Current：Home > MyGerman soccer legend dies at 78. Franz Beckenbauer won World Cup as player and a coach -Zenith Profit Hub
German soccer legend dies at 78. Franz Beckenbauer won World Cup as player and a coach
View
Date：2025-04-17 21:33:29
MUNICH (AP) — Franz Beckenbauer, the German soccer great who helped his country win the World Cup both as player and coach, has died, German news agency dpa reported Monday. He was 78.
“It is with deep sadness that we announce that my husband and our father, Franz Beckenbauer, passed away peacefully in his sleep yesterday, Sunday, surrounded by his family,” the family said in a statement to dpa, the German news agency. “We ask that we be allowed grieve in peace and spared any questions.”
The statement did not provide a cause of death.
As a player and coach, Beckenbauer did more than most to shape German soccer. He captained West Germany to the World Cup title in 1974. He also coached the national side that won the 1990 World Cup final against Argentina.
In recent years the former Bayern Munich great struggled with health problems.
veryGood！ (362)
Related
- IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
- Jury weighs fate of James Crumbley, mass shooter's dad, in case with national implications
- Small businesses are cutting jobs. It's a warning sign for the US economy.
- Wriggling gold: Fishermen who catch baby eels for $2,000 a pound hope for many years of fishing
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- Kali Uchis Gives Birth, Welcomes First Baby With Don Toliver
- Dean McDermott Shares Insight Into Ex Tori Spelling’s Bond With His New Girlfriend Lily Calo
- Kristin Cavallari Shares Glimpse at Spring Break With Kids After Romance Debut
- From family road trips to travel woes: Americans are navigating skyrocketing holiday costs
- Supreme Court Justices Barrett and Sotomayor, ideological opposites, unite to promote civility
Ranking
- Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
- The United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come
- Bill to undo Memphis’ traffic stop reforms after Tyre Nichols death headed to governor’s desk
- Swimsuits for All Makes Waves with Their 50% off Sale, Including $8 Bikini Tops, $16 One-Pieces & More
- What to watch: O Jolie night
- Oklahoma State men's basketball coach Mike Boynton fired after seven seasons with Cowboys
- Grey’s Anatomy Stars Share Behind-the-Scenes Memories Before Season 20 Premiere
- Facts about straw purchases of weapons, and what’s being done to stop them
Recommendation
Spooky or not? Some Choa Chu Kang residents say community garden resembles cemetery
Grab a Slice of Pi Day with These Pie (and Pizza Pie) Making Essentials
Olivia Rodrigo concertgoers receive free contraceptives at Missouri stop amid abortion ban
*NSYNC Reunites for Surprise Performance at Los Angeles Concert
House passes bill to add 66 new federal judgeships, but prospects murky after Biden veto threat
Wriggling gold: Fishermen who catch baby eels for $2,000 a pound hope for many years of fishing
Elon Musk abruptly scraps X partnership with former CNN anchor Don Lemon
Interior Department will give tribal nations $120 million to fight climate-related threats