Franz Beckenbauer
Personal information
Full name	Franz Anton Beckenbauer
Date of birth	September 11, 1945 (1945-09-11) (age 62)
Place of birth	Munich, Germany
Playing position	Sweeper
Youth clubs
1959-1964	FC Bayern Munich
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1964-1977 1977-1980 1980-1982 1983	FC Bayern Munich New York Cosmos Hamburger SV New York Cosmos	427 (60) 105 (19) 028 0(0) 027 0(2)
National team
1965-1977	West Germany	103 (14)
Teams managed
1984-1990 1990-1991 1994 1996	West Germany Olympique Marseille Bayern Munich Bayern Munich
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Franz Anton Beckenbauer (born September 11, 1945) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed der Kaiser ("the emperor") because of his elegant style, his leadership qualities, his first name "Franz" (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors called Francis in English), and his dominance on the football pitch. He is generally regarded as the greatest German footballer of all time and also as one of the greatest footballers in the history of the game. is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Soccer redirects here. ... The title of Emperor of Austria was proclaimed in 1804 by the Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor, Francis II, who feared for the future of the old Reich in the face of Napoleons aggressions, and wished to maintain his imperial title in the event that the Holy Roman Empire should...

He was a versatile player, who started out as midfielder but adapted to different roles on the pitch. Despite being a defensive player he possessed world class technique and vision. He is often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper or libero (SW).^[1] All the positions. ...

Twice selected the European Footballer of the Year, he appeared 103 times for West Germany and played in three World Cups. He lifted the World Cup trophy as captain in 1974, and repeated the feat as a manager in 1990. With the club Bayern Munich, he won three consecutive European Cups from 1974 to 1976, and the Cup Winners' Cup in 1967. Beckenbauer is the only player to captain three European Cup winning sides. He went on to become coach and president of the institution. He is also a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. The Ballon dOr trophy, as awarded to Hristo Stoichkov in 1994. ... FC Bayern Munich (German: FC Bayern München) is a German football club based in Munich, the capital of the state of Bavaria. ... Champions League Logo The UEFA Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between Europes most successful clubs, regarded as the most prestigious club trophy in the sport. ... The National Soccer Hall of Fame is a hall of fame located in Oneonta, New York that honors the best American soccer players, and individuals who have helped build the sport in the United States. ...

In 1999, he was voted second place, behind Johan Cruijff in the European player of the Century election held by the IFFHS and he was voted third, behind Pelé and Johan Cruijff, in IFFHS' World Player of the Century election. Hendrik Johannes Cruijff ( ) - often spelled Cruyff outside the Netherlands; see IJ (digraph)); born April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football manager/coach and former player. ... The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) is an organisation that chronicles the history of football. ... Pele redirects here. ... Hendrik Johannes Cruijff ( ) - often spelled Cruyff outside the Netherlands; see IJ (digraph)); born April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football manager/coach and former player. ...

Today, Beckenbauer remains an influential figure in both German and international football. He led Germany's successful bid to host the 2006 World Cup and chaired the organizing committee. The 2006 FIFA World Cup (officially titled 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, sometimes referred to as the Football World Cup) finals are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006. ...

Early life

Franz Beckenbauer was born in the post-war ruins of Munich, the second son of postal-worker Franz Beckenbauer senior and his wife Antonie. He grew up in the working-class district of Giesing and, despite his father's cynicism about the game, started playing football at the age of eight with the youth team of SC Munich '06 in 1954."^[2] Giesing is a neighborhood in Munich about 3 miles south-east of the city center. ...

