Franz Anton Beckenbauer (German pronunciation: [f?ant?s ?b?k?n?ba???]; born 11 September 1945) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed Der Kaiser ("The Emperor") because of his elegant style; his leadership; his first name "Franz" (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors), and his dominance on the football pitch. He is generally regarded as the greatest German footballer of all time and one of the greatest and most decorated footballers in the history of the game. Beckenbauer was a versatile player, who started out as a midfielder, but made his name as a defender. He is often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper or libero.Twice selected European Footballer of the Year, Beckenbauer appeared 103 times for West Germany and played in three FIFA World Cups. He is one of only two men, along with Brazil's Mário Zagallo, to have won the World Cup both as a player and as a coach. He is the only one to win it as captain and coach: 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 the 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, 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 only player to win three European Cups as captain of his club. He became coach 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.Today, Beckenbauer remains an influential figure in both German and international football. He led Germany's successful bid to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup and chaired the organizing committee. He currently works as a pundit for Sky Germany and is a columnist for the tabloid Bild.
Ballon d'Or, Laureus World Sports Award for Lifetime Achievement, Bambi - Millennium Award, Bambi - Honorary Prize of the Jury
Nominations
Milliyet Sports Award for World Athlete of the Year, Deutscher Fernsehpreis - Best Sports Program
Movies
Y Los Dioses Jugaron Fútbol, México 70
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Trademark
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Strong Bavarian accent
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Quote
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[after England's 5-1 defeat of Germany in 2001] If we come up against England, we shall beat them. That defeat will not happen again. It will be back to normal with a German victory.
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[prior to the 2002 World Cup. Both sides were eliminated in the first round] Only two nations can win the World Cup. It will be either France or Argentina, they are the best.
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Bobby (Bobby Moore) was my football idol. I looked up to him. I was so proud to have played against him.
28 appearances for Hamburger SV in Bundesliga (1980-1982).
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424 appearances in West German Bundesliga for FC Bayern Munich (1965-1977) and Hamburger SV (1980-1982), scored 44 goals.
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396 appearances for FC Bayern Munich in Bundesliga (1965-1977), scored 44 goals.
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Head of the organisation comittee for FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany.
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Has five children: Thomas (was born before his first marriage), Stefan, Michael (with Brigitte Beckenbauer), Noel and Francessca (with his present longtime companion Heidi Burmester).
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Played alongside Pele for one season on the Cosmos (1977).
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Played for the New York Cosmos (1977-1980, 1983) football club.
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He scored four goals at the 1966 World Cup.
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103 appearances for the West German National Team (1965-1977), scored 14 goals.
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Played for West Germany in the FIFA World Cups of 1966, 1970 and 1974.
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In the 1966 World Cup final his role was to mark England's Bobby Charlton.
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He coached West Germany to the final of the 1986 World Cup, but they were beaten by Argentina 3-2. In the 1990 World Cup final, the West Germans beat the Argentinians 1-0 and Beckenbauer became the first person to captain and coach World Cup winning teams. It was his last tournament as West German coach.
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He was West Germany's captain at the 1974 World Cup. They beat the Dutch in the final 2-1.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Olympia - Olympia
1971
TV Movie
Die Spaßvögel
1967
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Themba
2010
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Numero Uno
1982
TV Series documentary
Himself
Aranycsapat
1982
Documentary
Himself
WWF Club
1980
TV Series
Himself (Guest)
Little Italy
1978
Himself (Soccer player Shirt No. 6) (uncredited)
New York, New York
1977
TV Series
Himself
Futebol Total
1974
Documentary
Himself
X FIFA World Cup 1974
1974
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself - West Germany
Libero
1973
Himself
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
1972
TV Series
Himself
IX FIFA World Cup 1970
1970
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Glücksspirale
1970
TV Series
Himself
Stars in der Manege
1966
TV Series documentary
Der Torwart
Documentary announced
Himself
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
2016
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Fußball - Ein Leben: Franz Beckenbauer
2015
Documentary
Himself
Heinz Flohe - Der mit dem Ball tanzte
2015
Documentary
Himself
Die Mannschaft
2014
Documentary
Himself
SEER Live!: Jubiläums Open Air in Grundlsee
2014
TV Movie
Himself
Hansi Hinterseer Jubiläum - Heut' ist Dein Tag!
2014
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Das aktuelle Sportstudio
1986-2013
TV Series documentary
Himself / Himself - Expert / Himself - Interview
Einfach Kathi - Resch & Lieblich
2013
TV Series
Himself
Gottschalk Live
2012
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The Mind of a Leader I Based on Niccolò Machiavelli's 'The Prince'
2011
TV Series documentary 2011
The Mind of a Leader II Based on Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War'
2011
TV Series documentary
Football's Greatest
2010
TV Series
Himself
Star Wars: Adidas Originals - Cantina 2010
2010
TV Movie
Himself
Beckmann
1999-2010
TV Series
Himself
Mein Deutschland
2009
TV Series documentary
Himself
Ein Abend für...
