Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 11, 1945
Died
Jan 07, 2024
Place of Birth
München, Germany
Credits
73 titles
Franz Beckenbauer
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Known For
Filmography
Ein Sommer in Italien - WM 1990
Self
Beckenbauer. Der letzte Kaiser
Self (archive footage)
Beckenbauer
Self (archive footage)
FC Bayern - Behind the Legend
Self - Honorary President
Big-Time Soccer: The Remarkable Rise & Fall of the NASL
Self (archive footage)
Best Goalkeeper in the World
Self
Der Ball war mein Freund - Zum 75. Geburtstag von Franz Beckenbauer
Self
Servus Uli – A Life for FC Bayern
Self
Die Geschichte der Fußball-WM aus deutscher Sicht
Wembley-Tor und Titelträume - Eine Zeitreise zur WM ’66
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
Self
Gold Stars : FIFA l'anthologie
Fußball – Ein Leben: Franz Beckenbauer
Self
Sportclub Story
Self
Schwarz, Rot, Gold und Fußballfieber
Self (archive footage)
The Team
Self
Wir haben den Pokal
Aktion "Leder" Die Stasi und das deutsche Fußballduel WM'74
Himself
Ligafieber
Self
Einfach Kathi - Resch & Lieblich
Self
Gottschalk Live
Self - Guest
Italia '90
self
Puskás Hungary
himself
Das Wunder von Wien
Self
Der Sonntags-Stammtisch
Self
Ein Leben wie im Flug
Self
Germany: A Summer's Fairytale
Self
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
Self
The Art of Football from A to Z
Self
Die WM-Show mit Jörg Pilawa
Self
Semperopernball
Self
Doppelpass
Self
Gib mich die Kirsche! – Die 1. deutsche Fußballrolle
himself
Pelé Forever
Self (archive footage)
EK 'Eighty-Eight - Oranje Kampioen!
Himself
Our Best
Self
Die Jahrzehnte Show
Self
Menschen der Woche
Self
Blickpunkt Sport
self
The History of the World Cups: Mexico '70
Self (archive footage)
Lachen tut gut - Comedy für Unicef
Self
maybrit illner
Self
Beckmann
Self
Ein Herz für Kinder
Self
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Self
Leute heute
Self
Great World Cup Superstars
Self
Eusébio: Um jogador de todos os tempos
Self
Boulevard Bio
Self
VM-krönika 1990
Self