Franz Beckenbauer

Also known as Der Kaiser

German sports official and association football player (1945–2024)

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Franz Anton Beckenbauer was a male association football player and coach born in Munich on September 11, 1945. He held citizenship in West Germany and Germany. His playing positions included defender and sweeper. He competed for FC Bayern Munich, New York Cosmos, Hamburger SV, and the Germany men's national association football team. He also participated in the 1966, 1970, and 1974 FIFA World Cups, as well as UEFA Euro 1972.

Beckenbauer received the German Footballer of the Year award, the Bavarian Order of Merit, the Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia, and the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt. He was recognized in the Ballon Dor collection. He authored works including *Fussball in den USA*, *Ich, wie es wirklich war*, and *Allianz Arena*. He had a child named Stephan Beckenbauer. He died on January 7, 2024.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 8

Top works

Fussball in den USA
Ich, wie es wirklich war
World Cup Espana '82
Allianz Arena
Möge ein Engel dich behüten

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Film & TV

Acting · München, Germany

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…

Known for

Ein Sommer in Italien - WM 1990 — Self2026
Beckenbauer — Self (archive footage)2024
Big-Time Soccer: The Remarkable Rise & Fall of the NASL — Self (archive footage)2021
Best Goalkeeper in the World — Self2021
FC Bayern - Behind the Legend — Self - Honorary President2021
Der Ball war mein Freund - Zum 75. Geburtstag von Franz Beckenbauer — Self2020
Servus Uli – A Life for FC Bayern — Self2019
Die Geschichte der Fußball-WM aus deutscher Sicht2018
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys — Self2016
Gold Stars : FIFA l'anthologie2016

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Germany
Active from: 1945
Active to: 2024

Discography

Du allein / Gute Freunde kann niemand trennen1966

Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 6,314
Total plays: 20,758

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

G*Power 3: A flexible statistical power analysis program for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences
· 2007 · cited 54,672x
Statistical power analyses using G*Power 3.1: Tests for correlation and regression analyses
· 2009 · cited 31,402x
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,951x
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,994x
World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated
· 2006 · cited 9,897x

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Quotes

“When players like [Gareth] Bale and [Cristiano] Ronaldo are worth around €100 million, Johan [Cruyff] would go in the billions.”

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Team: _Deceased Soccer
Position: Defender
Nationality: Germany

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Official website

Franz Beckenbauer – Der Kaiser des Fußballs | Offizielle Website

Offizielle Website des Kaisers: Die Erfolge und Meilensteine von Franz Beckenbauer als Spieler, Teamchef, Funktionär und Mensch: FC Bayern, Weltmeister, Kapitän, Libero. Ein Blick auf die goldenen Jahre des Kaisers.

franzbeckenbauer.de →

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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Franz Anton Beckenbauer ( German pronunciation: [fʁants ˈbɛkn̩ˌbaʊɐ] ; 11 September 1945 – 7 January 2024) was a German professional football player, manager, and official. Nicknamed der Kaiser ("the Emperor"), he is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential players of all time. Beckenbauer was a versatile player who started out as a midfielder, but made his name as a centre-back. He is often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper (libero).

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