German footballer Franz Beckenbauer: biography, personal life, sports career

Franz Beckenbauer - football legend, whose name is on a par with the famous Pele, Cruyff, Maradona, Platini and other stars 60-80th. His confident play gave a rich harvest of trophies. He is world and European champion, won three consecutive European Cup, a multiple winner of the regular championship and the German Cup. Famous as an unsurpassed defender and coach.

Franz Beckenbauer: biography

Born future champion in postwar Munich 11.09.1945, the son of a postman Franz Beckenbauer, mother's name was Anthony. He grew up in a working-class district Giesing, where he started playing football. At 9 years old boy already trained at a local club, "Munich 1906", but soon moved to the youth section of the more famous "Munich 1860".

As they get older Franz talent manifested itself more and more. As a teenager, he was drafted into the youth team in the then West Germany (FRG). Then he made his debut in the starting lineup of the "Bavaria", and a year later the talented young players invited to the national team. Over time, Franz Beckenbauer, whose nickname is more than eloquently - "Kaiser" - has become one of the most exciting players in history.

On the personal front, famous football player, no less. He married three times, from the wives and mistresses were born six children.

Large football

Beckenbauer made his debut in the "Bavaria" June 6, 1964, playing in the "Regional League South" (second division) team against Stuttgarter Kickers. In his first season in the regional league (1964-65) team won a ticket to the newly created Bundesliga.

"Bavaria" soon became the leading club of major league, winning the German Cup in the 1966-1967 season of the year. In the same season they had sensationally won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Franz was the team captain in 1969 and led his club to another victory in the German Cup. During this period, football is changing roles from an experimental midfield position libero - free defender, able to organize and support the attack. With a partner, Gerd Muller, Franz "terrified" at the defensive rivals orders. Subsequently, the style revived football, making it more dynamic and creative. It had adopted many teams in Europe and the world. The pinnacle of a career Beckenbauer became 1972-1976 years. Led by France, "Bavaria" three times in a row won the national championship, simultaneously taking the European Cup. In the international arena German team won the first European title (1972), and then the Champions of the World (1974).

Position

Initially the coaches saw Franz Wing forward. Most often, he attacked the left. But soon functionaries began to trust him more important position - libero (free defense counsel) and support a central defender.

Franz Beckenbauer has never missed an opportunity to start and, very often, to complete the attack. And that he mostly succeeded. The secret to success lay in the fact that the direct connection of the last defender of the attack was unusual at the time. Often, opponents are not going to meet him, expecting that he was going to give the transfer, as was done normally. Thus, the "Kaiser" was in front of a space, let alone know how to use these opportunities.

"Soft Power"

Beckenbauer phenomenon is that this player is turned on while the current classical scheme of the game of football, where each had a well-defined role. It seemed that Franz Beckenbauer is not much effect on the course of events. Of course, always the greatest glory have forwards who score goals. But for every goal the whole team works. If the defense will act insecure, the attacker would have to withdraw to their gates. "Kaiser" did not give a reason for his forwards agitation team, and they can fully focus on other people's doors.

Moreover, the famous footballer has seen great field. Franz could give excellent transfer and could plunge yourself into the attack and decided the match.

merits

Franz Beckenbauer became the first European to win the World Cup as a player (1974), where he was captain of the team, and later head coach (1990). Two more world championship became a prize-winner (1966 - second place; 1970 - third), and the coach got "silver" in 1986. Also, "Kaiser Franz" became:

• European Champion (1972).
• Cup Winners' Cup (1967).
• The winner of the "Golden Ball" as the best football player in 1972 and 1976.

Beckenbauer became the first German to play for their national team over a hundred matches. Total for the home team in Germany, France conducted 103 games and print out the gate rivals 14 times.

Club Activity

In general, "Kaiser" (so he called the crowd) held 659 official matches as a player, scoring 79 goals. For Munich "Bavaria" Franz Beckenbauer (Germany) spent 427 games (a record) and scored about 60 goals. The native of Bavaria, he played from 1964 to 1977.

The next four years footballer showed a master class in the US fields. Beckenbauer talent impressed the American public - he solemnly entered into the Hall of Fame.

In the 1980-1982 season the athlete played for the eternal rival of the "Bavaria" - "Hamburg", which also became the champion in 1982, won the fifth trophy.

The main club achieving

Over 19 years of playing in the "Bavaria", "Space" and "Hamburg" Franz Beckenbauer achieved the following:

• 4 times won with "Bavaria" gold national championship and the German Cup.
• Three times in a row as the captain raised over his head the European Cup (1974-76).
• three times (1977, 1978, 1980) won the US Open for the "New York Cosmos."
• In 1982, he won the Bundesliga in the form of "Hamburg".

Coaching career

In 1984 Beckenbauer informally invited to the post of "shadow" the head of the national team. Franz coaching license had, so de jure, he was the technical manager, but in practice he was the chief strategist. Thanks to his coaching ability, the German team reached the finals of the FIFA World Cup in 1986 and the next World Cup (1990) has already become victorious.

As a coach, he led the Bavarians to the championship (1994) and the conquest of the UEFA Cup (1996) and the French "Marcel" - to the championship in 1991 and the final of the European Champions Cup.

Administrative activity

Moving away from coaching, Beckenbauer did not leave football. He became honorary president of FC "Bayern", held positions in FIFA. Today, France is still an influential figure in the German and international football. As a functionary of the National Federation of Germany has successfully implemented an application to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup and chaired the organizing committee. He currently works as a consultant Media Holding Sky Deutschland AG, and is a columnist for the tabloid Bild.

Franz Beckenbauer: personal life

Being a famous football player, he enjoyed popularity among women. With adolescence Franz pursued scandals associated with the opposite sex. In the first status (1966-1990) Brigitte had two sons. However, in parallel Beckenbauer met more than ten years with the photographer Diana, who gave him a son. During this period, another baby was born on the side. In 1990 it was registered a second marriage with Sybil, which in 2004 ended in divorce. As in sport, energetic, Franz did not stop there: in 2006 he married for the third time. The marriage had two more children.

"Kaiser Franz" and tireless in life and in football. He was successful, and as a player and coach in the office, and as an officer. In an informal ranking of the best players Beckenbauer takes 3rd place, behind only the Brazilian Pele and Dutchman Johan Cruyff.