Originally a center forward, he idolised 1954 World Cup winner Fritz Walter and supported local side 1860 Munich, then the pre-eminent team in the city, despite their relegation from the top league, the Oberliga Süd, in the 1950s. ("It was always my dream to play for them" he would later confirm.)^[3] That he joined the FC Bayern Munich youth team in 1959, rather than that of his favourites 1860, was the result of a contentious Under-14 youth tournament in nearby Neubiberg. Beckenbauer and his team-mates were aware that their SC Munich '06 club lacked the finance to continue running its youth sides, and had determined to join 1860 as a group upon the tournament's conclusion. However, fortune decreed that SC Munich and 1860 would meet in the final and a series of niggles during the match eventually resulted in a physical confrontation between Beckenbauer and the opposing centre-half. The ill-feeling this engendered had a strong effect upon Beckenbauer and his team-mates, who decided to join FC Bayern's youth side rather than the team they had recently come to blows with.^[4] Qualifying countries The 1954 Football World Cup was held in Switzerland. ... Fritz Walter (October 31, 1920 - June 17, 2002) was one of the most popular German football players. ... TSV 1860 München, also known as Löwen (The Lions), is a German sports club in Munich with over 23,000 members, first created July 15, 1848. ... Neubiberg is a small suburban municipality south-east of Munich, Germany, founded in 1912. ...

In 1963, at the age of 18, Beckenbauer was engulfed in controversy when it was revealed that his then girlfriend was pregnant, and that he had no intention of marrying her. Given the conservative social values of the era, he was originally banned from the West German national youth team by the DFB, and only readmitted after some diplomatic wrangling from the side's coach Dettmar Cramer.^[5] Dettmar Cramer (born April 4, 1925 in Dortmund) was a German football player and coach who led Bayern Munich to the 1975 and 1976 European Cups. ...

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Club career

He made his debut with Bayern in the Regionalliga Süd ("Regional League South") on the left wing against Stuttgarter Kickers on 6th June 1964. In only his first season in the regional league, 1964/65, the team won promotion to the recently formed Bundesliga, the national league. The Fußball-Regionalliga (regional league) is the name of the 3rd division football league in Germany. ... Stuttgarter Kickers is a german football club, located in Stuttgart, Germany. ... The official Bundesliga logo. ...

Bayern soon became a force in the new German league, winning the German Cup in 1966-67 and achieving European success in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1967. Beckenbauer became team captain for the 1968-69 season and led his club to their first league title. He began experimenting with the sweeper ("libero") role around this time, refining the role into a new form and becoming perhaps the greatest exponent of the attacking sweeper game. The German Cup trophy The German Cup (official German name: DFB-Pokal, after Deutscher Fußball Bund Pokal or German Football Association Cup) is an elimination football (soccer) tournament held annually. ... The Cup Winners Cup was a football club competition between the winners of the European domestic cup competitions. ... All the positions. ...

1977 Cosmos Jersey

During Beckenbauer's tenure at Bayern Munich, the club won three league championships in a row from 1972 to 1974 and also an astonishing hat-trick of European Cup wins (1974-76) which earned the club the honour of keeping the trophy permanently. Image File history File links A9_1_b. ... Image File history File links A9_1_b. ... UEFA Champions League, which replaced the European Champions Cup, is a seasonal club football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... The UEFA badge of honour is awarded to European clubs who have won the Champions League either five times in total, or three times in a row. ...

In 1977 Beckenbauer accepted a lucrative contract to play in the North American Soccer League with the New York Cosmos. He played with the Cosmos for four seasons up to 1980, and the team won the Soccer Bowl on three occasions (77, 78, 80). North American Soccer League or (NASL) was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. ... For the South African club, see Jomo Cosmos. ... The Soccer Bowl was the championship game of the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1983. ...

Beckenbauer retired after a two-year spell with Hamburger SV in Germany (1980-82) with the win of the Bundesliga title that year and one final season with the New York Cosmos in 1983. In his career in domestic leagues, he made 587 appearances and scored 81 goals. Hamburger SV is a German football club based in Hamburg. ... The official Bundesliga logo. ...

National team

Beckenbauer won 103 caps and scored 14 goals for West Germany. He was a member of the World Cup squads that finished runners-up in 1966, third place in 1970, and champions in 1974. Beckenbauer's first game for the national team came on September 26, 1965. A cap is an appearance for a select team, such as a school, county or international team in sports. ... is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ...

