This Monday, the Portuguese Professional Football League (LPFP) mourned the death of former German footballer, coach and director Franz Beckenbauer, considering it a loss for the sport.
“The Portuguese League deeply regrets the death of Franz Beckenbauer, one of the most famous figures in the history of world football (…) and expresses its deepest condolences to his entire family, former teammates and fans,” the organization said in a statement. published on the official website.
In the same note, the LPFP highlighted Beckenbauer’s “indelible legacy”, “which will forever remain in the memory of all those who had the honor of seeing him in action, receiving the nickname Kaiser.”
“He was also a famous coach and president of Bayern Munich,” the Club League recalls.
LPPP President Pedro Proenza also left a post on his official page on the social network Facebook.
“Franz Beckenbauer will always be part of the football imagination. A World Cup winner as a player and coach, the death of “Kaiser” leaves an irreparable void. However, the legacy of one of world football’s greatest legends will live on forever. On behalf of the Portuguese league, I express my deepest condolences for the disappearance of one of the greatest figures in the history of football,” Proença wrote.
Former German footballer and coach Franz Beckenbauer died on Sunday at the age of 78, Kaiser’s family announced today.
Beckenbauer won the World Manshaft Championship title as a player in 1974 and as a coach in 1990. This feat was also achieved by Mario Zagallo (who died on Friday) for Brazil and Didier Deschamps for Brazil. France.
A former defender and midfielder, he won the Ballon d’Or in 1972 and 1976 and won three European Cups with Bayern Munich, the club he managed from 1994 to 2009.
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