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    Franz Anton Beckenbauer (German pronunciation: [fʁants ˈʔantoːn ˈbɛkn̩ˌbaʊɐ] ; 11 September 1945 – 7 January 2024) was a German professional football...
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  • The Franz Beckenbauer Cup was an annual friendly association football match named in honour of Franz Beckenbauer. It was organised by Bayern Munich before...
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  • and going on to work with the club as a scout and youth coach. Beckenbauer's father, Franz, was also a footballer. He represented Bayern and the West German...
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    of greatest success in the mid-1970s when, under the captaincy of Franz Beckenbauer, they won the European Cup three consecutive times (1974–1976). Overall...
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    Cruyff and Marco van Basten each won the award three times, while Franz Beckenbauer, Ronaldo, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Kevin Keegan and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge...
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    from UEFA member countries, was awarded to the West German defender Franz Beckenbauer on 28 December 1976. There were 26 voters, from Austria, Belgium,...
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  • club has six honorary presidents, Franz John, Siegfried Herrmann, Kurt Landauer, Wilhelm Neudecker, Franz Beckenbauer, and Uli Hoeneß, the only living...
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    was now the previous generation 3000GT, branded as "Beckenbauer Edition." Honoring Franz Beckenbauer. All were painted Lamborghini yellow and were equipped...
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  • beating the hosts 4–2. On 5 August, Bayern hosted Internazionale in the Franz Beckenbauer Cup for the final test before the regular season, losing 1–0. On 8...
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  • include: Franz Beckenbauer (1945–2024), German footballer Stephan Beckenbauer (1968–2015), German footballer, son of Franz Beckenbauer Franz Beckenbauer Cup...
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    Germany's second FIFA World Cup. Five German players (Sepp Maier, Franz Beckenbauer, Wolfgang Overath, Jürgen Grabowski and Horst-Dieter Höttges) became...
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  • German-born Canadian Conservative rabbi and author. 7 January – Franz Beckenbauer, 78, footballer (Bayern Munich, national team). 11 January – Sigi...
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    prior to 1942 the role was titled Reichstrainer ('Reich Coach'). Franz Beckenbauer and Rudi Völler could not be titled Bundestrainer, due to a lack of...
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    16 goals, while Gerd Müller is third with 14. Former team captain Franz Beckenbauer is one of only three men to win the World Cup as a player and as a...
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    26 appearances. Brazil's Djalma Santos (1954–1962), West Germany's Franz Beckenbauer (1966–1974), and Germany's Philipp Lahm (2006–2014) are the only players...
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    from UEFA member countries, was awarded to the West German defender Franz Beckenbauer on 26 December 1972. There were 25 voters, from Austria, Belgium,...
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    they do not succeed in Munich. Former German captain and head coach Franz Beckenbauer on Reus and Götze partnership, December 2012 Götze provided an assist...
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  • Müller finished as the tournament's top scorer with 10 goals. In 1971, Franz Beckenbauer became captain of the national team, and he led West Germany to victory...
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    final with Valencia in 2001, before retiring later that season. After Franz Beckenbauer and followed by Iker Casillas, he was only the second captain in the...
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    runners-up once; both Helmut Schön (winner in 1974, runner-up in 1966) and Franz Beckenbauer (winner in 1990, runner-up in 1986) for West Germany, Carlos Bilardo...
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    Heesters (10), Sophia Loren (9), Maria Schell (8). Rock Hudson (6), Franz Beckenbauer, Pierre Brice (5), and Céline Dion (3). The Bambi originated in 1942...
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  • Mönchengladbach), Herbert Zimmermann (Bayern Munich and 1. FC Köln), Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern Munich and Hamburger SV), Holger Willmer (1. FC Köln and Bayern...
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    worth around €100 million, Johan [Cruyff] would go in the billions! —Franz Beckenbauer, in an interview with Bild.de (September 2014) about Cruyff's transfer...
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    Franz Beckenbauer...
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    rough match was decided by a penalty kick taken by Andreas Brehme. Franz Beckenbauer achieved the feat to lose and then win a World Cup final each as player...
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  • Pelé, Italian striker Giorgio Chinaglia, the West German sweeper Franz Beckenbauer, and famous late Brazilian rightback Carlos Alberto Torres. The acquisition...
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    Zidane and Kylian Mbappé. He was known for his partnerships with Franz Beckenbauer, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck and Berti Vogts in defence for the national...
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  • players led by Franz John, the club had its period of greatest success in the middle of the 1970s when, under the captaincy of Franz Beckenbauer, they won...
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    teams, won 107,539 votes, 1974 World Cup Champion with West Germany Franz Beckenbauer received 81,442 and Zinedine Zidane who scored twice for France in...
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  • the second half, Bayern were more confident. In the 57th minute, Franz Beckenbauer passed to Gerd Müller, who was tackled by Osvaldo Piazza and the referee...
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