Beckenbauer, Franz

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German footballer who captained West Germany to the 1972 European Championships and the 1974 World Cup, and was twice European Footballer of the Year. He played club football for Bayern Munich, SV Hamburg, and the New York Cosmos, winning several domestic and European honours. After retiring as a player, he became West Germany's team manager, taking them to the runners-up spot in the 1986 World Cup and to victory in the 1990 World Cup. He is the only person both to captain and manage a winning World Cup team.

Career highlights

as player

International appearances (1965–77)
103 (14 goals)

World Cup
1974

European Championship
1972

European Cup
1974–76

European Cup Winners' Cup
1967

German League Championship
1969, 1972–74, 1982

German Cup
1966–67, 1969, 1971

Awards
European Footballer of the Year
1972, 1976

as manager

World Cup
1990

German League Championship
1994

He moved into club management in 1990 and guided Bayern Munich to the Bundesliga title in 1994 before becoming club president later that year. In 2000 he masterminded the successful bid to secure the 2006 World Cup for Germany.

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