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Franz Anton Beckenbauer was born on the 11th of September 1945 at a clinic in the Maxvorstadt borough of Munich. He grew up in the working-class district of Giesing as the second son of postal-worker Franz Beckenbauer Sr. and his wife Antonie.
Fans and media started calling him Kaiser starting in 1968 after an incident where he posed beside a bust of Emperor Franz Joseph I or fouled Reinhard Libuda in a cup final. The press invented the moniker to match his commanding play style, though reports suggest the story about the photo session is untrue.
West Germany won the European Championship in 1972 and the World Cup in 1974 under his leadership. He became captain of the national side in 1971 and led the team to victory in the 1974 World Cup hosted by West Germany.
Franz Beckenbauer was banned by FIFA Ethics Committee for 90 days from any football-related activity following allegations that he refused to cooperate with an inquiry into corruption dealing with the allocation of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Swiss officials later found evidence of payments allegedly made to him regarding the awarding of the 2006 FIFA World Cup to Germany.
Beckenbauer died on the 7th of January 2024 at the age of 78 due to natural causes as announced by his family. He had established the foundation Franz-Beckenbauer-Stiftung in Hamburg on the 15th of May 1982 to support the disabled, the sick and people in need.