Who is the best defender in Bayern Munich history?

By YPB Team

Imperious at the back and deadly on the ball — Bayern's defensive legends have set the standard for the modern game. Who wins your vote?

Franz Beckenbauer

The 'Kaiser' whose revolutionary style as a ball-playing libero/sweeper set the template for the modern defender and won three European Cups.

Philipp Lahm

Intelligent and technically flawless captain who led Bayern and Germany to their greatest modern triumphs from full-back or as a defensive midfielder.

Klaus Augenthaler

Dominant sweeper and long-serving Bayern stalwart who won eight Bundesliga titles and a European Cup over 17 years at the club.

Mats Hummels

Elegant ball-playing centre-back who returned to Bayern as a proven Bundesliga and Champions League winner and formed the core of a dominant defensive unit.

Jerome Boateng

Athletic and physical centre-back whose pace and reading of the game made him one of Germany's finest defenders during Bayern's quadruple-chasing era.

Bixente Lizarazu

World Cup and European Championship winner with France who was one of the best left-backs in the world during his time at Bayern.

Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck

Rugged sweeper and Beckenbauer's defensive partner who was an essential but often overlooked component of Bayern's 1970s European dynasty.

David Alaba

Versatile Austrian who excelled at both left-back and centre-back for Bayern, winning ten Bundesliga titles and two Champions League trophies.

Alphonso Davies

Canadian left-back who became one of the fastest players in the world and a key part of Bayern's 2020 treble-winning side.

Sammy Kuffour

Ghanaian centre-back whose eight seasons at Bayern brought five Bundesliga titles and immortalised him in Champions League history for his reaction at the Camp Nou.