1966 World Cup

Beckenbauer appeared in his first World Cup in 1966, playing every match. In his first ever World Cup match, against Switzerland, he scored twice in a 5-0 win. West Germany won its group, and then beat Uruguay 4-0 in quarterfinals, with Beckenbauer scoring the second goal at the 70th minute. In the semifinals, the Germans faced the Soviet Union. Helmut Haller opened the score, and then Beckenbauer scored the 2-0, his fourth goal of the tournament. The Soviets scored a late goal but were unable to equalize, and West Germany advanced to the final against hosts England. The English won the match and the Jules Rimet Trophy in extra time, gaining the lead through a controversial goal. The Germans fell short of the title, but Beckenbauer had a notable tournament, finishing tied for third on the list of top scorers—from a non-attacking position. The team returned to a heroes' welcome in Germany. The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ... 1966 was a year of triumph for the host nation, England, which won in a controversial final beating West Germany 4-2. ... Helmut Haller (born July 21, 1939 in Augsburg, Germany) was a footballer who represented proud West Germany at three World Cups. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... The Jules Rimet trophy was the original physical manifestation of the prize for winning the football world cup, a small gold cup representing the hopes and ambitions of every footballing nation on earth. ...

1970 World Cup

West Germany won its first three matches before facing England in second round on a rematch of the 1966 final. The English were ahead 2-0 in the second half, but a spectacular goal by Beckenbauer in the 69th minute helped the Germans recover and equalize before the end of regulation, and win the match in extra time. West Germany advanced to the semi-finals to face Italy, in what would be known as the Game of the Century. Despite getting his clavicle fractured after being fouled, he was not deterred from continuing the match, as his side had already used up their maximum two substitutions. He remarkably stayed on the field carrying his dislocated arm in a sling. The result of this match was 4-3 (after extra time) in favour of the Italians. Germany defeated Uruguay 1-0 for third place. Gerd Müllers header for West Germany in the 110th minute. ...

1974 World Cup

The 1974 World Cup was hosted by West Germany and Beckenbauer led his side to victory, including a hardfought 2-1 win over the hotly favoured Netherlands side featuring Johan Cruyff. Beckenbauer became the first captain to lift the brand new FIFA World Cup Trophy after Brazil had retained the Jules Rimet Trophy in 1970. This also gave West Germany the distinction of being the only national team at the time to hold both the Euro and World Cup titles simultaneously; France also accomplished this feat in 2000. The 1974 Football World Cup was held in West Germany. ... First international Belgium 1 - 4 Netherlands (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905) Biggest win Netherlands 9 - 0 Finland (Solna, Sweden; 4 July 1912) Netherlands 9 - 0 Norway (Rotterdam, Netherlands; 1 November 1972) Biggest defeat England Amateur 12 - 2 Netherlands (Darlington, England; 21 December 1907) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1934... Johan Cruijff Johan Cruijff (born April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football trainer/coach and former star player. ... Replica of the Jules Rimet Trophy (1930–1970) The FIFA World Cup (1974–Present) The World Cup is a gold trophy that is awarded to the winners of the FIFA World Cup. ... The Jules Rimet trophy was the original physical manifestation of the prize for winning the football world cup, a small gold cup representing the hopes and ambitions of every footballing nation on earth. ...

European Championships

Beckenbauer became captain of the national side in 1971. In 1972 West Germany won the European Championship, beating the Soviet Union 3-0 in the final. In 1976, West Germany lost the European Championship in the final. The 1972 European Football Championship (Euro 72) final tournament was held in Belgium. ... The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the mens national football teams governed by the UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the European Nations Cup, changing to the name European Football Championship...

Managerial career

On his return to Germany, Beckenbauer was appointed manager of the West German national team to replace Jupp Derwall. He took the team all the way to the final of the 1986 World Cup, where they lost to Argentina. First international Switzerland 5 - 3 Germany (Basel, Switzerland; 5 April 1908) Biggest win Germany 16 - 0 Russia (Solna, Sweden; July 1, 1912) Biggest defeat England amateur 9 - 0 Germany (Oxford, England; 16 March 1909) World Cup Appearances 16 (First in 1934) Best result - Winners, 1954, 1974, 1990 European Championship Appearances... Josef Jupp Derwall (b. ... The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ...

