German Football Legend And World Cup Winner Franz Beckenbauer Is Dead

The German football star Franz Beckenbauer passed away at the age of 78, according to his family. Known as “Der Kaiser,” Beckenbauer earned 103 caps for West Germany and led his team to victory in the 1974 World Cup.

In 1990, he won the title once more as manager. Most people agree that he is among the best football players to have ever played a beautiful game.

Franz Beckenbauer, a legendary German player and manager who won the World Cup, passed away at the age of 78, according to his family. In the course of a brilliant career that saw him captain his country to the 1974 World Cup and play for Bayern Munich from 1964 to 1977, “Der Kaiser” amassed 103 caps for West Germany. In 1984, he resumed his national service as manager, and he guided them to victory in the 1990 World Cup.

A family statement said Monday, “It is with deep sadness that we inform you that my husband and our father Franz Beckenbauer fell asleep peacefully yesterday, Sunday, surrounded by his family.

“We ask that you mourn in silence and refrain from asking any questions.”

Sportxparte reports that Beckenbauer participated in two European Championships and three World Cups, including the winning squads in 1972 and 1974. He was twice voted European Footballer of the Year.

He joined the New York Cosmos in 1977, went back to Germany in 1980 for a two-year run with Hamburg, and then came back to New York in 1983. In a unique move, Beckenbauer started for Bayern on the left wing in the 1964 Bundesliga promotion play-off match against St. Pauli.

Having established himself as a regular in the team, Beckenbauer in his new role as ‘libero’ earned the captaincy in Bavaria and guided Bayern to three straight league titles (1972–1974) as well as three consecutive European Cups (1974–1976). After placing third and second in 1966 and 1970, respectively, he won the World Cup in 1974 while captaining West Germany. He also won the 1972 European Championship as a member of an almost He managed West Germany the next year, replacing Jupp Derwall after retiring in 1983 after 754 competitive club appearances the following year.

Jupp Derwall. Following his retirement in 1983, after 754 competitive club appearances, he took over as manager of West Germany the following year, succeeding Jupp Derwall. He managed West Germany the next year, replacing Jupp Derwall after retiring in 1983 after 754 competitive club appearances.

Beckenbauer’s team made it to the 1986 World Cup final, but Argentina, led by Diego Maradona, was the only team to defeat them.
As the final manager of a West German team prior to reunification, he raised the trophy four years later, in 1990. This achievement made him one of just two men at the time to have won the World Cup both as a player and a manager, with Mario Zagallo being his sole predecessor.

Since then, Didier Deschamps of France has become a member of the select group. Following two brief periods in command of Bayern between 1993 and 1996, he made the transition to club management in 1990, spending just a year with Marseille. Both the 1996 UEFA Cup and the 1994 Bundesliga were won by him.

He was named president of Bayern in 1994 and retired in 2009. In addition to holding that role, he was chosen as the German Football Association’s (DFB) vice president and played a key role in ensuring that Germany would host the World Cup in 2006.