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As well you shouldn't.
also, I don't know who this is?
also, I don't know who this is?
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Just looked him up. I guess he gets his own thread but no way will I be alone in not knowing how that is.
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He's a legend but yeah, not on Pele's level of recognition or anything.
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My guess of an actor playing popular character named Beckenbauer on a TV show I haven't watched was incorrect.
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and strong performance in this gamewikipedia wrote: Twice named European Footballer of the Year, Beckenbauer appeared 103 times for West Germany, playing in three FIFA World Cups and two European Championships. He is one of three men, along with Brazil's Mário Zagallo and France's Didier Deschamps, to have won the World Cup as a player and as a manager; he lifted the World Cup trophy as captain in 1974, and repeated the feat as a manager in 1990.[4] He was the first captain to lift the World Cup and European Championship at the international level and the European Cup at the club level. He was named in the World Team of the 20th Century in 1998, the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in 2002, the Ballon d'Or Dream Team in 2020, and in 2004 was listed in the FIFA 100 of the world's greatest living players.[5][6]
At club level with Bayern Munich, Beckenbauer won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1967 and three consecutive European Cups from 1974 to 1976. The latter feat made him the first player to win three European Cups as captain of his club. He became team manager and later president of Bayern Munich. After two spells with the New York Cosmos he was inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame.[7]
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When I first got into soccer, Beckenbauer and Cruyff were the Gods of the sport.
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In my legit defense, even as old-as-fuck-as-I-am, I was born in 1970 and that all happened before I knew what soccer was...
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That was clearly offside
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I thought they were still held in that esteem. Looks like Adidas no longer makes the Beckenbauer line of shoes, as I could only find them on E-Bay or retro stores.
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Oh, they still are. But back then it was the two of them. And not being able to see their games except in highlights just added to the mystique.The Sybian wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 12:06 pmI thought they were still held in that esteem. Looks like Adidas no longer makes the Beckenbauer line of shoes, as I could only find them on E-Bay or retro stores.
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You kind of have to be as old as me to really remember him. Not that I remember him as players so much. What I remember is that an aged Beckenbauer was one of the big names they brought over to the NASL in the 1970s, which got a lot of press at the time.
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the greats are leaving us, Zagallo passed away in Friday,
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The only name I recognize in this thread is Cruyff. Because of Ted Lasso. He created Total Football.
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Oh no!
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I'm tb's age, but I grew up watching Soccer Made in Germany so that dude was all over the damn screen for me in the mid-70s.
Also, the shoe. There just weren't a lot of brands and I know those were what I wore those growing up. And I'm pretty sure that line morphed into the Copa Mundial line (referred to me and my peers as simply "Copas") that I wore all the way through college. I was really proud of those cleats. They were expensive (to me), so I really treated them well.
Also, the shoe. There just weren't a lot of brands and I know those were what I wore those growing up. And I'm pretty sure that line morphed into the Copa Mundial line (referred to me and my peers as simply "Copas") that I wore all the way through college. I was really proud of those cleats. They were expensive (to me), so I really treated them well.
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Come on! Der Kaiser! I really thought he was just a drop below Pele on name recognition. I'm too young to remember the NASL, but I read a lot about it, and Pele and Beckenbauer were always named together as the huge names brought in to give the league credibility and draw interest. And like NLFC, Beckenbauer cleats were the pinnacle. I was never lucky enough to own a pair, but they were always the most expensive cleat in the store.
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That's sad, those were my jam al through HS and into college.The Sybian wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 12:06 pm Looks like Adidas no longer makes the Beckenbauer line of shoes, as I could only find them on E-Bay or retro stores.
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Watched it every week!Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 1:03 pm I'm tb's age, but I grew up watching Soccer Made in Germany so that dude was all over the damn screen for me in the mid-70s.
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To help the uninformed, this is like NHL fans mourning the passing of Doug Harvey.
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I had a pair of the Copas with the molded cleats, and an older pair of the Beckenbauers with the screw-in cleats that I used for playing ultimate. They were great cleats.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 1:03 pm Also, the shoe. There just weren't a lot of brands and I know those were what I wore those growing up. And I'm pretty sure that line morphed into the Copa Mundial line (referred to me and my peers as simply "Copas") that I wore all the way through college. I was really proud of those cleats. They were expensive (to me), so I really treated them well.
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I would have said something closer Bobby Hull or Maurice Richard, but ok.
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$100 and you can get another pairDaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 2:55 pmI had a pair of the Copas with the molded cleats, and an older pair of the Beckenbauers with the screw-in cleats that I used for playing ultimate. They were great cleats.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 1:03 pm Also, the shoe. There just weren't a lot of brands and I know those were what I wore those growing up. And I'm pretty sure that line morphed into the Copa Mundial line (referred to me and my peers as simply "Copas") that I wore all the way through college. I was really proud of those cleats. They were expensive (to me), so I really treated them well.
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"uninformed" is harsh, makes me sound like a right twat.The Sybian wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 3:02 pmI would have said something closer Bobby Hull or Maurice Richard, but ok.
I think the Bobby Hull and Maurice Richard comparisons take away from Beckenbauer's defensive ability (although I believe he did begin his career in midfield as an incredibly technical player), from what I have read, Harvey was the true defender who first looked to bring the puck out of defense and be an asset moving forward. Beckenbauer is certainly the player that soccer history looks to when thinking about a defender who initiated attacks and would bring a ball out of defense.
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I was just thinking level of fame/talent. In that case, I'd go with Bobby Orr. I was a huge hockey fan from age 5-21, went on annual trips to the Hockey Hall of Fame, read about the history etc... and I just can't recall hearing about Doug Harvey.Tom 1860 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 3:23 pmI think that takes away from his defensive ability, from what I have read, Harvey was the true defender who first looked to bring the puck out of defense and be an asset moving forward. Beckenbauer is certainly the player that soccer history looks to when thinking about a defender who initiated attacks and would bring a ball out of defense.The Sybian wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 3:02 pmI would have said something closer Bobby Hull or Maurice Richard, but ok.
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I saw the headline, and my first thought was him as the manager for German National Team when they won it 1990, and then thought, "oh yeah, he was big in the 70s and joined up with Pele with the Cosmos".
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Yeah more like Bobby Orr or probably Nick Lidstrom.
Beckenbauer was the most complete footballer ever. He could attack or defend and could lead a team.
Beckenbauer was the most complete footballer ever. He could attack or defend and could lead a team.
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I thought Tom was referencing Doug Harvey, the MLB ump, and was extra confused.
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Him I remember.tennbengal wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 7:37 pm I thought Tom was referencing Doug Harvey, the MLB ump, and was extra confused.
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If he’s Bobby Orr was pele gordie howe? It may be true just wondering. Definitely a fundamental player in terms of overall greatness.
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Defenders was known as tough and rough. He was tall and elegant bringing the ball out of defense.
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