Biography
Franz Anton Beckenbauer (11 September 1945 - 7 January 2024) was a German former professional footballer and manager. In his playing career he was nicknamed Der Kaiser ("The Emperor") because of his elegant style, dominance and leadership on the field, and also as his first name "Franz" is reminiscent of the Austrian emperors. He is widely regarded to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. A versatile player who started out as a midfielder, Beckenbauer made his name as a central defender. He is often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper (libero).
Twice named European Footballer of the Year, Beckenbauer appeared 103 times for West Germany and played in three FIFA World Cups and two European Championships. He is one of three men, along with Brazil's Mário Zagallo and France's Didier Deschamps, to have won the World Cup as a player and as a manager; he lifted the World Cup trophy as captain in 1974, and repeated the feat as a manager in 1990. He was the first captain to lift the World Cup and European Championship at international level and the European Cup at club level. He was named in the World Team of the 20th Century in 1998, the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in 2002, the Ballon d'Or Dream Team in 2020, and in 2004 was listed in the FIFA 100 of the world's greatest living players.
At club level with Bayern Munich, Beckenbauer won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1967 and three consecutive European Cups from 1974 to 1976. The latter feat made him the first player to win three European Cups as captain of his club. He became team manager and later president of Bayern Munich. After two spells with the New York Cosmos he was inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Beckenbauer led Germany's successful bid to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup and chaired the organizing committee. He worked as a pundit for Sky Germany, and for 34 years as a columnist for the tabloid Bild, both until 2016.
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Filmography
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TV Shows 39
Movies 33
Abschied vom Kaiser - Trauerfeier für Franz Beckenbauer (2024)
Beckenbauer (2024)
FC Bayern – Behind the Legend (2021)
Big-Time Soccer: The Remarkable Rise & Fall of the NASL (2021)
Best Goalkeeper in the World (2021)
Der Ball war mein Freund - Zum 75. Geburtstag von Franz Beckenbauer (2020)
Servus Uli – A Life for FC Bayern (2019)
DJ Punk: The Photographer Daniel Josefsohn (2018)
Die Geschichte der Fußball-WM aus deutscher Sicht (2018)
Gold Stars: The Story of the FIFA World Cup Tournaments (2018)
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys (2016)
Gold Stars : FIFA l'anthologie (2016)
Fußball – Ein Leben: Franz Beckenbauer (2015)
Sportclub Story (2015)
Schwarz, Rot, Gold und Fußballfieber (2015)
Heinz Flohe - Der mit dem Ball tanzte (2015)
The Team (2014)
Wir haben den Pokal (2014)
Aktion "Leder" Die Stasi und das deutsche Fußballduel WM'74 (2014)
Ligafieber (2013)
Einfach Kathi - Resch & Lieblich (2012)
Gottschalk Live (2012)
Football's Greatest (2010)
Italia '90 (2010)
Puskás Hungary (2009)
Das Wunder von Wien (2008)
Lenin kam nur bis Lüdenscheid - Meine kleine deutsche Revolution (2008)
Der Sonntags-Stammtisch (2007)
Ein Leben wie im Flug (2007)
Germany: A Summer's Fairytale (2006)
The Art of Football from A to Z (2006)
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006)
Doppelpass (2004)
Gib mich die Kirsche! – Die 1. deutsche Fußballrolle (2004)
Pelé Forever (2004)
EK 'Eighty-Eight - Oranje Kampioen! (2004)
Unsere Besten (2003)
Die Jahrzehnte Show (2002)
Kalkofe! Die wunderbare Welt des Sports (2001)
Menschen der Woche (2000)
Blickpunkt Sport (2000)
Lachen tut gut - Comedy für Unicef (1999)
Maybrit Illner (1999)
Beckmann (1999)
Ein Herz für Kinder (1998)
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show (1998)
Leute heute (1997)
Eusébio: Um jogador de todos os tempos (1992)
The Worlds Greatest Goals (1989)
Klassentreffen (1987)
Hermanias (1984)
Die Franz Beckenbauer Story (1983)
Aranycsapat (1982)
Na sowas! (1982)
Menschen (1982)
Wortwechsel (1982)
Wetten, dass..? (1981)
Heut' abend (1980)
Verstehen Sie Spaß? (1980)
Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren (1979)
NDR Talk Show (1979)
Am laufenden Band (1974)
Libero (1973)
Olympia – Olympia (1971)
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten (1969)
Goal! (1966)
Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1966)
Das aktuelle Sportstudio (1963)
Der Sport-Spiegel (1963)
Stars in der Manege (1959)
Was bin ich? (1955)
Bambi Awards (1948)
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GenderMale
Birthday1945-09-11
Deathday2024-01-07 (78 years old)
Birth PlaceRichard-Wagner-Straße 19 (München), Germany
Height181-centimeter
ChildrenStephan Beckenbauer
RelativesLuca Beckenbauer
CitizenshipsWest Germany, Germany
Also Known AsKaiser Franz, Der Kaiser, Franz Anton Beckenbauer
AwardsBigBrotherAwards, Merit Cross of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit (1st class), Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille in Gold, Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Hall of Fame des deutschen Sports, Golden Honorary Ring of the City of Munich, Steiger Award, Bayerischer Sportpreis, Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille, Bavarian Order of Merit, Bravo Otto, Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia, Silbernes Lorbeerblatt, German Footballer of the Year, Ballon d'Or
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