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Franz Beckenbauer: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born September 11, 1945 • Munich • Germany
Died January 7, 2024 (aged 78) • Salzburg • Austria
Awards And Honors FIFA World Cup (1990) • FIFA World Cup (1974) • Ballon d’Or (1972)

Photos

German football (soccer) player Franz Beckenbauer is one of only three people to win the World Cup as a player and as a coach (1974 and 1990, respectively)
Franz Beckenbauer, wearing a tracksuit, receives the Footballer of the Year 1976 trophy from Bayern President Wilhelm Neudecker, who is in a coat and checked hat, with photographers in the background.
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Johan Cruyff of the New York Cosmos in mid-action on the soccer field, about to kick the ball as a goalkeeper dives in front of him.
Johan Cruyff
Dutch football (soccer) player and coach
Pelé
Pelé
Brazilian football (soccer) player
FIFA president Gianni Infantino stands with United 2026 bid officials, all in suits, holding a framed certificate after announcing Canada, Mexico, and the US as 2026 World Cup hosts.
Gianni Infantino
Swiss football (soccer) administrator
Sepp Blatter, president of FIFA, stands at a podium gesturing with one hand while speaking, with international flags and a soccer ball visible in the background.
Sepp Blatter
Swiss sports executive
Bobby Charlton kneels on a grass soccer field wearing a red jersey and white shorts, holding a vintage brown football with both hands.
Bobby Charlton
British football (soccer) player and manager
Lionel Messi, wearing Argentina number 10 jersey, looks upward with his hands raised in prayer as he celebrates scoring his team second goal during a FIFA World Cup 2026 group-stage match against Algeria at Kansas City Stadium in Missouri.
Lionel Messi
Argentine-born football (soccer) player
Ronaldinho
Ronaldinho
Brazilian football (soccer) player
Il Fenomeno
Ronaldo Nazário
Brazilian football (soccer) player
Aitana Bonmati and Rodri, both in formal attire, hold their Ballon d'Or trophies on stage, with Rodri kissing his award and Bonmati smiling at the camera.
Rodri
Spanish football (soccer) player
Kaka, wearing an AC Milan jersey with red and black stripes, stands on the field before a football also called soccer match, with blurred spectators in the background.
Kaká
Brazilian football (soccer) player
Frances Ousmane Dembele (11) runs after the ball during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group D match against Australia at Al Janoub Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on November 22, 2022.
Ousmane Dembélé
French football (soccer) player
Zinedine Zidane of France dribbles the ball while being closely pursued by Andrea Pirlo of Italy during the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final in Berlin.
Zinedine Zidane
French football (soccer) player
Carli Lloyd of the United States, wearing jersey number 10, kicks a penalty shot during the FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 semifinal against Germany, with a referee and players in the background.
Carli Lloyd
American football (soccer) player
Fabio Cannavaro, wearing a blue Italy jersey, smiles while holding the World Cup trophy following Italy penalty shootout victory over France in the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final in Berlin, Germany.
Fabio Cannavaro
Italian football (soccer) player
Miroslav Klose lifts the World Cup trophy surrounded by jubilant German teammates, including Bastian Schweinsteiger and Benedikt Howedes, after winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Miroslav Klose
German football (soccer) player
German footballer Juergen Klinsmann, wearing jersey number 18, prepares to kick the ball during a match, with the field and blurred spectators in the background.
Jürgen Klinsmann
German football (soccer) player and coach
German footballer Birgit Prinz
Birgit Prinz
German football (soccer) player
Manuel Neuer
Manuel Neuer
German football (soccer) player
Lothar Matthaus, wearing a dark jacket and blue shirt, speaks into a UEFA Nations League RTL microphone at a soccer match in Amsterdam.
Lothar Matthäus
German football (soccer) player
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Tommy Burns
Scottish association football player and manager

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