Franz Beckenbauer
Chronology
| 1945 | Born in Munich, Germany |
| 1959 | Begins playing for the Bayern Munich youth team |
| 1966 | Plays in first World Cup final as West Germany loses 4-2 in overtime to host England |
| 1977-79 | Plays for New York Cosmos of North American Soccer League |
| 1982 | Plays one final season for Cosmos after leading SV (Sport Verein-sport club) Hamburg to Bundesliga and German Cup titles |
| 1986 | Coaches West Germany to World Cup title game, won by Argentina |
| 2000 | Beckenbauer named chairman of 2006 World Cup organizing committee as Germany named host nation |
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