Today has given the world several famous people who have closely connected their lives with football:
Gennady Litovchenko (1963) - the legendary Soviet football player who played as a midfielder. He is best known for playing for Dnipropetrovsk Dnipro and Dynamo Kiev. Two-time champion and winner of the USSR Cup. Finalist of the 1988 European Championship. He took part in the world championships twice. As part of the USSR national team, he played 57 matches and scored 14 goals. Also, Lytovchenko managed to play several matches in the national team of Ukraine.
Franz Beckenbauer (1945) - the legendary German defender. During his career, he played in three clubs: Bayern, Hamburg and New York Cosmos. World and European champion as a football player. Franz played 103 matches for the German national team, scoring 14 goals. Considered the best defender of the 20th century. Two-time winner of the Golden Ball. Beckenbauer's coaching career is no less successful than his playing career - Franz became the world champion with the German national team, the French Cup with Marseille, the German Champion and the UEFA Cup with Bayern. Beckenbauer currently holds the position of honorary president of the Munich club.
Slaven Bilic (1968) - former Croatian football player who played as a defender. He is best known for playing in the English clubs West Ham and Everton. The most successful period in Bilic's coaching career can be considered the work in the Croatian national team, which Slaven led for six years.
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