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Franz Beckenbauer
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 Emper…
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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.
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2026
Ein Sommer in Italien - WM 1990
Movie Self
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2024
Beckenbauer. Der letzte Kaiser
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2024
Beckenbauer
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2022
Franz Beckenbauer: Der Kaiser
Movie Self
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2021
FC Bayern - Behind the Legend
TV show Self - Honorary President
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2021
Big-Time Soccer: The Remarkable Rise & Fall of the NASL
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2021
Best Goalkeeper in the World
Movie Self
- 2020
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2019
Servus Uli – A Life for FC Bayern
Movie Self
- 2018
- 2016
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2016
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
Movie Self
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2016
Gold Stars : FIFA l'anthologie
TV show
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2015
Fußball – Ein Leben: Franz Beckenbauer
Movie Self
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2015
Sportclub Story
TV show Self
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2015
Schwarz, Rot, Gold und Fußballfieber
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2015
Heinz Flohe - Der mit dem Ball tanzte
Movie Self
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2014
The Team
Movie Self
- 2014
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2014
Wir haben den Pokal
Movie
- 2014
- 2014
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2013
Ligafieber
TV show Self
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2012
Einfach Kathi - Resch & Lieblich
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2012
Gottschalk Live
TV show Self - Guest
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2010
Italia '90
Movie self
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2009
Puskás Hungary
Movie himself
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2008
Das Wunder von Wien
Movie Self
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2007
Der Sonntags-Stammtisch
TV show Self
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2007
Ein Leben wie im Flug
Movie Self
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2006
Germany: A Summer's Fairytale
Movie Self
- 2006
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2006
The Art of Football from A to Z
Movie Self
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2006
Die WM-Show mit Jörg Pilawa
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2006
Semperopernball
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2004
Doppelpass
TV show Self
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2004
Gib mich die Kirsche! – Die 1. deutsche Fußballrolle
Movie himself
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2004
Pelé Forever
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2004
EK 'Eighty-Eight - Oranje Kampioen!
Movie Himself
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2003
Our Best
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