Der Kaiser: a look back at the career of Franz Beckenbauer – video obituary

Der Kaiser: a look back at the career of Franz Beckenbauer – video obituary

08-Jan-2024 21:41:14 | The Guardian

German football icon Franz Beckenbauer has died aged 78. Beckenbauer is remembered as one of the greatest footballers to have played the game and one of only three men to have won the World Cup as a player and manager, captaining West Germany to World Cup glory in 1974 and then winning again as manager in 1990. Beckenbauer earned 103 caps for West Germany and captained Bayern Munich to their first four domestic titles. He became widely known as Der Kaiser as he established his reputation as a commanding defender

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