Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Beckenbauer

Born: September 11, 1945
Died: January 7, 2024
in München, Germany
Franz Anton Beckenbauer (11 September 1945 - 7 January 2024) was a German former professional footballer and manager. In his playing career he was nicknamed Der Kaiser ("The Emperor") because of his elegant style, dominance and leadership on the field, and also as his first name "Franz" is reminiscent of the Austrian emperors. He is widely regarded to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. A versatile player who started out as a midfielder, Beckenbauer made his name as a central defender. He is often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper (libero).

Twice named European Footballer of the Year, Beckenbauer appeared 103 times for West Germany and played in three FIFA World Cups and two European Championships. He is one of three men, along with Brazil's Mário Zagallo and France's Didier Deschamps, to have won the World Cup as a player and as a manager; he lifted the World Cup trophy as captain in 1974, and repeated the feat as a manager in 1990. He was the first captain to lift the World Cup and European Championship at international level and the European Cup at club level. He was named in the World Team of the 20th Century in 1998, the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in 2002, the Ballon d'Or Dream Team in 2020, and in 2004 was listed in the FIFA 100 of the world's greatest living players.

At club level with Bayern Munich, Beckenbauer won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1967 and three consecutive European Cups from 1974 to 1976. The latter feat made him the first player to win three European Cups as captain of his club. He became team manager and later president of Bayern Munich. After two spells with the New York Cosmos he was inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Beckenbauer led Germany's successful bid to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup and chaired the organizing committee. He worked as a pundit for Sky Germany, and for 34 years as a columnist for the tabloid Bild, both until 2016.

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Movies for Franz Beckenbauer...

