Nicknamed “Der Kaiser”, Beckenbauer was as elegant as he was dominant, and such was his assurance in possession that he came to master the modern sweeper role, or libero. More so, he is credited with creating it.
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Libero
//ˈlɪbəɹoʊ//
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21 translations across 12 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- defensa lliure noun (football player)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 自由人 noun (volleyball player)
Dutch
1 entries- libero noun (football player)
Estonian
2 entries- libero noun (volleyball player)
- vabakaitsja noun (football player)
Finnish
2 entries- libero noun (football player)
- libero noun (volleyball player)
French
4 entries- libero noun (football player)
- libero noun (volleyball player)
- libéro noun (football player)
- libéro noun (volleyball player)
German
2 entries- Libero noun (football player)
- Libero noun (volleyball player)
Greek
2 entries- ελεύθερος noun (football player)
- λίμπερο noun (football player)
Polish
2 entries- libero noun (football player)
- libero noun (volleyball player)
Portuguese
1 entries- líbero noun (volleyball player)
Russian
1 entries- либеро noun (volleyball player)
Swedish
2 entries- libero noun (football player)
- libero noun (volleyball player)
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