Editing Franz Beckenbauer (section)

==Managerial career==
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1990-1127-023, Leipzig, Bambi-Verleihung, Franz Beckenbauer.jpg|thumb|upright|Beckenbauer receiving the Sports [[Bambi Award]] at the [[Leipzig Opera]], [[Augustusplatz]] in 1990]]

On his return to Germany, Beckenbauer was appointed manager of the [[Germany national football team|West Germany national team]] to replace [[Jupp Derwall]] on 12 September 1984. He took the team all the way to the final of the [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986 World Cup]], where they lost to the [[Diego Maradona]] inspired [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]].<ref name="FIFA profile"/>

In 1990, before the [[German reunification]], Beckenbauer managed the last [[Germany national football team]] without East German players in a [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]], winning the final 1–0, against Argentina, in a rematch of the previous World Cup final. Beckenbauer was one of three men (with [[Mario Zagallo]], and [[Didier Deschamps]]) to have won the Cup as a player and as a manager, and he is the first man and one of only two (with Didier Deschamps) to have won the title as [[team captain]] as well as a manager.<ref name="FIFA profile"/>

Beckenbauer then moved into club management and accepted a job with [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] in 1990, but left the club midway through his first season.<ref name = goethals/><ref>{{Cite web |title=MORT DE FRANZ BECKENBAUER : LE PASSAGE RATÉ DU KAISER À L'OM |url=https://www.cnews.fr/sport/2024-01-08/deces-de-franz-beckenbauer-le-passage-rate-du-kaiser-lom-1438669 |access-date=8 January 2024 |website=Cnews|date=8 January 2024 }}</ref> Marseille won the [[1990–91 French Division 1|1990–91 French championship]] and ended runner-up of the [[1990–91 European Cup]] under the management of his successor, [[Raymond Goethals]].<ref name = goethals>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2020/may/26/raymond-goethals-marseilles-messiah-who-toppled-mighty-milan |title=Raymond Goethals: Marseille's messiah who toppled mighty Milan |newspaper=The Guardian |date=26 May 2020 |accessdate=10 January 2024 |first=Paul |last=Doyle}}</ref>

From 28 December 1993 until 30 June 1994, and then from 29 April 1996 until 30 June of the same year, Beckenbauer managed [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]. His brief spells in charge saw him collect two further honours – the [[Bundesliga]] title in 1994 and the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite news |first=Michel |last=Chemin |title=Le Bayern prend l'avantage, pas la finale Battus 2–0 à Munich, les Girondins devront refaire, le 15 mai, le coup de Milan |url=http://www.liberation.fr/sports/1996/05/02/le-bayern-prend-l-avantage-pas-la-finalebattus-2-0-a-munich-les-girondins-devront-refaire-le-15-mai-_172783 |work=[[Libération]] |date=2 May 1996 |access-date=29 August 2014 |language=fr |archive-date=3 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903181816/http://www.liberation.fr/sports/1996/05/02/le-bayern-prend-l-avantage-pas-la-finalebattus-2-0-a-munich-les-girondins-devront-refaire-le-15-mai-_172783 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Patrick |last=Leroux |title=Bordeaux a rêvé, Munich a gagné. Le miracle n'a pas eu lieu. Vainqueur 3–1, le Bayern remporte la Coupe de l'UEFA |url=http://www.liberation.fr/sports/1996/05/16/bordeaux-a-reve-munich-a-gagne-le-miracle-n-a-pas-eu-lieu-vainqueur-3-1-le-bayern-remporte-la-coupe-_171559 |work=Libération |date=16 May 1996 |access-date=29 August 2014 |language=fr |archive-date=23 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123012634/https://www.liberation.fr/sports/1996/05/16/bordeaux-a-reve-munich-a-gagne-le-miracle-n-a-pas-eu-lieu-vainqueur-3-1-le-bayern-remporte-la-coupe-_171559 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1994, Beckenbauer took on the role of club president at Bayern, and much of the success in the following years has been credited to his astute management. Following the club's decision to change from an association to a limited company, he was chairman of the advisory as of since the beginning of 2002. He stepped down as president of Bayern in 2009, being succeeded by long-time general manager [[Uli Hoeneß]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Franz Beckenbauer |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/club/fcb-club/franz-beckenbauer |website=FC Bayern Munich}}</ref>

In 1998, Beckenbauer became vice-president of the [[German Football Association]].<ref name="FIFA profile"/> At the end of the 1990s, Beckenbauer headed the successful bid by Germany to organize the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]].<ref name="FIFA profile"/> He chaired the organizational committee for the World Cup and was a commentator for the [[Bild-Zeitung]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 January 2024 |title=Franz Beckenbauer (†78): Nach diesem Foto sahen wir den Kaiser nie wieder |url=https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/fussball/franz-beckenbauer-78-nach-diesem-foto-sahen-wir-den-kaiser-nie-wieder-86681842.bild.html |access-date=10 January 2024 |website=bild.de |language=de}}</ref>