This was one of the best Birthdays I've ever had in my Life 🥹
My Birthday Wish came finally to Truth and Messi the 🐐 won the World Cup officially with Argentina 🇦🇷
Absolutely deserved!!!!
I can't believe it honestly 😭
#FIFAWorldCup#ArgentinaVsFrance#Birthday
Uli Hoeneß, FC Bayern honorary president and former teammate: “Franz Beckenbauer is the greatest figure FC Bayern has ever had. As a player, coach, president, man – unforgettable. Nobody will ever equal him. People can say that they watched football in the days of Franz Beckenbauer. He was a friend to me, a unique companion, and a gift to us all. Dear Franz, rest in peace.”
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, long-time FC Bayern CEO and former teammate: “I am deeply shocked. Franz Beckenbauer rewrote the history of German football and left a lasting mark on it. He was my captain at FC Bayern, my coach with the national team, our president at Bayer – and in all these roles he was not only successful but unique. As a person, he impressed with his great respect for all people, because everyone was equal in Franz’s eyes. German football has lost the greatest figure in its history. We will miss him more than sorely. Thank you for everything, dear Franz.”
Herbert Hainer, FC Bayern president: “There are no words to express how great our grief is, and the gap that Franz Beckenbauer leaves behind. As a player, he brought a sense of effortlessness, elegance and magic to the pitch. Franz Beckenbauer brought the glamour. Even after his playing career, he left an indelible mark on FC Bayern and football, and his legacy cannot be measured in titles. The FC Bayern family is eternally grateful to him, and I personally mourn the loss of a friend.”
Suddenly, our world isn’t the same as it once was — darker, quieter and worse off. The record champions are mourning the loss of Franz Beckenbauer, the incomparable ‘Kaiser’ without who FC Bayern would never have become the club it is today.
Rest in peace, Kaiser.
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, langjähriger Vorstandsvorsitzender des FC Bayern und ehemaliger Mitspieler: „Ich bin tief erschüttert. Franz Beckenbauer hat die Geschichte des deutschen Fußballs neu geschrieben und nachhaltig geprägt. Er war mein Kapitän beim FC Bayern, mein Trainer bei der Nationalmannschaft, unser Präsident bei Bayern und in all diesen Rollen nicht nur erfolgreich, sondern einzigartig. Als Persönlichkeit beeindruckte er mit seinem großen Respekt vor allen Menschen - denn vor Franz waren alle gleich. Der deutsche Fußball verliert die größte Persönlichkeit in seiner Geschichte. Wir werden ihn mehr als schmerzlich vermissen. Danke für alles, lieber Franz!“
Die Welt des FC Bayern ist nicht mehr die, die sie mal war – plötzlich dunkler, stiller, ärmer: Der deutsche Rekordmeister trauert um Franz Beckenbauer, den einzigartigen „Kaiser“, ohne den der FC Bayern niemals zu dem Verein geworden wäre, der er heute ist.
Ruhe in Frieden.