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Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Beckenbauer
  • Name: Franz Beckenbauer
  • Birthday: 1945-09-11
  • Also known as: Kaiser Franz,Der Kaiser,Franz Anton Beckenbauer
  • Place of birth: München, Germany
  • Popularity: 3.206
Biography: Franz Anton Beckenbauer (11 September 1945 - 7 January 2024) was a German former professional footballer and manager. In his playing career he was nicknamed Der Kaiser ("The Emperor") because of his elegant style, dominance and leadership on the field, and also as his first name "Franz" is reminiscent of the Austrian emperors. He is widely regarded to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. A versatile player who started out as a midfielder, Beckenbauer made his name as a central defender. He is often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper (libero). Twice named European Footballer of the Year, Beckenbauer appeared 103 times for West Germany and... Read More

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Title Release date
Abschied vom Kaiser - Trauerfeier für Franz Beckenbauer   as  Self 2024-01-19
Beckenbauer   as  Self (archive footage) 2024-01-02
Big-Time Soccer: The Remarkable Rise & Fall of the NASL   as  Self (archive footage) 2021-10-13
Best Goalkeeper in the World   as  Himself 2021-01-01
Der Ball war mein Freund - Zum 75. Geburtstag von Franz Beckenbauer   as  Self 2020-09-07
Servus Uli – A Life for FC Bayern   as  Self 2019-11-13
Die Geschichte der Fußball-WM aus deutscher Sicht 2018-06-08
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys   as  Self 2016-05-22
Fußball – Ein Leben: Franz Beckenbauer   as  Self 2015-09-11
Schwarz, Rot, Gold und Fußballfieber   as  Self (archive footage) 2015-07-19
The Team   as  Self 2014-11-13
Wir haben den Pokal 2014-06-24
Aktion "Leder" Die Stasi und das deutsche Fußballduel WM'74   as  Himself 2014-06-10
Italia '90   as  self 2010-06-06
Puskás Hungary   as  himself 2009-03-12
Das Wunder von Wien   as  Self 2008-06-05
Ein Leben wie im Flug   as  Self 2007-03-15
Germany: A Summer's Fairytale   as  Self 2006-10-03
The Art of Football from A to Z   as  Self 2006-05-25
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos   as  Self 2006-05-19
Gib mich die Kirsche! – Die 1. deutsche Fußballrolle   as  himself 2004-09-28
EK 'Eighty-Eight - Oranje Kampioen!   as  Himself 2004-03-13
Eusébio: Um jogador de todos os tempos   as  Self 1992-02-17
The Worlds Greatest Goals   as  Self (archive footage) 1989-03-06
Die Franz Beckenbauer Story   as  Franz Beckenbauer 1983-07-01
Libero   as  Himself 1973-06-06
Goal!   as  Self 1966-10-31