1.Franz Beckenbauer – Bayern Munchen/West Germany
The top best captain in our list is Franz Beckenbauer who was the captain of both his club Bayern Munchen and West Germany. He played as a defender helping West Germany to win the 1974 FIFA World Cup after three unsuccessful campaigns the worst was in 1966 when they were runners-up to the hosts England who won the title and again in 1970 when they were the third place team
Franz won several titles at club level winning i.e 4 Bundesliga titles, 4 DFB-Pokal cup titles, 3 European Cup 1 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup and 1 Intercontinental Cup in 1976 before he played for New York Cosmos and Hamburger SV . He is nicknamed Der Kaiser meaning the Emperor because of his elegant style , dominance and leadership on the pitch and he is regarded as one of the greatest German Footballers of all time.
Steven Gerrard of Manchester United and Ireland