FRANZ BECKENBAUER THE EMPEROR
Full name Franz Anton Beckenbauer
Date of birth 11 September 1945 (1945-09-11)
Place of birth Munich, Germany
Playing position Sweeper
Youth career 1959–1964 Bayern Munich
Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls)† 1964–1977 Bayern Munich 427 (60) 1977–1980 New York Cosmos 105 (19) 1980–1982 Hamburg 28 (0) 1983 New York Cosmos 27 (2)
National team 1965 West Germany B 2 (0) 1965–1977 West Germany 103 (14)
Teams managed 1984–1990 West Germany 1990–1991 Marseille 1994 Bayern Munich 1996 Bayern Munich
INDIVIDUAL ACHEIVEMENTS
Date of birth 11 September 1945 (1945-09-11)
Place of birth Munich, Germany
Playing position Sweeper
Youth career 1959–1964 Bayern Munich
Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls)† 1964–1977 Bayern Munich 427 (60) 1977–1980 New York Cosmos 105 (19) 1980–1982 Hamburg 28 (0) 1983 New York Cosmos 27 (2)
National team 1965 West Germany B 2 (0) 1965–1977 West Germany 103 (14)
Teams managed 1984–1990 West Germany 1990–1991 Marseille 1994 Bayern Munich 1996 Bayern Munich
INDIVIDUAL ACHEIVEMENTS
- Ballon d'Or
- Winner: 1972, 1976
- Runner-up: 1974, 1975
- FIFA World Cup Young Player of the Tournament:
- 1966
- FIFA World Cup Golden Ball-
- Runner-up: 1974
- FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament:
- 1966, 1970, 1974
- European Football Championships Team of the Tournament:
- 1972, 1976
- German Footballer of the Year:
- 1966, 1968, 1974, 1976
- World Soccer Magazine of the Year
- Winner: 1972, 1976
- Runner-up: 1974, 1975
