“The entire world of football and beyond is mourning the loss of our friend Franz. FC Bayern should host a memorial service in the stadium to thank and remember him, which would never have existed without him!” said the ex-Bayern boss to “Bild “. “I am deeply shocked. Franz Beckenbauer has rewrote the history of German football and had a lasting impact,” said the supervisory board of the German record champions in a statement from the club. “He was my captain at FC Bayern, my coach at the national team, our president at Bayern and in all of these roles he was not only successful but unique.” The 68-year-old Rummenigge continued: “German football is losing the greatest personality in its history.”
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Bayern honorary president Uli Hoeneß said: “Franz Beckenbauer is the greatest personality that FC Bayern has ever had. As a player, coach, president, person: unforgettable. Nobody will ever reach him.” According to information from “Bild”, Rummenigge spoke to Hoeneß (72) on the phone about the topic on Monday. Bavaria wants to examine the feasibility of the proposal. The funeral service would then take place in the 75,024-seat Allianz Arena. Beckenbauer died on Sunday at the age of 78.
Beckenbauer’s former teammate Berti Vogts (77) has another suggestion: The former national coach can imagine renaming the DFB Cup in honor of Beckenbauer: “It is important that his name is not forgotten by the following generations of footballers. Maybe it should “We at the DFB are thinking about naming the DFB Cup after Franz Beckenbauer, for example,” Vogts told the “Rheinische Post”.
Jürgen Klinsmann said goodbye to Beckenbauer with emotional words. “Dear Franz, we are forever infinitely grateful to you for everything you have done for us and football,” wrote the former national coach on the short message service X (formerly Twitter). “As a player, as a team boss, as a president, as a great role model with your unique charm, your lightness and joy of life. WE MISS YOU!” Beckenbauer died on Sunday at the age of 78.
In 1990, under team boss Beckenbauer, Klinsmann was part of the German national team that won the World Cup title in the final in Rome. The striker also won the UEFA Cup in 1996 with FC Bayern and interim coach Beckenbauer.
