Stephan Beckenbauer

Stephan Beckenbauer

Personal information
Date of birth	(1968-12-01)1 December 1968
Place of birth	Munich,West Germany
Date of death	31 July 2015(2015-07-31)(aged 46)
Place of death	Munich, Germany
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
	Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1988	Bayern Munich II
1988–1990	1860 Munich	31	(1)
1990–1991	Kickers Offenbach
1991–1992	FC Grenchen
1992–1994	1. FC Saarbrücken	24	(1)
1994–1997	Bayern Munich II	22	(0)
Managerial career
1998–2015	Bayern Munich (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephan Beckenbauer(1 December 1968 – 31 July 2015) was a Germanfootballerwho played as acentre-back.

Career

Born inMunich,Beckenbauer began playing with localFC Bayern,but never moved pastthe reserve teamduring his two-year tenure. He spent the vast majority of his 11-year senior career in the lower leagues, also representingTSV 1860 München,Kickers OffenbachandFC Grenchen.

Beckenbauer's input at the professional level consisted of 12 games in both theBundesligaand the2. Bundesligawith1. FC Saarbrücken,for which he signed in the summer of 1992. He made his debut in the former competition on 14 August 1992 by coming on as a 79th-minutesubstitutein a 1–1 away draw againstBayer Leverkusen,asthe seasonended in relegation after an 18th-place finish.

In 1990, Beckenbauer had a trial withRed Star Belgrade,but did not sign.He retired in 1997 at only 28, returning immediately to Bayern and going on to work with the club as a scout and youth coach.

Personal life

Beckenbauer's father,Franz,was also a footballer. He represented Bayern and theWest German national teamand later managed both, winning aWorld Cuptitle both as player (1974) and manager (1990).His son Luca is also a professional footballer, playing forSV Wacker Burghausenin theRegionalliga Bayern.

Death

Beckenbauer died of abrain tumor.He was 46.

External links

• Stephan Beckenbaueratfussballdaten.de(in German)