Abschied vom Kaiser - Trauerfeier für Franz Beckenbauer
Title: Abschied vom Kaiser - Trauerfeier für Franz Beckenbauer
Character: Self
Released: January 19, 2024
Type: Movie
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Beckenbauer
Title: Beckenbauer
Character: Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)
Released: January 2, 2024
Type: Movie
He is considered one of the most important athletes in football history. Franz Beckenbauer was the shining light of German football, won everything there was to win in club football as a player and coach, became world champion as a player and coach and, as the father of the "Summer Fairy Tale", brought the 2006 World Cup to Germany. He was also a pioneering advertising icon and an occasional singer and actor. The man whom everyone in his home country simply calls “Kaiser” shaped the image of the Federal Republic of Germany like no one else. The legendary footballer seems like a national treasure today, but little is known about the person behind the ball artist. Public knowledge of his private life is shaped by his long-term relationships with four women. The documentary, completed shortly before his death, uses archive material and prominent contemporary witnesses from sports, politics and entertainment to weave both facets into a look at a life's work with light and shadow.
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Title: FC Bayern - Behind the Legend
Character: Self - Honorary President
Released: November 2, 2021
Type: TV
The club from their victory in the 2020 Champions League final to the end of the 2020/21 season, as well as delving into the history of the team.
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Big-Time Soccer: The Remarkable Rise & Fall of the NASL
Title: Big-Time Soccer: The Remarkable Rise & Fall of the NASL
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 13, 2021
Type: Movie
Nearly 40 years since its demise, the North American Soccer League continues to linger in the memories and imaginations of soccer fans across the United States — and beyond. The colorful, oftentimes controversial league attracted some of the game’s greatest players: Pele, Best, Cruyff, Muller, Beckenbauer, to name a few. Crowds of 70,000-plus flocked to games as the NASL brought star power to a country where soccer had been virtually invisible just a few years earlier.
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Best Goalkeeper in the World
Title: Best Goalkeeper in the World
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2021
Type: Movie
Incredible story of Petar Radenkovic. From Belgrade to Munich, from cheap hotel rooms to a Bundesliga superstar. Millions of copies of his song were sold. The story of a man of whom Germany was proud and Yugoslavia wouldn't speak a word.
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Der Ball war mein Freund - Zum 75. Geburtstag von Franz Beckenbauer
Title: Der Ball war mein Freund - Zum 75. Geburtstag von Franz Beckenbauer
Character: Self
Released: September 7, 2020
Type: Movie
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Servus Uli – A Life for FC Bayern
Title: Servus Uli – A Life for FC Bayern
Character: Self
Released: November 13, 2019
Type: Movie
"Servus", he said after 49 years as a leading personality at FC Bayern München. Whether as player, manager or president, he played a major role in making FC Bayern the most successful German football club ever. Now, after countless athletical and personal ups and downs, Uli Hoeneß is retiring in late 2019.
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Die Geschichte der Fußball-WM aus deutscher Sicht
Title: Die Geschichte der Fußball-WM aus deutscher Sicht
Released: June 8, 2018
Type: Movie
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World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
Title: World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
Character: Self
Released: May 22, 2016
Type: Movie
A retelling of England's only World Cup victory, fifty years later, placing special emphasis on the work of manager Sir Alf Ramsey.
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Title: Gold Stars : FIFA l'anthologie
Released: January 2, 2016
Type: TV
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Fußball – Ein Leben: Franz Beckenbauer
Title: Fußball – Ein Leben: Franz Beckenbauer
Character: himself
Released: September 11, 2015
Type: Movie
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Title: Sportclub Story
Character: Self
Released: August 9, 2015
Type: TV
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Schwarz, Rot, Gold und Fußballfieber
Title: Schwarz, Rot, Gold und Fußballfieber
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: July 19, 2015
Type: Movie
Documentary about the German football team at the 1990's World Cup in Italy.
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The Team
Title: The Team
Character: Self
Released: November 13, 2014
Type: Movie
Documentary about the victorious German national football team - called "Die Mannschaft" - and their journey to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
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Wir haben den Pokal
Title: Wir haben den Pokal
Released: June 24, 2014
Type: Movie
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Aktion
Title: Aktion "Leder" Die Stasi und das deutsche Fußballduel WM'74
Character: Himself
Released: June 10, 2014
Type: Movie
The documentary is about the 1974 FIFA World Cup, as well as the German duel between the Bundesrepublik and the DDR.
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Title: Ligafieber
Character: Self
Released: June 15, 2013
Type: TV
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Title: Einfach Kathi - Resch & Lieblich
Character: Self
Released: July 13, 2012
Type: TV
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Title: Gottschalk Live
Character: Self - Guest
Released: January 23, 2012
Type: TV
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Italia '90
Title: Italia '90
Character: self
Released: June 6, 2010
Type: Movie
Uli Köhler and Nick Golücke have visited the protagonists of the 1990 World Cup 20 years after their championship win and looked back together. The Writers Nick Golücke and Uli Köhler have, 20 years after World Cup triumph of the German national soccer team in Rome in 1990, visited the protagonists of back then once again and indulge with them together in memories.
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Puskás Hungary
Title: Puskás Hungary
Character: himself
Released: March 12, 2009
Type: Movie
This is a spectacular, exciting and emotional portrayal of Ferenc Puskas, the kid from Kispest who became the brightest star in the footballing galaxy.
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Das Wunder von Wien
Title: Das Wunder von Wien
Released: June 5, 2008
Type: Movie
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Title: Der Sonntags-Stammtisch
Character: Self
Released: October 14, 2007
Type: TV
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Ein Leben wie im Flug
Title: Ein Leben wie im Flug
Character: Self
Released: March 15, 2007
Type: Movie
The celebration of Joachim 'Blacky' Fuchsberger's 80th birthday. A biographical documentary.
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Germany: A Summer's Fairytale
Title: Germany: A Summer's Fairytale
Character: Himself
Released: October 3, 2006
Type: Movie
A documentary of the German national soccer team’s 2006 World Cup experience that changed the face of modern Germany.
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The Art of Football from A to Z
Title: The Art of Football from A to Z
Character: Self
Released: May 25, 2006
Type: Movie
Funnyman John Cleese leads viewers through an exhaustive -- and hilarious -- tour of the world of soccer, complete with the sport's most memorable goals, kicks, saves, goofs and penalties. Also included are reflections on soccer's impact on culture, including the Monty Python sketch "Philosophy Football," and interviews with celebrities Dave Stewart, Dennis Hopper and Henry Kissinger, as well as soccer icons Pelé, Mia Hamm and Thierry Henry.
