Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Anton Beckenbauer (11 September 1945 - 7 January 2024) was a German former professional footballer and manager. In his playing career he was nicknamed Der Kaiser ("The Emperor") because of his elegant style, dominance and leadership on the field, and also as his first name "Franz" is reminiscent of the Austrian emperors. He is widely regarded to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. A versatile player who started out as a midfielder, Beckenbauer made his name as a central defender. He is often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper (libero). Twice named European Footballer of the Year, Beckenbauer appeared 103 times for West Germany and played in three FIFA World Cups and two European Championships. He is one of three men, along with Brazil's Mário Zagallo and France's Didier Deschamps, to have won the World Cup as a player and as a manager; he lifted the World Cup trophy as captain in 1974, and repeated the feat as a manager in 1990. He was the first captain to lift the World Cup and European Championship at international level and the European Cup at club level. He was named in the World Team of the 20th Century in 1998, the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in 2002, the Ballon d'Or Dream Team in 2020, and in 2004 was listed in the FIFA 100 of the world's greatest living players. At club level with Bayern Munich, Beckenbauer won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1967 and three consecutive European Cups from 1974 to 1976. The latter feat made him the first player to win three European Cups as captain of his club. He became team manager and later president of Bayern Munich. After two spells with the New York Cosmos he was inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame. Beckenbauer led Germany's successful bid to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup and chaired the organizing committee. He worked as a pundit for Sky Germany, and for 34 years as a columnist for the tabloid Bild, both until 2016. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Known For: Acting

Born: München, Germany, 1945-09-11

Died: 2024-01-07

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1966	Goal!	Self	75
2	1973	Libero	Himself	13
3	1983	Die Franz Beckenbauer Story	Franz Beckenbauer	45
4	1989	The Worlds Greatest Goals	Self (archive footage)	0
5	1992	Eusébio: Um jogador de todos os tempos	Self	0
6	2004	EK 'Eighty-Eight - Oranje Kampioen!	Himself	70
7	2004	Gib mich die Kirsche! – Die 1. deutsche Fußballrolle	himself	60
8	2006	The Art of Football from A to Z	Self	48
9	2006	Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos	Self	71
10	2006	Germany: A Summer's Fairytale	Self	68
11	2007	Ein Leben wie im Flug	Self	0
12	2008	Das Wunder von Wien	Self	68
13	2009	Puskás Hungary	himself	80
14	2010	Italia '90	self	0
15	2014	Aktion "Leder" Die Stasi und das deutsche Fußballduel WM'74	Himself	80
16	2014	Wir haben den Pokal		100
17	2014	The Team	Self	66
18	2015	Schwarz, Rot, Gold und Fußballfieber	Self (archive footage)	0
19	2015	Fußball – Ein Leben: Franz Beckenbauer	Self	0
20	2016	World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys	Self	70
21	2018	Die Geschichte der Fußball-WM aus deutscher Sicht		0
22	2019	Servus Uli – A Life for FC Bayern	Self	0
23	2020	Der Ball war mein Freund - Zum 75. Geburtstag von Franz Beckenbauer	Self	0
24	2021	Best Goalkeeper in the World	Himself	0
25	2021	Big-Time Soccer: The Remarkable Rise & Fall of the NASL	Self (archive footage)	0
26	2024	Beckenbauer	Self (archive footage)	72

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	Bambi-Verleihung	Self	90
2	1955	What Am I?	Self	65
3	1959	Stars in the Ring	Self	53
4	1961	Sportschau	Self	70
5	1963	Der Sport-Spiegel	self	60
6	1963	Das aktuelle Sportstudio	self	0
7	1969	Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten	Self	0
8	1974	Am laufenden Band	Self - Guest	65
9	1976	Music & Guests	Self	0
10	1979	NDR Talk Show	Self	65
11	1979	Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren	Self	0
12	1980	Verstehen Sie Spaß?	Self	38
13	1980	Heut' abend	Self	0
14	1981	Wetten, dass..?	Self	53
15	1982	Wortwechsel	Self	0
16	1982	Menschen	Self	40
17	1982	Na sowas!	Self	10
18	1984	Goldene Kamera Verleihung	Self	35
19	1987	Klassentreffen	Self	0
20	1997	Leute heute	Self	48
21	1998	The Johannes B. Kerner Show	Self	40
22	1998	Ein Herz für Kinder	Self	100
23	1999	Beckmann	Self	20
24	1999	maybrit illner	Self	80
25	1999	Lachen tut gut - Comedy für Unicef	Self	0
26	2000	Blickpunkt Sport	self	0
27	2000	Menschen der Woche	Self	60
28	2002	Die Jahrzehnte Show	Self	0
29	2003	Our Best	Self	0
30	2004	Doppelpass	Self	0
31	2006	Semperopernball	Self	0
32	2006	Die WM-Show mit Jörg Pilawa	Self	0
33	2007	Der Sonntags-Stammtisch	Self	0
34	2012	Gottschalk Live	Self - Guest	0
35	2012	Einfach Kathi - Resch & Lieblich	Self	0
36	2013	Ligafieber	Self	0
37	2015	Sportclub Story	Self	0
38	2016	Gold Stars : FIFA l'anthologie		70
39	2021	FC Bayern - Behind the Legend	Self - Honorary President	79
40	2025	FC Hollywood - Der FC Bayern und die verrückten 90er	Self (archive footage)	85

Franz Beckenbauer

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