- He was West Germany's captain at the 1974 World Cup. They beat the Dutch in the final 2-1.
- He coached West Germany to the final of the 1986 World Cup, but they were beaten by Argentina 3-2. In the 1990 World Cup final, the West Germans beat the Argentinians 1-0 and Beckenbauer became the first person to captain and coach World Cup winning teams. It was his last tournament as West German coach.
- In the 1966 World Cup final his role was to mark England's Bobby Charlton.
- Played for West Germany in the FIFA World Cups of 1966, 1970 and 1974.
- 103 appearances for the West German National Team (1965-1977), scored 14 goals.
- He scored four goals at the 1966 World Cup.
- Played for the New York Cosmos (1977-1980, 1983) football club.
- Played alongside Pelé for one season on the Cosmos (1977).
- Has five children: Thomas (b. 1963) with Ingrid Grönke; Michael (b. 1966) and Stefan Beckenbauer (1968-2015) with Brigitte Beckenbauer; Joel Maximilian (b. August 2000) and Francesca Antonie (b. 28 October 2003) with Heidi Burmester (now Beckenbauer).
- Head of the organisation comittee for FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany.
- 396 appearances for FC Bayern Munich in Bundesliga (1965-1977), scored 44 goals.
- 424 appearances in West German Bundesliga for FC Bayern Munich (1965-1977) and Hamburger SV (1980-1982), scored 44 goals.
- 28 appearances for Hamburger SV in Bundesliga (1980-1982).
- Most famous West German Soccer Player.
- 66 appearances in DFB Pokal for FC Bayern Munich and Hamburger SV (1966-1982) - 5 goals.
- 23 appearances for FC Bayern Munich in European Cup Winners' Cup (1966-1972) - 1 goal.
- Won European Cup Winners' Cup (1967).
- Won DFB Pokal in 1966, 1967, 1969 and 1971.
- Won European Championship with the West German National Team (1972).
- 40 appearances for FC Bayern Munich in European Cup (1969-1977) - scored 4 goals.
- 5 appearances for Hamburger SV in UEFA Cup (1981-1982).
- Won World Championship with the West German National Team (1974).
- Whitout having a licence rewarding him the title of a 'Bundestrainer' (federal team manager), Beckenbauer coached the West German National Team from 1984 to 1990 as 'Team-Chef'.
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