German soccer legend Franz Beckenbauer has died on the age of 78.
Beckenbauer’s household despatched an announcement to a German information company to substantiate the information.
“It’s with deep disappointment that we announce that my husband and our father, Franz Beckenbauer, handed away peacefully in his sleep yesterday, Sunday, surrounded by his household,” the household mentioned in an announcement.
Nicknamed “Der Kaiser,” Beckenbauer is considered one of many biggest figures in soccer historical past. He’s one in all 9 gamers to win the FIFA World Cup (1974), the European Champions Cup (1972), and the Ballon d’Or (1972, 1976). He’s one in all simply three individuals to have received the World Cup as each a participant and coach, as he led Germany to the World Cup win in 1990 as a supervisor.
Beckenbauer was a star participant for Bayern Munich and later Hamburger SV. He received 5 Bundesliga titles and 4 German cups throughout his profession on the membership degree. He was acknowledged for reinventing the sweeper place.
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