Franz Beckenbauer, former German player for Bayern Munich and the national team of that country, died this Sunday at the age of 78, as a result of an illness that had taken him away from the public scene in recent times, international media reports.
“It is with deep sorrow that we announce that our father and my husband, Franz Beckenbauer, died on Sunday, peacefully in the surroundings of his family. We ask to be able to grieve in peace and skip all questions,” his family said of the notable loss.
Beckenbauer was considered the greatest legend of German football, he was world champion as a player in 1974 and as a coach in 1990, he won the old European Cup three times with Bayern Munich and a European Championship with Germany, the agency reports.WHICH.
The footballer debuted with Bayern in 1964 and retired with the New York Cosmos in 1983.
In this last team, he made history alongside Pelé, forming one of the most iconic teams in world football, which won three championships. Before, he had won everything there was to win with Bayern and the German national team (103 games).
Precisely, Bayern expressed on their social networks that: “The world of FC Bayern is no longer what it was, suddenly darker, calmer, poorer: the German record champions mourn Franz Beckenbauer, the "Kaiser" unique, without which FC Bayern would never have been the club it is today.”
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA, for its acronym in English) has also mourned the death of the former German player and coach, who they say “was an extraordinary player, a successful coach and a person who shaped German football like no other. other".
For its part, ina statement, Real Madrid, has expressed its “condolences and affection to his family, his teammates, his clubs and all his loved ones.”
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