In 1990, before the German reunification, Beckenbauer managed the last Germany team without East German players in a World Cup, winning the final 1-0, against Argentina, in a rematch of the previous World Cup final. Beckenbauer is one of two men (with Mario Zagallo) to have won the Cup as player and as coach, and he is the only man to have won the title as team captain as well as coach. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article is about the 1990 German reunification. ... First international Switzerland 5 - 3 Germany (Basel, Switzerland; 5 April 1908) Biggest win Germany 16 - 0 Russia (Solna, Sweden; July 1, 1912) Biggest defeat England amateur 9 - 0 Germany (Oxford, England; 16 March 1909) World Cup Appearances 16 (First in 1934) Best result - Winners, 1954, 1974, 1990 European Championship Appearances... The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the mens national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the... Mario Zagallo is a Brazilian football player and coach. ... In team sports, a captain is an honorary title given to the member of the team primarily responsible for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field. ... In sports, a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople. ...

Beckenbauer then moved into club management, and accepted a job with Olympique Marseille in 1990 but left them the following year. Olympique de Marseille (also known as lOM or Marseille) is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football League, based in Marseille. ...

From 28 December 1993 until 30 June 1994, and then from 29 April 1996 until 30 June of the same year, he coached Bayern Munich. His brief spells in charge saw him collect two further honours - the Bundesliga title in 1994 and the UEFA Cup in 1996. is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The official Bundesliga logo. ... The UEFA Cup (also known as European Cup 3, CE3 or C3) is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ...

In 1994 he took on the role of club president at Bayern, and much of the Munich giants' success in the following years has been credited to his astute management. Following the club's decision to change from an association to a limited company, he has been chairman of the advisory board since the beginning of 2002.

In 1998 he became vice-president of the DFB. At the end of the 1990s, Beckenbauer headed the successful bid by Germany to organize the FIFA World Cup 2006. He chaired the organizational committee for the World Cup and was a commentator for the Bild-Zeitung. DFB, or Dem Franchize Boyz, is a hip-hop group. ... The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th staging of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. ... The Bild-Zeitung (often abbreviated Bild, lit. ...

Personal life

Beckenbauer has been married three times and has had five children.^[6][7]

Trivia

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Nickname Der Kaiser

Since 1968, Beckenbauer has been called der Kaiser by fans and the media. The following anecdote is told (even by Beckenbauer himself) to explain the origin: On the occasion of a friendly game of Bayern Munich in Vienna, Beckenbauer posed for a photo session right beside a bust of the former Austrian emperor Franz Joseph I. The media called him Fußball-Kaiser (football-emperor) afterwards, and soon he was called just Kaiser.^{[citation needed]} Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Franz Joseph I (in Slovenian Franc Jožef I, in Hungarian I. Ferenc József, in Croatian Franjo Josip I, in Czech FrantiÅ¡ek Josef I, in English Francis Joseph I) (August 18, 1830 – November 21, 1916) of the Habsburg Dynasty was Emperor of Austria, Apostolic King of Hungary, King...

According to a report ^[8] in the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag this explanation is untrue, though very popular. According to the report, Beckenbauer fouled his opposite number, Reinhard Libuda from Schalke 04, in the cup finale on the June 14, 1969. Disregarding the fans' hooting, Beckenbauer took the ball into the opposite part of the field, where he balanced the ball in front of the upset fans for half a minute. Libuda was commonly called König von Westfalen (king of Westphalia), so the press looked for an even more exalted moniker and invented der Kaiser. Reinhard Stan Libuda (10 October 1943 in Wendlinghausen near Lemgo - 25 August 1996 in Gelsenkirchen) was a German footballer. ... FC Schalke 04 (short S04) is a German football team based in Gelsenkirchen. ... For other places named Westphalia, see Westphalia (disambiguation). ...

