Franz Beckenbauer - Bundesliga's Greatest
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00:00 Franz Beckenbauer. We say farewell to one of German football's most legendary players.
00:08 Looking back on his career, we honour the Kaiser, one of the Bundesliga's greatest.
00:14 Franz Beckenbauer was a footballer of the like never seen before.
00:21 The role of the sweeper back then was one of uncompromising and unforgiving destroyers.
00:27 But the Kaiser reinvented the position through great technique, agility and vision.
00:33 In 1965, Beckenbauer and his Bayern side were promoted to the Bundesliga and have never been relegated since.
00:52 Beckenbauer helped develop the Bayern game. Together with teammates Sepp Maier and Gerhard Muller,
00:58 he secured the club's first four Bundesliga titles.
01:16 Bayern's collection of titles grew through the years and Beckenbauer won a total of four DFB Cups.
01:22 A World Cup winner as well, he also lifted three European Cups, the predecessor to today's Champions League.
01:29 An impressive haul.
01:31 Beckenbauer had a picture-book career. Over the course of his 103 caps,
01:42 he lifted the 1972 European Championship, the 1974 World Cup and was a two-time recipient of the Ballon d'Or.
01:50 Yet his character spread beyond the pitch.
01:53 He was one of a kind. He stayed normal despite his success.
01:57 Such a size. Not taking yourself seriously.
02:00 Being straight and saying what you think, but always being so warm.
02:06 Franz was always authentic. He was friendly, polite and self-sufficient.
02:13 That's the Bundesliga. That's what makes Franz Beckenbauer special.
02:18 What I always liked about him was that he was never arrogant.
02:23 I don't know anyone who is so polite with people, with fans, like Franz Beckenbauer.
02:28 Franz was always a role model.
02:30 It's no wonder that such a character got along with personalities like Muhammad Ali or Brazilian legend Pelé.
02:38 Beckenbauer and Pelé even played alongside each other at New York Cosmos at the end of their careers.
02:45 I remember Pelé. He's similar. That's why I think there's a great friendship between Franz and Pelé.
02:51 They have a similar character. They know where they come from.
02:54 Before Beckenbauer hung up his boots, he won the Bundesliga again with Hamburg in 1982.
03:01 A fifth Bundesliga title for the Kaiser.
03:04 An incredible comeback and a great way to end his playing career.
03:08 After his time on the pitch had come to an end, he enjoyed a great career as a coach.
03:14 Beckenbauer was Germany manager for six years and in 1990 he led the team to World Cup glory in Italy.
03:21 Mario Zagallo and Didier Duchamp are the only other people to have won the World Cup as both a player and a coach.
03:27 Six years as team boss, two World Cup finals, one win.
03:31 I think that's what went through his head, what he actually achieved as a coach.
03:37 As Bayern boss, he lifted the Bundesliga Meisterschale and the UEFA Cup.
03:43 In France, he won the league with Marseille. It's a good job Beckenbauer decided to go against his instincts as a younger man.
03:50 I don't want to be involved in football again. A coaching job is probably not an option for me.
03:59 An impressive human being and a career to remember forever.
04:03 Franz Beckenbauer, the Kaiser. The footballing world will never forget you.
04:09 When I look at my life, I have to be a lucky child of the universe.
04:14 The Bundesliga pays homage to the life's work of Franz Beckenbauer.
04:19 It's back in power.
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