Franz Beckenbauer was re-elected for a fifth consecutive term as Bayern Munich president on Friday, receiving 98.2 percent of the vote from 2,500 members attending the club's annual meeting.
There were 13 abstentions and 21 votes against the 61-year-old Beckenbauer, who has held the post since 1994 and is unlikely to run again for presidency when his fifth term expires in 2009.
"Thanks for the faith in me," said Beckenbauer, captain of the West Germany [Images] team which won the 1974 World Cup and coach when the national side won the same trophy in 1990.
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