Franz Beckenbauer
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Franz Beckenbauer is the only man to have won the World Cup both as a player and as a manager. His roll of honour is unique. Captain of West Germany when they won the World Cup and the European Championship, he also led his club, Bayern Munich, to three successive European Cups and also to the European Cup Winners' Cup.
He teamed up with Pele and Giorgio Chinaglia in 1977 and had an immediate impact on both the New York Cosmos and the entire league, giving the league much credibility. He scored in his first game to lead the Cosmos to a 4-2 against the Tampa Bay Rowdies on 5/29/77. He scored 23 goals 105 games, and was the NASL MVP in 1977.
Beckenbauer had completed an oustanding career with Bayern Munich where he had played a significant role in building them into a West German powerhouse, winning the European cup three straight seasons (1974, 75, 76), and earning European Footballer of the year awards in 1972 and 1976. His success extended to the National Team where he earned 103 caps, and played in the 1966, 1970 and 1974, with the 1966 and 1974 teams making the finals (1974 was a 2-1 victory over Holland).
His impact on the Cosmos was evident, as the team struggled during his two years in Hamburg (1981-82). They rebounded when he returned to the Cosmos for the 1983 season. Soon after retirement, he was named coach of the West german national team, where he took the team to the 1986 World Cup finals, and won the World Cup in 1990.
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- Ballon d'Or European Footballer of the Year 1972, 1976 (Bayern Munich)
- NASL Most Valuable Player 1977 (New York Cosmos)
- FIFA World Cup winning Captain 1974 (West Germany)
- FIFA World Cup winning Manager 1990 (West Germany)
