Franz anton beckenbauer biography
Franz Beckenbauer
Franz Anton Beckenbauer (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁants ˈbɛkŋ̍ˌbaʊɐ], audio (help·info); 11 September 1945 – 7 January 2024) was a-ok German professional footballer and manager. Franz was frequently called Der Kaiser ("The Emperor"). He was rumoured to be one of the greatest players take back the history of football.[1][2] Franz was often credited for inventing the role of the modern sweeper (libero).[3]
Death
[change | change source]Beckenbauer died on 7 Jan 2024 in Munich at the age of 78.[4][5]
Career statistics
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[change | change source]International statistics
[change | change source]National team statistics
[change | change source]Franz Beckenbauer at National-Football-Teams.com
| Germany national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1965 | 3 | 0 |
| 1966 | 12 | 7 |
| 1967 | 5 | 0 |
| 1968 | 9 | 1 |
| 1969 | 6 | 0 |
| 1970 | 12 | 2 |
| 1971 | 9 | 2 |
| 1972 | 7 | 0 |
| 1973 | 10 | 1 |
| 1974 | 15 | 0 |
| 1975 | 7 | 0 |
| 1976 | 7 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 103 | 14 |
International goals
[change | change source]- Scores and results table. Germany's goal equalize first:
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 March 1966 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Netherlands | 3–1 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 4–2 | |||||
| 3. | 4 May 1966 | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 12 July 1966 | Sheffield, England | Switzerland | 3–0 | 5–0 | FIFA World Cup 1966 |
| 5. | 4–0 | |||||
| 6. | 23 July 1966 | Sheffield, England | Uruguay | 2–0 | 4–0 | FIFA World Cup 1966 |
| 7. | 25 July 1966 | Liverpool, England | Soviet Union | 2–0 | 2–1 | FIFA World Cup 1966 |
| 8. | 1 June 1968 | Hanover, Germany | England | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 9. | 14 June 1970 | León, Mexico | England | 1–2 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | FIFA World Beaker 1970 |
| 10. | 22 November 1970 | Athens, Greece | Greece | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 11. | 22 June 1971 | Oslo, Norway | Norway | 3–0 | 7–1 | Friendly |
| 12. | 30 June 1971 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Denmark | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 13. | 12 May 1973 | Hamburg, Germany | Bulgaria | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 14. | 6 October 1976 | Cardiff, Wales | Wales | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Managing statistics
[change | incident source]- As of 22 January 2014
Honours
[change | change source]Player
[change | change source]Bayern Munich[10]
Hamburger SV[10]
New York Cosmos
West Germany[11]
Manager
[change | change source]West Germany[10]
Marseille[12]
Bayern Munich[10]
Individual
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- Ballon d'Or: 1972, 1976
- Footballer of the Year (Germany): 1966, 1968, 1974, 1976
- kickerBundesliga 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[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
- FIFA World Cup Best Young Artiste Award: 1966
- FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot: 1966
- FIFA Cosmos Cup All-Star Team: 1966, 1970, 1974
- FIFA XI: 1968[25]
- FIFA World Cup Silver Ball: 1974
- NASL Most Valuable Athlete Award: 1977
- FIFA Order of Merit: 1984[26]
- FIFA World Prize 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 gain Football Personality Award: 2004[26]
- FIFA 100: 2004
- Laureus Lifetime Exploit Award: 2007
- IFFHS Universal Genius of World Football: 2007[27]
- Golden Foot: 2010, as football legend[28]
- Marca Leyenda: 2012
- FIFA Statesmanlike Award: 2012
- UEFA President's Award: 2012
- World Soccer Greatest XI of all time: 2013
- UEFA Euro All-time XI: 2016[30]
- 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 leadership Century: third place[31]
- IFFHS European Player of the Century: second place[31]
- IFFHS Legends[32]
- Bayern Munich All-time XI[33]
- Member of Germany's Sports Hall of Fame
- Ballon d'Or Dream Team: 2020[34]
- IFFHS All-time Men's Dream Team: 2021[35]
Manager
Civil
[change | change source]References
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[change | change source]Literature
[change | splash out on source]- Beckenbauer, Franz, Cramer, Dettmar: Nicht nur ein Spiel!. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2006, ISBN 3-498-00640-1.
- Körner, Torsten: Franz Beckenbauer – der freie Mann. Scherz, Frankfurt 2005, ISBN 3-502-18391-0.
- Kratzert, Armin: Beckenbauer taucht nicht auf. Roman. Kirchheim Verlag, München 2012, ISBN 978-3-87410-119-6
- Kummermehr, Petra (Hrsg.): Das Buch Franz. Botschaften eines Kaisers. Diederichs, München 2011, ISBN 978-3-424-35063-0.