Other trivia notes

• Beckenbauer's digital image was reproduced for Adidas's José+10 football advertisement. The ad shows a young-looking Beckenbauer from the 1970s playing with contemporary players like Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Kaká, Jermain Defoe, Oliver Kahn, Michael Ballack, Juan Román Riquelme, Arjen Robben, Lukas Podolski, Raul Gonzalez, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Djibril Cissé. The ad shows Beckenbauer wearing the West German 1974 World Cup jersey which he wore number 5. This is the same jersey he is wearing when he was the first player to hoist the FIFA World Cup Trophy. The ad also digitally reproduces the image of French great Michel Platini.
• He is featured in the game FIFA Street 2 as the player with the highest stats.
• He appears in FIFA 07 in the Classic XI team as the Sweeper. His stats are 94 Overall, making him the best player in the game.
• In the "Pro Evolution Soccer" games, he appears in the Classic Germany team with a false name.
• While playing with the youth team of SC Munich 1906 Beckenbauer was a supporter of the Bayern Munich city rival 1860 Munich and intended to join the club in 1958. But after a game with his youth team a player of 1860 Munich slapped him in his face. Upset about this he changed his plans and instead of joining the "Blues", which had been the more popular team at this time in Munich, Beckenbauer joined the "Reds".

• After appearing in an ad for a big mobile phone company, Beckenbauer specifically requested the number 0176 / 666666 for his mobile phone. However, he soon was flooded with phone calls by men who thought it was a phone sex number (in German, "6" translates to "sechs", very close to the word sex).^[9]

• When he was age 8, he saw the 1954 Switzerland World Cup final match, which Germany won and became world champion, and said to his mother: "I'll be the winner of that final match when I become an adult football player." He really became a champion of 1974 World Cup after 20 years.

• Beckenbauer is mentioned in Monty Python's sketch "The Philosophers' Football Match" as being a surprise addition to the German team. However, instead of actually playing football all the "players" walk in circles thinking, much to the confusion of Beckenbauer.

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Quotations

• "He (Johan Cruijff) was the better player, but I won the World Cup" — Franz Beckenbauer
• On being asked who is the greatest player ever... "Pelé was the best, but after him comes Johan Cruijff. He is the best player Europe ever produced" — Franz Beckenbauer
• "The strong one doesn't win, the one who wins is strong" — Franz Beckenbauer

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Honours

Club

Bayern Munich

• Bundesliga -
  • Winner: 1968-1969, 1971-1972, 1972-1973, 1973-1974
• DFB Cup-
  • Winner: 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971
• European Cup -
  • Winner: 1973-1974, 1974-1975, 1975-1976
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup -
  • Winner: 1967
• Intercontinental Cup - 1976

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Hamburger SV

• Bundesliga -
  • Winner: 1981-1982

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New York Cosmos

• NASL Championship -
  • Winner: 1976-1977, 1977-1978, 1979-1980
• Trans-Atlantic Cup Championships -
  • Winner: 1980, 1983

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International

• FIFA World Cup -
  • Winner: 1974
  • Runner-up: 1966
  • Third-Place: 1970

• European Football Championship -
  • Winner: 1972
  • Runner-up: 1976

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Managerial

• FIFA World Cup -
  • Winner: 1990
  • Runner-up: 1986

• French football division 1 -
  • Winner: 1990
• Bundesliga -
  • Winner: 1993-1994
• UEFA Cup -
  • Winner: 1996

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Individual

• Ballon d'Or
  • Winner: 1972, 1976
  • Runner-up: 1974, 1975

• FIFA World Cup Golden Ball-
  • Runner-up: 1974

• FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament:
  • 1966, 1970, 1974

• European Football Championships Team of the Tournament:
  • 1972, 1976

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Statistics

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See also

• List of UEFA Cup winning managers

References

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External links

• Franz Beckenbauer Foundation (German)
• Facts on Beckenbauer (German)
• Portrait of Franz Beckenbauer (English)
• Unofficial career stats

