German football player and coach Franz Beckenbauer has died – Kommersant
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German footballer and coach Franz Beckenbauer has died at the age of 78. As a player, he became world champion in 1974 and European champion in 1972. From 1984 to 1990, he led the German national team, with which he won the 1990 World Cup.
Mr. Beckenbauer died on Sunday, January 7th. German media did not specify the cause of death.
As a footballer, he played for Bayern Munich, Hamburg and New York Cosmos. As part of Bayern, Franz Beckenbauer won the German championship four times and won the European Cup three times (the modern name is the Champions League). In 1972 and 1976, the football player became the owner of the Golden Ball. Franz Beckenbauer played 103 matches for the German national team, scoring 14 goals.
As a coach, he led the German national team, which under his leadership won the World Cup in 1990. He was also the coach of Bayern Munich and Olympique Marseille.
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