Franz Beckenbauer, a German player and coach who won both the World Cup and was named one of the greatest footballers of all time, has died at the age of 78.
Beckenbauer's family confirmed Beckenbauer's death through a statement, the German news agency said.
"My husband, Beckenbauer, left us peacefully yesterday while asleep under the watchful eye of his family, and I am deeply saddened," the family said. ”
"Beckenbauer, who was born in Munich, has had a profound impact on German football as a player, manager and executive," says ESPN. Bayern Munich and his home country have nicknamed Beckenbauer the "Emperor of Football", "Pelé called him 'the best player I've ever met'".
He won the Ballon d'Or twice in 1972 and 1976 and was selected as Germany's Footballer of the Century in 2000. He received the FIFA 100th Anniversary Player Award and the Football Personality Award in 2004. His achievements were: "Won the World Cup in 1974 with the German national team. ”
ESPN went on to say: "Beckenbauer defines the role of the sweeper, who is the free agent behind the defensive line who decides the key to the game. From September 1965 to February 1977, he played 103 matches as the national representative of Germany, leading Germany's "** generation" to victory at home in the 1974 World Cup.
At German club level, he won 3 European Championships with Bayern Munich and Hamburg, 5 Bundesliga titles and 4 German Cups. Beckenbauer, who played for Bavaria, moved to Cosmos in New York in 1977, and his career as a national representative came to an end when he moved to the United States. During his time in the United States, he won 3 NASL trophies with Pele. ”
He continued: "Beckenbauer returned to Germany in 1980 to win his last trophy as a player in Hamburg and retired from professional football the day after his 38th birthday in 1983 after another brief period at Cosmos. The following year, Beckenbauer was head coach of Germany, reaching two World Cup finals and beating Argentina 1-0 in the 1990 World Cup final in Italy.
Beckenbauer won the French league title as head coach of Marseille the following year, and 10 years later he was re-elected at Bayern Munich twice, adding two more trophies. He later served as Bavarian CEO before leaving his post in 2009 and, as an executive, he helped Germany win the 2006 World Cup, crossing the country in 46 of the 64 games.
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