Thus, the ‘Panenka’ penalty was born.ġ977 was an important year for Beckenbauer he played his last game for the German National Team and Bayern Munich. Czech midfielder Antonín Panenka would take the decisive penalty he took a long run-up, but as he reached the ball, Panenka abruptly stopped and slowly chipped the ball into the back of the net. Hoeneß stepped up for Germany his shot sailed over the bar. After three spot-kicks, the score was all square. However, the Czech’s battled bravely, and the game ended 2-2 after extra time.Ī penalty shoot-out decided the match for the first time in the tournament’s history. The German team were favourites to lift the trophy. In the 1976 European Championship, West Germany reached the final against Czechoslovakia in Belgrade. There would be one last highlight for Franz in his international career. Nevertheless, the victory over Holland helped ease the disappointment of losing the ‘ 66 final at Wembley and the 1970 Semi-Final to Italy in Mexico City. West Germany hosted the 1974 World Cup, and Beckenbauer led his side to victory, including a hard-fought 2–1 win over the Netherlands team, which featured Johan Cruyff.īeckenbauer and fellow defenders were able to man-mark Cruyff so well that the Dutch side never managed to execute their ‘Total Football’. In 1972, West Germany won the European Championship, beating the Soviet Union 3–0. On two occasions, Beckenbauer led the German national team to victory at major tournaments. In 1999 Beckenbauer was placed third in the FIFA Player of the Century poll.īeckenbauer won 103 caps and scored 14 goals for West Germany, playing at the World Cup in 1966, 19.īeckenbauer’s first game for the national team came on September 26 1965, when Germany played Sweden in a FIFA World Cup Europe group game. However, the German press needed a moniker that embodied Beckenbauer’s superior talent, so they labelled him ‘Der Kaiser’, King of all Germany! AWARDS & ACCOLADESįranz was chosen European Footballer of the Year in (1972, 1976) he also came second in ’74 and ’75. ![]() The Schalke player was already known as ‘The King of Westphalia’. During a match for Bayern Munich against Schalke 04, Franz performed ‘Keepie Uppies’ in front of the Schalke fans, following a crunching tackle on his opposite number, Reinhard Libuda. In 1969, Franz became affectionately known as ‘Der Kaiser’ to German football fans. With his elegant yet aggressive style of play, Beckenbauer became one of the most prominent footballers of his era. This position is less rigid than other defenders who are designated to man-mark their opponents. In soccer, the sweeper is a more versatile centre-back that ‘Sweeps’ up the ball when an opponent manages to penetrate their defensive line. As a result, Franz helped develop a revolutionary new way of playing, becoming the greatest exponent of the sweeper position. In 1968-1969 Franz and his club won their first league title simultaneously, Beckenbauer began experimenting with playing the sweeper (libero) role. In extra-time, Roth scored on an individual effort when he took advantage of Rangers weakening defence to drive the ball into Norrie Martin’s net. Roger Hynd, traditionally a defender, converted as a striker and had his goal disallowed for offsides. Rangers dominated the first half of the Cup Winners’ Cup but were outplayed in the second by a strong Bayern Munich. ![]() The club cemented its place as a powerful side the following year by beating Glasgow Rangers to win the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1967. As a result, it was promoted to play in Germany’s top-flight division, which is now known as Bundesliga today.īayern Munich soon became a dominant force in the new German league, winning the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) in 1966-67. In their first season in the Regionalliga Sud (“Regional League South”, then 2nd tier), 1964-65, Beckenbauer’s team won the league. Beckenbauer made his debut for Bayern Munich in a promotion match against FC St.
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