The "Emperor of Football" Beckenbauer (Munich, Germany, 1945) died today at the age of 78 after battling an illness that had prevented him from entering public life for the past few months. The historic libero is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He won the World Cup as a player and coach in 1974 and 1990 respectively, won the European Championship (1972), won three consecutive European Championships (1974-1977) and won two Ballon d'Or (1972 and 1976).
I would have wanted to travel, but my health condition did not allow me to travel long distances," Beckenbauer said in a statement shortly after Bailey's death, after he was unable to attend the funeral of "o rei." A few months ago, Beckenbauer publicly admitted that he was blind in his right eye, and doctors advised him to avoid long journeys due to heart problems.
Beckenbauer joined Diego Armando Maradona, Pelé himself, Cruyff, Eusebio, Di Stefano, Puskas on Mount Olympus, the best footballer of the 20th century, and he had a long career as a footballer. He made his Bayern debut in 1964 and retired with the New York Cosmos in 1983.
He made Bayern great, and that's great to a certain extent. He led a legendary team that included the likes of Gerd Müller, Uli Hoene and Sepp Maier, pioneering Bavaria's supremacy in the Bundesliga. Before their debut, they had only won two Bundesliga titles. Now there are 33 of them. "Franz Beckenbauer didn't look at the ball, he sensed the ball with his feet," Schwarzenbeck defines it this way.
In the United States, he ended his career after making history with Pele, forming one of the most iconic teams in world football: the New York Cosmos, which won three championships. Before that, he had won everything (103 games) for Bayern and the German national team.
In fact, his trophy cabinet is one of the most extensive trophies in German football: five Bundesliga titles (including one when Hamburg returned to Germany in 1982), four cup competitions, one European Cup Winners' Cup, three European Cups (consecutive) and one Intercontinental Cup. In addition, in 1974, he captained the West German team, winning the championship at home in Munich.
As a coach, Beckenbauer also won: the 1990 World Cup in Italy against Argentina, or the Bundesliga and UEFA Cup with Bayern. Subsequently, he served as president of Bayern for 15 years before being appointed honorary president until his death.
In terms of individual awards, Beckenbauer also won everything: two Ballon d'Or (1972 and 1976), the third best footballer of the 20th century according to the IFFHS, the FIFA World Cup Dream Team. In addition, Beckenbauer is also a legend of the brand. "With this, my trip to Madrid was already worth it. It's incredible to receive this award from a newspaper like Marca, accompanied by Alfredo, Luis and José," he said in 2012.
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