Franz Beckenbauer Net Worth

Capital:	€ 150 million
Age:	74
Born:	11.09.1945
Country of origin:	Germany (Munich)
Source of wealth:	Soccer player
Last updated:	2020

Short introduction

Franz Beckenbauer is probably the most distinctive number in German football in post-war history with three careers: As an active player, “Kaiser” became the world of football champion in 1974, as a coach, he also won the World Cup title with the German national team in the year 1990 and finally he was a sports official of one of the central figures in DFB and the FIFA World Football Association Executive Committee.

Early life

Beckenbauer was born in Munich – having fun in 1945, shortly after the end of the Second World War. He grew in a simple state, his father was employed by the post office. The “soccer” topic plays an important role early at Beckenbauer’s house, because Uncle Beckenbauer plays for FC Bayern Munich before the war and is a member of the German national team. Franz learned to play football in SC 1906 Munich, whose training area was not far from family home. At the age of thirteen, Franz was young, whose talent appeared earlier, moved to the big Bayern Munich FC. Beckenbauer must be associated with this relationship throughout his life. In addition to its sports activities, Beckenbauer was also trained as an insurance officer.

Career

Beckenbauer’s career as a unique player. After moving early to Bayern Munich, he played his first match on the first team in 1965. Many more in traditional red and white jerseys must follow. He won many titles as German champions and success at the international level, such as winning the European Cup club Cup with Bayern. He remained loyal to his club until 1997, then moved – partly for personal reasons – to the United States, where he played for Cosmos New York for several years. After returning to Germany, he turned to Hamburger SV, who was with him he also won the German championship. Instead of Beckenbauer was given the name of the “Kaiser” nickname during his active time and it was discussed as a football figure. In 1983 he returned to New York, where he played his last active game.

After the active time, Franz Beckenbauer turned between the sidelines and took over the German National Soccer team in 1984 as a team boss. Over the years he formed a strong and competitive team who won world football champions in 1990. After Mario Zagallo, he was the second football player to become a world football champion, both as a player and as a coach. With this victory he ended his work as manager of the national team team and worked in France for Olympique Marseille as a coach and technical director and then while while as coach at Bayern Munich. Since the late 1990s, Beckenbauer mainly worked as an official and at the sports policy level, including the Head of the Managing Committee for the World Cup in Germany in 2006. From 1994 to 2009 he also became the club president “he”, FC Bayern Munich.

Career highlights

Franz Beckenbauer won almost all titles that can be won as a soccer player during a football career. The absolute highlight of his career won the Football World Cup in 1974 after his last 2-1 victory against the Dutch team. As captain of the national team, “Kaiser” was able to increase the World Cup at the Munich Olympic Stadium. Beckenbauer has led the German team to the European Championship title two years earlier, in Germany last beat the Soviet Union 3-0. With Bayern Munich Beckenbauer achieved countless national and international successes and championship titles: In 1969 he won Germany with Bayern for the first time. He won his last German championship title 13 years later in 1982 in Hamburger SV. The international success of FC Bayern was legendary, with Beckenbauer won the European Cup three times in a row from 1974 to 1976.

Franz Beckenbauer was also a big success as a coach, above all, of course, the World Cup title in 1990. He also won the German Championship with Bayern and also won the French Championship title with Olympique Marseille in 1991. Because of his success, Beckenbauer. Not only the Honorary Captain of the National Team, but also the honorary president of FC Bayern Munich.

Amazing facts

There is also a series of amazing facts about Franz Beckenbauer. So he lives in a house adopted by Kitzbühl for a long time in “Kaiserweg”, he might not deserve another address. And Beckenbauer not only had the success of sports, but also stormed the chart in the 1960s with a hit “good friend could not be separated”. Anecdotes are very special: Beckenbauer has never received a training license and however, the German march to the World Championship title, not only as a “national coach”, but with the absence of a ticket in the position of “Team Boss”.