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Franz Beckenbauer
As a player, the "Kaiser", born on 11.09.1945, has won everything there is to win. From 1965 to 1977, he was a professional at Bayern Munich (396 Bundesliga matches, 44 goals) and is honorary captain of the national team as well as of FC Bayern Munich. Alongside Pelé, Cruyff and Maradonna, one of the world footballers of the 20th century. As coach at Bayern Munich, he won the league championship (1994) and UEFA Cup (1996); as coach of the German national side, he was World Cup runner-up in 1986 and won the World Cup in 1990. From 1994 to 2009, he was President of FC Bayern Munich.
Beckenbauer is also a vice-president of the German Football Association and a member of the FIFA Executive Committee. After chairing the bid committee for the 2006 World Cup, he also acted as head of organisation for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
Successes as a player
- World Champion in 1974
- World Cup runner-up in 1966
- European Champion in 1972
- European Championship runner-up in 1976
- Winner of the World Club Cup in 1976 with Bayern Munich
- Winner of the European Cup in 1974, 1975 and 1976 with Bayern Munich
- Winner of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1967 with Bayern Munich
- Winner of the German FA Cup in 1966, 1967, 1969 and 1971 with Bayern Munich
- German Champion 1969, 1972, 1973 and 1974 with Bayern Munich, 1982 with Hamburg SV
- US Champion in the North American Soccer League in 1977, 1978 and 1980 with Cosmos New York
Successes as team coach
- World Champion 1990 with Germany
- World Cup runner-up in 1986 with Germany
- UEFA Cup winner in 1996 with Bayern Munich
- German Champion in 1994 with Bayern Munich
- German Championship runner-up in 1996 with Bayern Munich
Successes as sports functionary
- During his presidency, FC Bayern Munich expanded its position as the leading football club in Germany and as one of the most renowned football clubs worldwide.
- He headed up the organisation committee of the football World Cup in 2006. It was also due to his strong commitment that this event was staged in Germany.
Awards
- FIFA Badge of Honour
- 1966 Silver Laurel Leaf
- 1967 Silver Laurel Leaf
- 1976 Cross of Merit with Ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1982 Bavarian Order of Merit
- 1982 Golden Ring of Honour of the City of Munich
- 1982 Honorary Captain of the German national football team
- 1986 Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1986 Bambi (German media award)
- 1990 Bambi (German media award)
- 1995 Bambi (German media award)
- 1995 Golden Medal of Honour of the state capital Munich
- 1999 3rd place in the World Footballer of the 20th Century award
- 2000 Bambi (German media award)
- 2004 Century Order of Merit of the world football association FIFA
- 2004 Honorary Doctorate from the National Sports Academy Sofia
- 2005 Big Brother Award, representing the World Cup organisation committee of the German Football Association for the admission tickets to the football World Cup 2006
- 2005 Bambi (German media award) in the category "Millennium Bambi"
- 2005 Personal Award of the Bavarian State President of the Bavarian Sports Award
- 2006 Order of Merit with Ribbon (highest award) of the South American Football Association Conmebol.
- 2006 Award with the Golden Sports Pyramid" of the German Sports Promotion Association for his life's work
- 2006 Grand Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2006 Walther Bensemann special award at the German Football Culture Awards
- 2007 Award "Genius of World Football" from the IFFHS
- 2007 Laureus World Sports Awards prize for his life's work
- 2008 Inclusion in the Hall of Fame of German Sport
- 2009 Order of Merit of the of the state of North-Rhine Westphalia
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