Originally a centre forward, he idolised 1954 FIFA World Cup winner Fritz Walter and supported local side 1860 Munich, then the pre-eminent team in the city, despite their relegation from the top league, the Oberliga Süd, in the 1950s. He was named in the World Team of the 20th Century in 1998, the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in 2002, and in 2004 was listed in the FIFA 100 of the world’s greatest living players. He was the first captain to lift the World Cup and European Championship at international level and the European Cup at club level. He is one of only two men, along with Brazil’s Mário Zagallo, 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. Twice named European Footballer of the Year, Beckenbauer appeared 103 times for West Germany and played in three FIFA World Cups. Beckenbauer helped organize the 2006 World Cup in Germany, and serves as honorary president of Bayern Munich. He led Bayern Munich to multiple club titles and played with Pelé on the New York Cosmos, but is best remembered for winning the World Cup as a player and manager. An intelligent and graceful player, he invented the modern position of the attacking sweeper who initiates the offense from central defense with deft passes and long runs.
Nicknamed “der Kaiser,” Beckenbauer dominated German football in the 1960s and ’70s and is arguably the country’s greatest footballer. He was a German football (soccer) player who is the only man to have both captained and managed World Cup-winning teams (19, respectively). One of the lowest-scoring World Cups, with 2.21 goals per match.Ī then-record 16 red cards were handed out in the tournament.Date of birth: 11 September 1945 (age 71)įranz Beckenbauer was born on September 11, 1945, in Munich, Germany. Lowsĭefensive tactics saw lots of back-passing and goalkeepers holding up the ball to waste time. Highsįranz Beckenbauer became the first person to win a World Cup as captain and manager.Ĭameroon became the first African country to qualify for the quarterfinals. West Germany became the third country (after Brazil and Italy) to win the World Cup for the third time. They eventually scored the game’s only goal from the penalty spot after 85 minutes.
The first red card of a World Cup final was shown to Argentina’s Pedro Monzon in the 65th minute.ĭespite facing a weakened side for the rest of the match, West Germany failed to threaten the Argentinian goal. The final failed to live up to the occasion as both teams deployed defensive tactics. They then went on to beat Romania and qualified for the knockouts.Īrgentina advanced as well but as one of the third-placed teams.Ĭameroon and the Republic of Ireland were the shock qualifiers for the quarterfinals, as Brazil, the Netherlands and Uruguay were knocked out.īoth semifinals were decided on penalty shootouts, resulting in heartbreak and tears for Italy (4-3 loss to Argentina) and England (4-3 loss to West Germany). The tournament kicked off with one of the biggest upsets in its history: Cameroon, playing only their second World Cup, beat defending champions Argentina 1-0. Previous finalists France failed to qualify. Italy were one of the favourites to win the tournament, along with Argentina, England and West Germany.Ĭosta Rica, the Republic of Ireland and the United Arab Emirates made their debut, while Egypt and the United States made their return after a long absence. On the political and geographical side, it would be the last World Cup for West Germany as the country would unify with East Germany a few months later and play all subsequent tournaments as Germany. The USSR also played its last World Cup as a union before its dissolution the following year.
The 1990 World Cup was a first for many, as well as the last. Golden boot: Salvatore Schillaci (Italy) Background
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