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Franz Beckenbauer

Full name: Franz Anton Beckenbauer
Date of birth: 11 September 1945 (age 65)
Place of birth: Munich, Germany
Height: 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1/2 in)
Playing position: Sweeper

Biography

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Franz Beckenbauer, nicknamed "Der Kaiser" was a German football player. He won the European Cup with Bayern Munich three times in a row from 1974 to 1977. As a captain he helped West Germany win the World Cup in 1974. In the final he had to mark Johan Cruyff and did this so well that Cruyff was never able to play like he had done before at that tournament. West Germany won the final with 2-1. Beckenbauer introduced a new style of play as an attacking sweeper. He would often make a rush from his own penalty area to the penalty area of the opponent by dribbling and making short combinations with his teammates. He did this so well that he scored 60 goals for Bayern Munich as a defender.

Career

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Club Record
Years	Team	Apps	Goals
1964–1977	Bayern Munich	427	60
1977-1980	New York Cosmos	105	19
1980-1982	Hamburger SV	28	0
1983	New York Cosmos	27	2
Total		587	81

National Team
Years	Team	Apps	Goals
1965–1977	West Germany	103	14

Honours

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Team Honours
Team	Trophy	Years
West Germany	World Championship	1974
West Germany	European Championship	1972
Bayern Munich	European Cup	1974,1975,1976
Bayern Munich	European Cup Winners Cup	1967
Bayern Munich	German Championship	1969, 1972, 1973, 1974
Bayern Munich	German Cup	1966, 1967, 1969, 1971
New York Cosmos	American Championship	1977, 1978, 1980
Hamburger SV	German Championship	1982

Individual Honours
Trophy	Years
Ballon d'Or	1972,1976
German Footballer of the Year	1966, 1968, 1974, 1976