2009
TV Series documentary
Himself
Puskás Hungary
2009
Documentary
Himself
Der Sonntags-Stammtisch
2008
TV Series
Himself
Das Wunder von Wien
2008
TV Movie
Himself
Wiener Opernball
2008
TV Series
Himself
Ein Leben wie im Flug
2007
TV Movie
Himself
Menschen
2005-2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
Bambi Verleihung 2006
2006
TV Movie
Himself - Presenter
Berlin Mitte
2006
TV Series
Himself
Wetten, dass..?
1982-2006
TV Series
Himself
2006 FIFA World Cup
2006
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Unsere Besten
2003-2006
TV Series
Himself - Guest / Himself
The Art of Football from A to Z
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
2006
Documentary
Himself
FIFA World Cup 2006: Final Draw
2005
TV Movie
Himself
Bambi Verleihung 2005
2005
TV Movie
Himself
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
2005
TV Series
Himself
Der Kaiser wird 60 - Die Franz-Beckenbauer-Gala
2005
TV Movie
Himself
Audienz beim Kaiser
2005
TV Movie documentary
Doppelpass
2004-2005
TV Series
Himself
Sportschau
2005
TV Series
Himself
Franz & Franz - Kaiser und Kandidat
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Becker 1:1
2004
TV Series
Himself
That Game: England v Germany 1990
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Anke Late Night
2004
TV Series
Himself
Pelé Eterno
2004
Documentary
Himself
Die Wunderrepublik - Die Helden von Bern und die 50er Jahre
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
20 Jahre RTL
2004
TV Movie
Himself (part 1)
Ein Herz für Kinder
2003
TV Series
Himself
ESPN SportsCentury
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
Lachen tut gut - Comedy für Unicef
2003
TV Series
Himself
Shouto na Slavi
2001
TV Series
Himself
Die große Show der Sieger
2000
TV Series
Himself
Die goldene Kamera 1999
1999
TV Movie
Himself
Eusébio: Um jogador de todos os tempos
1992
Documentary
Himself - Interviewed
XIV FIFA World Cup 1990
1990
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Coach West Germany
Klassentreffen
1988
TV Series
Himself
Finale van het E.K. '88
1988
TV Movie
Himself (unconfirmed)
Summer of '66
1986
TV Series
Himself
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
1985
TV Series
Himself
Hermanias
1984
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Das FIFA-Märchen: Fragen an Schorsch Aigner - der Mann, der Franz Beckenbauer war
2015
TV Short
Himself
Schorsch Aigner - Der Mann, der Franz Beckenbauer war
2015
TV Short
Himself (uncredited)
Wags of '66
2011
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Football Focus
2011
TV Series
Himself
Lenin kam nur bis Lüdenscheid - Meine kleine deutsche Revolution
2008
Documentary
Himself
Ik hou van Holland
2008
TV Series
Himself (segment "WK 74")
Stern TV
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
2006
TV Series
Himself
Die 100 nervigsten...
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
Sendung ohne Namen
2003-2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
Gib mich die Kirsche! - Die 1. deutsche Fußballrolle
2004
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Ja gut, ich sach mal...
2004
Video
Himself
Oranje kampioen! EK '88
2004
Video
Himself - coach of West-Germany
Legenden
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
Kalkofe! Die wunderbare Welt des Sports
2001
TV Series documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Match of the Seventies
1995-1996
TV Series
Himself
Kicking & Screaming
1995
TV Series documentary
Himself
20 Jahre Fußball WM
1990
Video documentary
Himself
De staat van Oranje
1988
Video
Himself
Greatest Goals
1987
Video
Himself - West-Germany Player
Summer of '66
1986
TV Series
Himself
Auf los geht's los
1977
TV Series
Himself
Am laufenden Band
1975
TV Series
Himself
Till Death Us Do Part
1968
Himself - West Germany team member (uncredited)
Goal! The World Cup
1966
Documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2005
Bambi
Bambi Awards
Millenium
1999
Golden Camera
Golden Camera, Germany
Millennium Award
For the athlete of the century.
1995
Bambi
Bambi Awards
Charity
For collecting DM 2,4 million for disabled children.
1982
Audience Camera
Golden Camera, Germany
Male
This year asking for the favorite athlete.
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2005
German Television Award
German Television Awards
Best Sports Program (Beste Sportsendung)
Known for movies
Libero (1973) as Himself
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006) as Himself
Das Wunder von Wien (2008) as Himself
SEER Live!: Jubiläums Open Air in Grundlsee (2014) as Himself