Team Apps† (Gls)† 1964–1977 Bayern Munich 427 (60) 1977–1980 New York Cosmos 105 (19) 1980–1982 Hamburger SV 28 (0) 1983 New York Cosmos 27 (2) Total 587 (81) National team 1964 West Germany Youth 3 (3) 1965 West Germany B 2 (0) 1965–1977 West Germany 103 (14) Teams managed 1984–1990 West Germany 1990–1991 Marseille 1994 Bayern Munich 1996 Bayern Munich Honours Player Bayern Munich Winner Regionalliga Süd 1965 Winner DFB-Pokal 1966 Winner DFB-Pokal 1967 Winner European Cup Winners' Cup 1967 Winner DFB-Pokal 1969 Winner Bundesliga 1969 Winner DFB-Pokal 1971 Winner Bundesliga 1972 Winner Bundesliga 1973 Winner Bundesliga 1974 Winner European Cup 1974 Winner European Cup 1975 Runner-up European Super Cup 1975 Winner European Cup 1976 Runner-up European Super Cup 1976 Winner Intercontinental Cup 1976 New York Cosmos Winner NASL 1977 Winner NASL 1978 Winner NASL 1980 Hamburger SV Winner Bundesliga 1982  West Germany Runner-up FIFA World Cup 1966 Third FIFA World Cup 1970 Winner European Championship 1972 Winner FIFA World Cup 1974 Runner-up European Championship 1976 Coach Bayern Munich Winner Bundesliga 1994 Winner UEFA Cup 1996  West Germany Runner-up FIFA World Cup 1986 Winner FIFA World Cup 1990 * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). Franz Anton Beckenbauer [fʁants ˈbɛkənˌbaʊ̯ɐ] (born 11 September 1945 in Munich) is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed Der Kaiser ("The Emperor") because of his elegant style, his leadership, his first name "Franz" (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors), and his dominance on the football pitch. He is generally regarded as the greatest German footballer of all time and one of the greatest and most decorated footballers in the history of the game. Beckenbauer was a versatile player who started out as a midfielder but made his name as a defender. He is often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper or libero..