Card #64 · Centre-back · All-time great

Franz Beckenbauer

German legend 'Der Kaiser' who invented the attacking libero at Bayern, won the 1974 World Cup as captain and two Ballons d'Or.

Real football fact

On the card

Position: Centre-back
Country: West Germany
National team: West Germany, 1965–1977

Strengths

Pioneering ball-playing sweeper
Elegant passing and vision
Leadership and composure

Clubs

Bayern Munich, 1964–1977
New York Cosmos, 1977–1980
Hamburger SV, 1980–1982
New York Cosmos, 1983

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