Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Anton Beckenbauer (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁants ˈbɛkŋ̍ˌbaʊɐ], audio ; 11 September 1945 – 7 January 2024) was a German professional footballer and manager. Franz was often called Der Kaiser ("The Emperor"). He was regarded to be one of the greatest players in the history of football.^[1][2] Franz was often credited for inventing the role of the modern sweeper (libero).^[3]

Franz Beckenbauer

Beckenbauer in April 2019
Personal information
Full name	Franz Anton Beckenbauer
Date of birth	(1945-09-11)11 September 1945
Place of birth	Munich, Germany
Date of death	7 January 2024(2024-01-07) (aged 78)
Place of death	Salzburg, Austria
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1951–1959	SC München von 1906
1959–1964	Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1977	Bayern Munich	427	(60)
1977–1980	New York Cosmos	80	(17)
1980–1982	Hamburger SV	28	(0)
1983	New York Cosmos	25	(2)
Total		560	(79)
International career
1964	West Germany Youth	3	(3)
1965	West Germany B	2	(0)
1965–1977	West Germany	103	(14)
Managerial career
1984–1990	West Germany
1990–1991	Marseille (sport director)
1993–1994	Bayern Munich
1996	Bayern Munich
Medal record Representing  West Germany FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1966 England 1970 Mexico Winner 1974 West Germany European Championship Winner 1972 Belgium Runner-up 1976 Yugoslavia Representing  West Germany (as manager) FIFA World Cup Runner-up 1986 Mexico Winner 1990 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Death

Beckenbauer died on 7 January 2024 in Munich at the age of 78.^[4][5]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayern Munich	1963–64	Regionalliga Süd	0	0	—		—		6[a]	2	6	2
	1964–65	Regionalliga Süd	31	16	—		—		8[b]	2	39	18
	1965–66	Bundesliga	33	4	6	1	—		—		39	5
	1966–67	Bundesliga	33	0	5	0	9	0	—		47	0
	1967–68	Bundesliga	28	4	4	0	7	1	—		39	5
	1968–69	Bundesliga	33	2	6	0	—		—		39	2
	1969–70	Bundesliga	34	6	1	0	2	0	—		37	6
	1970–71	Bundesliga	33	3	9	1	8	1	—		50	5
	1971–72	Bundesliga	34	6	6	1	7	0	—		47	7
	1972–73	Bundesliga	34	6	6	0	6	1	5[c]	0	51	7
	1973–74	Bundesliga	34	4	4	0	10	1	—		48	5
	1974–75	Bundesliga	33	1	3	0	7	1	—		43	2
	1975–76	Bundesliga	34	5	7	2	9	0	2[d]	0	52	7
	1976–77	Bundesliga	33	3	4	0	6	1	4[e]	0	47	4
	Total		427	60	61	5	71	6	25	4	584	75
New York Cosmos	1977	NASL	15	4	—		—		6[f]	1	21	5
	1978	NASL	27	8	—		—		6[f]	2	33	10
	1979	NASL	12	1	—		—		6[f]	0	18	1
	1980	NASL	26	4	—		—		7[f]	1	33	5
	Total		80	17	—		—		25	4	105	21
Hamburger SV	1980–81	Bundesliga	18	0	2	0	0	0	—		20	0
	1981–82	Bundesliga	10	0	3	0	5	0	—		18	0
	Total		28	0	5	0	5	0	—		38	0
New York Cosmos	1983	NASL	25	2	—		—		2[f]	0	27	2
	NY Cosmos total		105	19	—		—		27	4	132	23
Career total			560	79	66	5	76	6	52	8	754	98

1. Appearances in Bundesliga promotion play-offs
2. 6 appearances (1 goal) in Bundesliga promotion play-offs, 2 appearances (1 goal) in Southern German Cup
3. Appearances in DFB-Ligapokal
4. Appearances in UEFA Super Cup
5. Appearances in UEFA Super Cup and in Intercontinental Cup
6. Appearances in NASL play-offs

International statistics

National team statistics

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

Scores and results table. Germany's goal tally 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 Cup 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

As of 22 January 2014

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %	Ref.
West Germany	1984[6]	1990[6]	66	34	20	12	051.52	[6]
Olympique Marseille	1 September 1990[7]	31 December 1990[7]	25	16	4	5	064.00	[8]
Bayern Munich	28 December 1993[9]	30 June 1994[9]	14	9	2	3	064.29	[9]
Bayern Munich	28 April 1996[9]	30 June 1996[9]	5	3	0	2	060.00	[9]
Total			110	62	26	22	056.36	—

Honours

Player

Bayern Munich^[10]

• Regionalliga Süd: 1964–65
• Bundesliga: 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74
• DFB-Pokal: 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71
• European Cup: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76
• European Cup Winners' Cup: 1966–67
• Intercontinental Cup: 1976

Hamburger SV^[10]

• Bundesliga: 1981–82

New York Cosmos

• North American Soccer League: 1977, 1978, 1980

West Germany^[11]

• FIFA World Cup: 1974
• UEFA European Championship: 1972

Manager

West Germany^[10]

• FIFA World Cup: 1990

Marseille^[12]

• Ligue 1: 1990–91

Bayern Munich^[10]

• Bundesliga: 1993–94
• UEFA Cup: 1995–96

Individual

Player

• Ballon d'Or: 1972, 1976
• Footballer of the Year (Germany): 1966, 1968, 1974, 1976
• kicker Bundesliga 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 Player Award: 1966
• FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot: 1966
• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1966, 1970, 1974
• FIFA XI: 1968^[25]
• FIFA World Cup Silver Ball: 1974
• NASL Most Valuable Player Award: 1977
• FIFA Order of Merit: 1984^[26]
• FIFA World Cup 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 and Football Personality Award: 2004^[26]
• FIFA 100: 2004
• Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award: 2007
• IFFHS Universal Genius of World Football: 2007^[27]
• Golden Foot: 2010, as football legend^[28]
• Marca Leyenda: 2012
• FIFA Presidential Award: 2012
• UEFA President's Award: 2012^[29]
• 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 the 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

• World Soccer Awards Manager of the Year: 1990
• World Soccer 29th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013^[36][37]

Civil

• Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany: 1976
• Bavarian Order of Merit: 1982
• Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany: 1986
• Honorary Golden Coin of the City of Munich: 1995
• Honorary Doctor of the National Sports Academy: 2004
• Commanders' Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany: 2006
• Lower Saxon Merit 1st Class: 2008
• Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia: 2009
• Honorary consul of the Republic of Kosovo: 2011^[38]