of the Year
1976
Succeeded by:
Allan Simonsen
Preceded by:
Chung Mong Joon
FIFA WORLD CUP CHIEF ORGANISER
2006
Succeeded by:
Danny Jordaan
Preceded by:
Carlos Alberto
(Brazil)
FIFA World Cup
winning captain

1974
Succeeded by:
Daniel Passarella
(Argentina)

Club career statistics

All-Time Club Performance
Club Season Bundesliga DFB Cup European Competition Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Bayern
Munich
1965-66 33 4 0 0
1966-67 33 0 9 0
1967-68 28 4 7 1
1968-69 33 2 0 0
1969-70 34 6 2 0
1970-71 33 3 8 1
1971-72 34 6 7 0
1972-73 34 4 6 1
1973-74 33 1 10 1
1974-75 34 5 7 1
1975-76 33 3 9 0
Total 362 38 65 5
New York Cosmos 1977 21 5 - - - - 21 5
1978 33 10 - - - - 33 10
1979 18 1 - - - - 18 1
1980 33 5 - - - - 33 5
Total 105 21 - - - -
Hamburger SV 1980-81 18 0 0 0
1981-82 10 0 5 0
Total 28 0 5 0
New York Cosmos 1983 27 2 - - - - 27 2
Total 27 2
Combined Total 132 23
Career Totals 522 61 70 5 592 66

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