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Stephan Beckenbauer, son of Franz, dies at 46 after long illness

Published Aug. 1, 2015 11:41 a.m. ET

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MUNICH --

Bayern Munich says the son of former club great Franz Beckenbauer, Stephan, has died after a long illness. He was 46.

The club and the Beckenbauer family gave no other details, except to say he died early Saturday.

Stephan Beckenbauer had a brief Bundesliga career with FC Saarbruecken. He also played for 1860 Munich and Bayern Munich's amateur team. He later coached several youth sides of Bayern Munich.

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