Preceded by Carlos Bilardo	FIFA World Cup winning managers 1990	Succeeded by Carlos Alberto Parreira
Preceded by Nevio Scala	UEFA Cup Winning Coach 1995-96	Succeeded by Huub Stevens
Preceded by Johan Cruyff	European Footballer of the Year 1972	Succeeded by Johan Cruyff
Preceded by Oleg Blokhin	European Footballer of the Year 1976	Succeeded by Allan Simonsen
Preceded by Chung Mong Joon	2006 FIFA World Cup Chief Organiser 2006	Succeeded by Danny Jordaan
Preceded by Carlos Alberto (Brazil)	FIFA World Cup winning captain 1974	Succeeded by Daniel Passarella (Argentina)
Preceded by none	IFFHS The Universal Genius of World Football 2007	Succeeded by incumbent

v • d • e West Germany squad - 1966 FIFA World Cup Runners-up 1 Tilkowski • 2 Höttges • 3 Schnellinger • 4 Beckenbauer • 5 Schulz • 6 Weber • 7 Brülls • 8 Haller • 9 Seeler • 10 Held • 11 Emmerich • 12 Overath • 13 Hornig • 14 Lutz • 15 Patzke • 16 Lorenz • 17 Paul • 18 Sieloff • 19 Krämer • 20 Grabowski • 21 Bernard • 22 Maier • Coach: Schön

v • d • e West Germany squad - 1970 FIFA World Cup Third Place 1 Maier • 2 Höttges • 3 Schnellinger • 4 Beckenbauer • 5 Schulz • 6 Weber • 7 Vogts • 8 Haller • 9 Seeler • 10 Held • 11 Fichtel • 12 Overath • 13 Müller • 14 Libuda • 15 Patzke • 16 Lorenz • 17 Löhr • 18 Sieloff • 19 Dietrich • 20 Grabowski • 21 Manglitz • 22 Wolter • Coach: Schön

v • d • e West Germany squad - 1974 FIFA World Cup Winners (2nd Title) 1 Maier • 2 Vogts • 3 Breitner • 4 Schwarzenbeck • 5 Beckenbauer • 6 Höttges • 7 Wimmer • 8 Cullmann • 9 Grabowski • 10 Netzer • 11 Heynckes • 12 Overath • 13 Müller • 14 Hoeneß • 15 Flohe • 16 Bonhof • 17 Hölzenbein • 18 Herzog • 19 Kapellmann • 20 Kremers • 21 Nigbur • 22 Kleff • Coach: Schön

v • d • e West Germany squad - UEFA Euro 1976 Runners-up 1 Maier • 2 Vogts • 3 Dietz • 4 Schwarzenbeck • 5 Beckenbauer • 6 Wimmer • 7 Bonhof • 8 Hoeneß • 9 Müller • 10 Beer • 11 Hölzenbein • 12 Worm • 13 Danner • 14 Bongartz • 15 Flohe • 16 Nogly • 17 Kaltz • 18 Kargus • Coach: Schön

v • d • e West Germany squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup Runners-up 1 Schumacher • 2 Briegel • 3 Brehme • 4 Förster • 5 Herget • 6 Eder • 7 Littbarski • 8 Matthäus • 9 Völler • 10 Magath • 11 Rummenigge • 12 Stein • 13 Allgöwer • 14 Berthold • 15 Augenthaler • 16 Thon • 17 Jakobs • 18 Rahn • 19 Allofs • 20 Hoeneß • 21 Rolff • 22 Immel • Coach: Beckenbauer

v • d • e West Germany squad - UEFA Euro 1988 1 Immel • 2 Buchwald • 3 Brehme • 4 Kohler • 5 Herget • 6 Borowka • 7 Littbarski • 8 Matthäus • 9 Völler • 10 Thon • 11 Mill • 12 Illgner • 13 Wuttke • 14 Berthold • 15 Pflügler • 16 Eckstein • 17 Dorfner • 18 Klinsmann • 19 Sauer • 20 Rolff • Coach: Beckenbauer

v • d • e West Germany squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup Winners (3rd Title) 1 Illgner • 2 Reuter • 3 Brehme • 4 Kohler • 5 Augenthaler • 6 Buchwald • 7 Littbarski • 8 Häßler • 9 Völler • 10 Matthäus • 11 Mill • 12 Aumann • 13 Riedle • 14 Berthold • 15 Bein • 16 Steiner • 17 Möller • 18 Klinsmann • 19 Pflügler • 20 Thon • 21 Hermann • 22 Köpke • Coach: Beckenbauer