Germany mourns the Kaiser.
Franz Beckenbauer (†78) is not only the shining light of German football, but also one of the greatest players of all time.
But many football fans, especially younger ones, have never seen Beckenbauer play and have no idea how good he really was.
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Source: BILD January 9, 2024
During his active career, Beckenbauer was an absolute superstar and was compared to legends such as Brazil icon Pelé (†82) and Holland’s Johan Cruyff (†68). Except for them, no one came close to his status.
For comparison: The emperor dominated an entire era, as did the mega stars Lionel Messi (36) and Cristiano Ronaldo (38) in the last decade.
Franz Beckenbauer would be worth as much as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo today
After his time at FC Bayern, Beckenbauer moved to Cosmos New York in the USA in 1977 for a then record transfer fee of $2 million, where he played alongside Pelé. It’s hard to imagine how high the transfer fee would be for him given today’s transfer market conditions.
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Similar to Messi (8x World Player of the Year), Beckenbauer has won almost everything there was to win as a player.
World champion, European champion, five times German champion with Bayern and Hamburger SV, Beckenbauer won the European Cup, the forerunner of the Champions League, three times in a row with FC Bayern, as well as the European Cup Winners’ Cup once.
Only victory in the UEFA Cup was denied him. In 1982 he failed with HSV in the final against IFK Göteborg. He got him as interim coach of FC Bayern in 1996.
With his elegant and light-footed style of play, he revolutionized the game as a libero, invented the then still unknown one-two passes and regularly impressed with his fine outer instep.
And: With the summer fairy tale of 2006, part of the Beckenbauer legacy will definitely remain unforgotten even for the younger ones…
2024-01-09 21:59:59
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