- Franz Beckenbauer captained West Germany to the World Cup title in 1974
- He is considered one of three males to have received the World Cup as each a participant and supervisor
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German soccer legend Franz Beckenbauer has died on the age of 78.
The World Cup winner died on Sunday, his household have confirmed, as tributes from the world of soccer flooded in.
Beckenbauer’s well being has progressively declined ever since he son Stephan died in 2015.
Since then the enduring former participant and supervisor had battled Parkinson’s illness, dementia, in addition to present process coronary heart operations.
‘It is with deep unhappiness that we announce that husband and father, Franz Beckenbauer, handed away peacefully in his sleep yesterday, Sunday, surrounded by his household,’ a press release learn.
‘We ask that you just have the ability to mourn in silence and chorus from asking any questions.’
Beckenbauer, nicknamed ‘Der Kaiser, is unanimously seen as considered one of soccer’s best ever gamers.
He was a part of the West Germany aspect that misplaced to England within the 1966 World Cup last.
Beckenbauer is in an unique membership as he’s considered one of solely three males, together with France supervisor Didier Deschamps and Brazilian icon Mario Zagallo, who handed away final week, to have received a World Cup as a participant and supervisor.
Beckenbauer was born in 1945 post-war Munich to postal-worker Franz Beckenbauer Sr. and his spouse Antonie.
He joined Bayern Munich in 1964 and would go on to make greater than 400 appearances, establishing himself as their best ever participant.
The ahead would go on to win 4 league titles and three European Cups in Bavaria, earlier than successful the World Cup as a participant in 1974. He would carry the trophy once more as Germany supervisor in 1990.
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