Franz Beckenbauer
Franz Beckenbauer
Franz Anton Beckenbaueris a German former professional footballer and manager. Early in his playing career he was nicknamed Der Kaiserbecause 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...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth11 September 1945
CityMunich, Germany
CountryGermany
I was told to mark what was then the best player - Bobby Charlton. Bobby told me later that (England manager) Alf Ramsey had told him to keep an eye on this young, good-looking German guy.
We just can't have the best goalkeeper off playing golf while we have an international match, ... Next time, he's going swimming.
We can all be very proud. It's a quantum leap forward. We're playing in a true football stadium at last.
We have already come a long way since Euro 2000. But our biggest problem is we don't have enough players of international class.
I can't see a better farewell stage for one of the best European players of all time as the World Cup.
I would pass him the ball and watch him play, it was like Mozart. This year, playing with him was absolutely amazing.
Since Jurgen Klinsmann took over, the team has only played friendly matches, but now, for the first time, they are taking part in a real competition.
The players are doing everything to make the life of referees difficult.
When I see that the best goalkeeper (Kahn) is playing golf when the match is on it makes me crazy,
I kept my speeches short as captain. I focused on the key points of the opposition of the day. As coach, I was never afraid to give long speeches to the players throughout our preparations. It was important they had all the information possible.
The defence has to get used to playing with the goalkeeper. Jurgen is shying away from making a decision.
The defence has to get used to playing with the goalkeeper.
They are full of world-class players and also impressed in the Confederations Cup. But in 2002 I said France and Argentina were my favorites, and both went home after the group stages.
Unquestionably, it was also thanks to the World Cup win in 1974 that I was lucky enough to spend four years as a player in New York from 1977.