As Herbert Hainer, president of Bayern Munich, announced today during the Annual General Assembly, the German team will retire the number 5 in tribute to its legend, Franz Beckenbauer, who died on January 7 at the age of 78. .
The decision of the Bavarian club provoked thunderous applause from the members present, among whom were his wife, Heidi Beckenbauer, and his son Joel. “The number 5 will be reserved for a unique legacy. Because our club and its history are simply unthinkable without Franz,” Hainer announced.
Beckenbauer, considered by many the best German footballer of all time, in addition to becoming world and European champion with Germany, won the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal four times as a player with Bayern, and lifted the European Cup three times. and won the Cup Winners’ Cup and the Intercontinental Cup. He also had important successes as a coach, winning the UEFA Cup and becoming German champion with Bayern.
