Franz Beckenbauer (Munich, September 11, 1945) died this past Monday, January 8, at the age of 78 after battling for the last several months an illness that kept him away from public life. Myths and legends of German football, considered aside Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Gerd Müller as one of the greatest of all who wore ‘Mannschaft‘, his name always appears in the list of planetary football legends.
It has always been said of him that, because of his type of game, he is a different defender, more gifted with quality than his contemporary team-mates and has more insight into the game.
An example that illustrates the previous comment very well is in the video accompanying the news where you can see how he scored a real goal from a free kick, not only thanks to the power of the shot but also the quality of his touch. on the ball..
Source: La Verdad
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