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Beckenbauer appeared in his first World Cup in 1966, playing every match. In his first World Cup match, against Switzerland, he scored twice in a 5–0 win. [27] West Germany won their group, and then beat Uruguay 4–0 in quarter-finals, with Beckenbauer scoring the second goal in the 70th minute. [27]
Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach and became one of Germany’s most beloved personalities with his easygoing charm, has died. Beckenbauer's death was first ...
The German legend, widely regarded as one of football’s greatest players, passed away aged 78
The 1974 FIFA World Cup Final on 7 July, in Munich's Olympiastadion. In 1971, Franz Beckenbauer became captain of the national team, and he led West Germany to victory at the European Championship at Euro 1972, defeating the Soviet Union 3–0 in the final. [42] [43]
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West Germany's Franz Beckenbauer is the second, winning as captain in 1974 and as manager in 1990. France's Didier Deschamps is the third: he led his team to victory in 1998 as captain, and then in 2018 as manager. Germany's Miroslav Klose is the only player to have won four World Cup medals: 2002 (silver), 2006, 2010 (both bronze) and 2014 (gold).
Beckenbauer is one of just three men to have won the World Cup as a player and a manager as well as twice claiming the Ballon d’Or German football legend Franz Beckenbauer dies aged 78 Skip to ...
Three men who lifted the trophy as players went on to also triumph as managers: Brazil's Mário Zagallo in 1970, West Germany's Franz Beckenbauer in 1990 and France's Didier Deschamps in 2018. [ 6 ] The youngest manager to appear in the competition is Juan José Tramutola , who co-managed Argentina at age 27 in 1930, [ 7 ] while the oldest is ...