Q 01/05

What was Franz Beckenbauer's famous nickname?

A) Der Kaiser

B) Der Bomber

C) Der Panzer

D) Der Chef

Answer · why

A) Der Kaiser

Der Kaiser: accounts of its origin differ, from a photo beside an emperor's bust to him stopping a Schalke star nicknamed the King.

Q 02/05

Beckenbauer is credited with inventing which modern playing role?

A) The holding midfielder

B) The sweeper, or libero

C) The false nine

D) The inverted winger

Answer · why

B) The sweeper, or libero

The sweeper, or libero: rather than only mopping up behind the defence, he carried the ball forward and launched attacks from the back.

Q 03/05

Which team handed Beckenbauer's side their only defeat at the 1974 World Cup?

A) Poland

B) East Germany

C) Australia

D) Yugoslavia

Answer · why

B) East Germany

East Germany: in the only World Cup meeting of the two German states, the shock loss sparked a frank team meeting, and the hosts went on to win the ti...

Q 04/05

Which local club did the young Beckenbauer support and dream of playing for?

A) Bayern Munich

B) SC Munich ’06

C) Wacker Munich

D) TSV 1860 Munich

Answer · why

D) TSV 1860 Munich

TSV 1860 Munich: shortly before he was due to join, an 1860 youth player slapped him during a match, so he signed for Bayern instead.

Q 05/05

Why was the teenage Beckenbauer at first barred from West Germany's youth team?

A) He was caught smoking

B) He fathered a child out of wedlock

C) He signed for a foreign club

D) He refused to cut his hair

Answer · why

B) He fathered a child out of wedlock

He fathered a child out of wedlock: youth coach Dettmar Cramer fought the decision and got him into the team.