Football idol
Monument and street in honor of Franz Beckenbauer?
Franz Beckenbauer died on January 7th at the age of 78. photo
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How should the memory of Franz Beckenbauer be kept alive? There are mind games. Bayern Munich’s CEO specifically addresses two possibilities.
“The Allianz Arena at Franz-Beckenbauer-Allee No. 5 – that would be sensational,” Bayern Munich CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen was quoted as saying during a fan club visit on Sunday.
At the same time, Dreesen also spoke about the possibility of a statue being erected in memory of Beckenbauer on the esplanade of the Allianz Arena. “The curve is planning the same thing as Gerd Müller. If you look at the monument in honor of Gerd on the esplanade in front of the Allianz Arena: Franz fits in well there,” said Dreesen.
In September last year, the former world-class striker was honored with a bronze statue in Müller’s unique jubilant pose on the grounds of the Munich stadium. Club icon Müller died on August 15, 2021, and Beckenbauer on January 7 of this year.
After the death of the world champion as a player and as a coach, there were various considerations to keep his memory alive. Former national coach Berti Vogts, for example, suggested renaming the DFB Cup to the Franz Beckenbauer Cup. Former Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld in turn suggested a Franz Beckenbauer Arena in Munich.