Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Beckenbauer

Personal information
Full name	Franz Anton Beckenbauer
Date of birth	September 11, 1945 (1945-09-11)
Place of birth	Munich, Germany
Playing position	Defender (retired)
Youth career
1959-1964	Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1964-1977 1977-1980 1980-1982 1983	Bayern Munich New York Cosmos Hamburger SV New York Cosmos
National team
1965-1977	Germany
Teams managed
1984-1990 1990-1991 1994 1996	Germany Olympique Marseille Bayern Munich Bayern Munich
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Franz Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945), called "The Kaiser", is a former German football player. He played as defender for Bayern Muinich, Hamburger SV and Cosmos New York. After the end of his active career he was the coach of the Germany national team and Bayern Munich. Franz has also been a cult hero for Leeds United fans since the victorious European cup victory in 1975! Franz is a big idol for Leeds fans for the success as a player and manager which totalled more than Leeds united's entire history of honours.

Career

Franz Beckenbauer grew up in the working-class district of Giesing and started playing football at the age of nine with the youth team of SC Munich '06 in 1954. Although he was a supporter of 1860 München he went to Bayern München. Beckenbauer made his debut with Bayern in the Regionalliga Süd on the left wing against Stuttgarter Kickers on 6 June 1964. This year bayern was promoted to the new German Bundesliga. During Beckenbauer's time at Bayern Munich, the club won three league championships in a row from 1972 to 1974 and also a hat-trick of European Cup wins (1974–76).

After his time with München he signed with Cosmos New York (1977) in the North American Soccer League. After two years with the Hamburger SV (1980-1982) he played till 1983 again with Cosmos.

He played 103 matches for the German football national team. He was member of the World Cup squad in 1966 (2nd), 1970 (3rd) and 1974 (1st). In 1972 he won the European Championship. As manager he won the World Cup 1990 and was runner up in 1986. Afterwards he became coach of his former team FC Bayern München and won the title in 1994 and the UEFA Cup in 1996.

He did lobbing work for Germanys wish to host the 2006 World Cup. After the decision to give them to Germany he was member of the organizational committee.

Club career statistics

Club performance			League		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Germany			League		Europe		Total
1965/66	Bayern Munich	Bundesliga	33	4	-		33	4
1966/67			33	2	9	0	42	2
1967/68			28	4	7	1	35	5
1968/69			33	2	-		33	2
1969/70			34	5	2	0	26	5
1970/71			33	3	8	1	41	4
1971/72			34	6	7	1	41	7
1972/73			34	6	6	1	40	7
1973/74			34	5	10	1	44	6
1974/75			33	1	7	1	40	2
1975/76			34	5	9	0	43	5
1976/77			33	3	-		33	3
United States			League		North America		Total
1977	New York Cosmos	NASL	15	4	-		15	4
1978			27	8	-		27	8
1979			12	1	-		12	1
1980			26	4	-		26	4
Germany			League		Europe		Total
1980/81	Hamburger SV	Bundesliga	18	0	-		18	0
1981/82			10	0	5	0	15	0
United States			League		North America		Total
1983	New York Cosmos	NASL	25	2	-		25	2
Country	Germany		424	47	70	5	494	52
	United States		105	19	-		105	19
Total			529	66	70	5	599	71

International career statistics

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

Honours

Civil

1976 Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Verdienstkreuz am Bande des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland)

1982 Bavarian Order of Merit

1982 Golden Ring of Honour of the City of Munich

1986 Cross of Merit 1st class of the Federal Republic of Germany (Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland)

1995 Honorary Golden Coin of the City of Munich

2004 Honorary Doctor of National Sports Academy Sofia

2006 Commanders Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Großes Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland)

2008 Lower Saxon Merit 1st Class

2009 Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

2011 Honorary consul of the Republic of Kosovo and of the Football Federation of Kosovo.

Club

Bayern Munich

• Bundesliga –
  • Winner: 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74
• DFB Cup –
  • Winner: 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71
• European Cup –
  • Winner: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup –
  • Winner: 1966–67
• Intercontinental Cup –
  • Winner: 1976
• Regionalliga Süd –
  • Winner: 1965, 31 matches 16 goals

Hamburg

• Bundesliga –
  • Winner: 1981–82

New York Cosmos

• NASL Championship –
  • Winner: 1977, 1978, 1980
• Trans-Atlantic Cup Championships –
  • Winner: 1980, 1983

International

• FIFA World Cup –
  • Winner: 1974
  • Runner-up: 1966
  • Third-Place: 1970

• UEFA European Football Championship –
  • Winner: 1972
  • Runner-up: 1976

Managerial

• FIFA World Cup –
  • Winner: 1990
  • Runner-up: 1986

• French Ligue 1 –
  • Winner: 1990–91

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

Individual

• FIFA Centennial Player and Football Personality Award
  • 2004
• Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2007
• Ballon d'Or
  • Winner: 1972, 1976
  • Runner-up: 1974, 1975

• FIFA World Cup Young Player of the Tournament:
  • 1966

• FIFA World Cup Golden Ball-
  • Runner-up: 1974

• FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament:
  • 1966, 1970, 1974

• European Football Championships Team of the Tournament:
  • 1972, 1976

• German Footballer of the Year:
  • 1966, 1968, 1974, 1976
• NASL Most Valuable Player Award:
  • 1977
• World Soccer Magazine of the Year
  • Winner: 1972, 1976
  • Runner-up: 1974, 1975

Other websites

• Franz Beckenbauer Foundation (German)
• Facts on Beckenbauer (German)
• Portrait of Franz Beckenbauer
• Unofficial career stats