After Franz Beckenbauer’s death, officials and football players expressed their condolences. Ex-Bayern boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge would like to hold a big memorial service for the late Beckenbauer. “The entire world of football and beyond is mourning the loss of our friend Franz. FC Bayern should host a memorial service in the stadium to thank and remember him, which would never have existed without him,” he said Bild-Zeitung.
“Franz Beckenbauer rewrote the history of German football and had a lasting impact,” said the supervisory board of the German football record champions, according to the club’s statement. “He was my captain at FC Bayern, my coach at the national team, our president at Bayern and in all of these roles he was not only successful but unique,” the 68-year-old Rummenigge is quoted as saying. German football is losing “the greatest personality in its history”.
According to information from Bildnewspaper, Rummenigge has already spoken on the phone with Bavaria’s honorary president Uli Hoeneß. Accordingly, Bavaria wants to examine the feasibility of the proposal. The funeral service would then take place in the Allianz Arena with 75,024 seats.
Berti Vogts for renaming the cup
Beckenbauer died on Sunday at the age of 78. Hoeneß himself said about the late footballer: “Franz Beckenbauer is the greatest personality that FC Bayern has ever had. As a player, coach, president, person: unforgettable. Nobody will ever reach him.”
Beckenbauer’s former teammate Berti Vogts has another suggestion: The former national coach can imagine renaming the DFB Cup in honor of Beckenbauer: “It is important that his name is not forgotten by the following generations of footballers. Maybe you should at the DFB “Think about naming the DFB Cup after Franz Beckenbauer, for example,” said Vogts Rhenish Post.
Jürgen Klinsmann wrote on the X platform: “Dear Franz, we are forever infinitely grateful to you for everything you have done for us and football.” Klinsmann was also part of the national team in 1990. “As a player, as a team boss, as a president, as a great role model, with your unique charm, your lightness and joy of life. WE MISS YOU!”
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After Franz Beckenbauer’s death, officials and football players expressed their condolences. Ex-Bayern boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge would like to hold a big memorial service for the late Beckenbauer. “The entire world of football and beyond is mourning the loss of our friend Franz. FC Bayern should host a memorial service in the stadium to thank and remember him, which would never have existed without him,” he said Bild-Zeitung.
“Franz Beckenbauer rewrote the history of German football and had a lasting impact,” said the supervisory board of the German football record champions, according to the club’s statement. “He was my captain at FC Bayern, my coach at the national team, our president at Bayern and in all of these roles he was not only successful but unique,” the 68-year-old Rummenigge is quoted as saying. German football is losing “the greatest personality in its history”.
