Date Of Birth: 11th September 1945
Place Of Birth:Munich,Germany
Teams Managed:
1984-1990 West Germany
1990-1991 Marseille
1994 Bayern Munich
1996 Bayern Munich
A legend of the game Franz Beckenbauer is one of only 2 men,along with Brazil's Mario Zagalo, to have won the world cup as both a player and a manager .He is nicknamed "Der Kaiser" which means "The Emperor".He is regarded as the greatest German footballer of all time .
Beckenbauer was appointed manager of the West German national team to replace Jupp Derwall .He took the team all the way to final of the 1986 world cup where they lost to Maradonna's Argentina.
In 1990 Beckenbauer managed the last german 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 then moved to club management, and accepted a job with Olympique de Marseille but left them the following year,winning the 1990-1991 French championship.
From 1993 to 1994 and then from April to June of 1996 he coached Bayern Munich which saw him collect two further honours-the Bundesliga title and the UEFA cup.He now serves as their president .
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Manager of England during the 1986 and 1990 world cup finals
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