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Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
Title: Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
In the 1970s the North American Soccer League marked the first attempt to introduce soccer to American sports fans. While most teams had only limited success at best, one managed to break through to genuine mainstream popularity - the New York Cosmos. The brainchild of Steve Ross (Major executive at Warner Communications) and the Ertegun brothers (Founders of Atlantic Records), the Cosmos got off to a rocky start in 1971, but things changed in 1975 when the world's most celebrated soccer star, the Brazilian champion Pele, signed with the Cosmos for a five-million-dollar payday. With the arrival of Pele, the Cosmos became a hit and the players became the toast of the town, earning their own private table at Studio 54. A number of other international soccer stars were soon lured to the Cosmos, including Franz Beckenbauer, Rodney Marsh, and Carlos Alberto, but with the turn of the decade, the team began losing favor with fans and folded in 1985.
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Title: Doppelpass
Character: himself
Released: November 28, 2004
Type: TV
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Gib mich die Kirsche! – Die 1. deutsche Fußballrolle
Title: Gib mich die Kirsche! – Die 1. deutsche Fußballrolle
Character: himself
Released: September 28, 2004
Type: Movie
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Title: Unsere Besten
Character: Self
Released: November 28, 2003
Type: TV
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Title: Die Jahrzehnte Show
Character: Self
Released: December 9, 2002
Type: TV
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Title: Menschen der Woche
Character: Self
Released: September 30, 2000
Type: TV
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Title: Blickpunkt Sport
Character: self
Released: July 31, 2000
Type: TV
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Title: Lachen tut gut - Comedy für Unicef
Character: Self
Released: November 27, 1999
Type: TV
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Title: Maybrit Illner
Character: Self
Released: October 21, 1999
Type: TV
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Title: Beckmann
Character: Self
Released: January 25, 1999
Type: TV
Reinhold Beckmann hosts a weekly talk show.
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Title: Ein Herz für Kinder
Character: Self
Released: November 3, 1998
Type: TV
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Title: Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
Character: Self
Released: January 22, 1998
Type: TV
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Title: Leute heute
Character: Self
Released: July 23, 1997
Type: TV
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Eusébio: Um jogador de todos os tempos
Title: Eusébio: Um jogador de todos os tempos
Character: Self
Released: February 17, 1992
Type: Movie
A profile of the legendary soccer player Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, with footage of his career and a comprehensive list of interviews of former colleagues and other football legends, journalists, writers and politicians.
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The Worlds Greatest Goals
Title: The Worlds Greatest Goals
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 6, 1989
Type: Movie
The Golden Age of Soccer. See the greatest players from the greatest 20 years of World Cup History. 141 non-stop goals from Charlton, Hurst, Pele, Cruyff, Eusebio, Muller, Moore, Kempes, Rossi, Maradona and more! "The World's Greatest Goals" brings you the highlights of the "Golden Age" - The World Cups from 1966-1986. The Saves, The Fouls, The Unique atmosphere and... The Goals... Compiled from the Official Films of The World Cup. Contains the FIFA 'Goal of the Century' This program is produced by the Makers of the Best Selling World Cup Films "Gole" and "Hero".
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Title: Klassentreffen
Character: Self
Released: December 14, 1987
Type: TV
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Die Franz Beckenbauer Story
Title: Die Franz Beckenbauer Story
Character: Franz Beckenbauer
Released: July 1, 1983
Type: Movie
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Title: Na sowas!
Character: Self
Released: March 29, 1982
Type: TV
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Title: Menschen
Character: Self
Released: January 9, 1982
Type: TV
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Title: Wortwechsel
Character: Self
Released: January 8, 1982
Type: TV
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Title: Wetten, dass..?
Character: Self
Released: February 14, 1981
Type: TV
A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British show You Bet! and the American show Wanna Bet?.
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Title: Heut' abend
Character: Self
Released: February 3, 1980
Type: TV
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Title: Verstehen Sie Spaß?
Character: Self
Released: January 31, 1980
Type: TV
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Title: Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren
Character: Self
Released: November 29, 1979
Type: TV
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Title: NDR Talk Show
Character: Self
Released: February 9, 1979
Type: TV
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Title: Am laufenden Band
Character: Self - Guest
Released: April 27, 1974
Type: TV
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Libero
Title: Libero
Character: Himself
Released: June 6, 1973
Type: Movie
This semi-fictional movie portrays the german soccer player Franz Beckenbauer. It shows the ups and downs of being a superstar.
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Title: Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
Character: Self
Released: March 9, 1969
Type: TV
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Goal!
Title: Goal!
Character: Self
Released: October 31, 1966
Type: Movie
This entertaining documentary of the World Cup Soccer tournament of 1966 follows the 15 countries competing for the sport's most coveted prize. Nigel Patrick narrates, with commentary provided by Brian Glanville. The executive producer spent $336,000 on the production and used 117 cameras to record nearly 48 hours worth of action. Four editors were employed to created the final 108-minute feature.
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Title: Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Character: Self
Released: January 25, 1966
Type: TV
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Title: Das aktuelle Sportstudio
Character: self
Released: August 24, 1963
Type: TV
Das aktuelle sportstudio is a German sport magazine on German broadcaster ZDF.
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Title: Der Sport-Spiegel
Character: self
Released: April 2, 1963
Type: TV
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Title: Stars in der Manege
Character: Self
Released: April 11, 1959
Type: TV
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Title: Was bin ich?
Character: self
Released: January 2, 1955
Type: TV
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Title: Bambi Awards
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1948
Type: TV
The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports, and other fields "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year", both domestic and foreign. First held in 1948, it is the oldest media award in Germany. The trophy is named after Felix Salten's book Bambi, A Life in the Woods and its statuettes are in the shape of the novel's titular fawn character. They were originally made of porcelain until 1958, when the organizers switched to using gold, with the casting done by the art casting workshop of Ernst Strassacker in Süßen.