Frank Beckbauer dies at 78: A look back at the career of ‘Der Kaiser’

German football legend, Frank Beckenbauer has passed away at the age of 78. We look back at a career full of success, both as a player and a manager.

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00:00 The name Franz Beckenbauer is synonymous with German football in the mid to late 20th century.

00:09 Having won everything domestically possible for Bayern Munich as a player, he also won

00:14 the World Cup and European Championships for West Germany on the biggest international

00:20 stage of all.

00:22 He then went on to manage West Germany, finishing runner-up in the 1986 World Cup to Argentina

00:29 before coming third in the 1988 European Championships.

00:34 In 1990 though he went one better, with his side having famously defeated England on penalties

00:41 in Turin in the semi-final.

00:43 They came up against Argentina in a repeat of the 1986 World Cup final.

00:49 This time the Germans were victorious, with Andres Bremer scoring the game's only goal.

00:55 will go down as one of the games greats and will be sorely missed.