Today gave the world several famous people who closely connected their lives with football:
Gennady LitovchenkoGennadiy Litovchenko (1963) - a legendary footballer who played as a midfielder. He is best known for playing for Dnipro and Dynamo Kyiv. Two-time champion and winner of the USSR Cup. Finalist of the 1988 European Championship. Twice took part in World Championships. As a member of the USSR national team he played 57 matches, scored 14 goals. Also Litovchenko managed to play several matches in the national team of Ukraine. Now he is a member of Yuriy Kalitvintsev's coaching staff at Polesie.
Franz Beckenbauer (1945) - legendary German defender. During his career he played for three clubs: Bayern Munich, Hamburg and New York Cosmos. World and European champion as a footballer. As a member of the German national team, Franz played 103 matches, in which he scored 14 goals. He is 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 World Champion with the German national team, winner of the French Cup with Marseille, German Champion and UEFA Cup winner with Bayern. Beckenbauer currently holds the position of honorary president of the Munich club.
Slaven Bilic (1968) is a former Croatian footballer who played as a defender. He is best known for playing for English clubs West Ham and Everton. The most successful period in Bilic's coaching career can be considered to be his work with the Croatian national team, which Slaven led for six years.
