Person

Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Beckenbauer (1945–2024), West Germany's captain and sweeper, who joined Pelé at the Cosmos in 1977.

Franz Beckenbauer, nicknamed der Kaiser, captained West Germany to the 1974 World Cup and later won it as coach in 1990. He joined the New York Cosmos in 1977 and played alongside Pelé in the Soccer Bowl win that season.

The teams they played for or coached

New York Cosmosclub · 1975–1977

The matches they played a part in

New York Cosmos 2–1 Seattle Sounders28 August 1977 · Soccer Bowl '77 (NASL final)
New York Cosmos 2–1 Santos1 October 1977 · Farewell exhibition

The chapters it appears in

New York Cosmos (1975–1977)1975–1977