Franz Beckenbauerone of the great legends of world football who died on January 7, will be honored at the opening ceremony of Euro 2024, which will take place on Friday at the Allianz-Arena in Munich before the opening match between Germany and Scotland.
The two living captains of German European champion teams, Bernard Dietz (1980) and Jurgen Klinsmann (1996), They will accompany the wife of the ‘Kaiser’, heidiat the presentation of the Henri Delaunay Cup on the field before the start of the tournament, where the three German teams that won the title will be represented.
Beckenbauer He was the captain then West Germany in Euro 1972where they won the tournament by defeating the then Soviet Unionand participate in success in 1974 World Cup by defeating the Johan Cruyff’s Netherlands, as well as when he guided the ‘Mannschaft’ as coach to the title in 1990 World Cup.
Beckenbauer also played Bayern Munich winner of three consecutive European Cups between 1974 and 1976, during which he achieved five Bundesliga titles (four as a footballer and one as a coach) and headed the Bavarian club and Organizing Committee of World Cup 2006.
Source: La Verdad
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