Published January 08,2024
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German soccer icon Franz Beckenbauer, who gained the World Cup as a captain and as a coach, has died at age 78, his household informed dpa on Monday.
Known as Der Kaiser (The Emperor), Beckenbauer redefined the sweeper place within the Sixties and Seventies along with his elegant fashion and management.
Apart from his nationwide staff success, he earned numerous honours along with his long-time membership Bayern Munich, together with three straight European Cups and the Intercontinental Cup.
“It is with deep sadness that we inform you that my husband and our father Franz Beckenbauer passed away peacefully yesterday, Sunday, surrounded by his family,” the household introduced. “We ask that you mourn in silence and refrain from asking any questions.”
Beckenbauer performed alongside Brazil legend Pele at New York Cosmos, spent two years again in West Germany at SV Hamburg earlier than ending his glittering enjoying profession after one other brief stint at Cosmos in 1983.
A yr later he turned nationwide staff coach, and, after shedding the 1986 World Cup closing to Diego Maradona’s Argentina, lifted the World Cup in 1990 with victory towards the South Americans.
Beckenbauer was Bayern coach briefly within the Nineteen Nineties, membership president 1994-2009, and chief organizer of the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
However, doubtful funds in reference to the event, which have by no means been absolutely cleared up, tainted his picture in his later years similar to controversial remarks on the scenario of migrant employees in 2022 World Cup host nation Qatar.
He disappeared an increasing number of from the general public eye, additionally as a result of diseases.
A slap within the face determined his and Bayern’s destiny – the Munich-born Beckenbauer had initially deliberate to hitch metropolis rivals 1860 Munich at a younger age.
But after being hit by 1860 participant Gerhard König throughout a match when he was 13, he joined Bayern as a substitute in 1959 and made his first-team debut aged 18 in 1964, Bayern’s closing yr to this point within the second division.
Ten years later, in 1974, he helped Bayern win a fourth Bundesliga title with him within the staff, a primary European Cup title towards Atletico Madrid, and captained West Germany to World Cup glory towards the Netherlands in his Munich residence stadium. They had additionally gained the Euros two years earlier.
He was a part of Bayern’s first golden era with striker Gerd Müller, winger Uli Hoeneß, defender Paul Breitner and goalkeeper Sepp Maier.
Beckenbauer gained 103 caps, scoring 14 targets, between 1965 and 1977, and within the Bundesliga had 424 appearances with 44 targets.
He was as current off the pitch as on it, starring in soup commercials within the early Seventies and different adverts in his later days – plus having a column within the Bild tabloid for a few years.
The as soon as passionate golfer was married thrice and had 5 kids. One of them, Stephan, was additionally an expert footballer who died in 2015.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
