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Franz Beckenbauer was a member of exclusive World Cup-winning club
Franz Beckenbauer is one of only three men to have won the World Cup as both player and manager.
German football legend Franz Beckenbauer dies at 78
Beckenbauer was a classy, dominant presence on the pitch for West Germany and Bayern Munich in the 1960s and 70s, using the calmness on the ball and effortless distribution that marked his midfield performances to virtually invent the central defensive sweeper role where he found most success.
Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach for Germany, dead at 78
Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach and became one of Germany's most beloved personalities with his easygoing charm, has died, news agency dpa reported Monday. He was 78.
German soccer legend Franz Beckenbauer dead at 78
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Football Legend Franz Beckenbauer Dies At 78: German Football Federation
Franz Beckenbauer, an iconic German player and later coach with a knack for leading his teams to greatness, has died at the age of 78. Beckenbauer, one of only three men to win the World Cup as player and as a coach, was known as the Kaiser, a title that fitted both his stylish and assured playing style and his natural leadership. "He was so elegant he wasn't really German," Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, a team-mate and later fellow administrator at Bayern Munich, said in a profile on the Bundesliga's official website. "He just oozed class and quality."
Bayern Munich, Germany legend Franz Beckenbauer dies aged 78 - ESPN
Franz Beckenbauer, a World Cup winner with West Germany as a player and coach who was regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, has died at the age of 78.
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Franz Beckenbauer, one of Germany's greatest soccer players, who captained the team to World Cup victory in 1974 and won the tournament again as manager in 1990, died on Monday aged 78.