instead found coaching positions with various international clubs and associations around the world. In 2002 Cramer officially announced his retirement from football. In 2005, he was inducted into the Japan Football Hall of Fame. Personal life Cramer served in World War II as a Senior Lieutenant with a German paratrooper division. For his international achievements, Cramer was awarded two honorary doctorates in addition to being presented with the Bundesverdienstkreuz (Federal Cross of Merit) in Germany. In 1971, Emperor Hirohito also personally presented him with membership in the Order of the Sacred Treasure for his service to Japan. Furthermore, Cramer was an honorary chieftain in the Native American Sioux and Mohican tribes. Cramer died at the age of 90 on 17 September 2015. Honours FC Bayern Munich European Cup: 1974–75, 1975–76 Intercontinental Cup: 1976 Individual France Football 40th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2019 Career statistics References Verrat vermieden. in: Der Spiegel, Heft 46/1968, 22. Jahrgang, S.122. Hermann, Boris: Trainerfuchs Dettmar Cramer – Ein Napoleon auf Weltreise. in: www.spiegel.de, Fassung vom 8. Juli 2005 External links Dettmar Cramer at eintracht-archiv.de Der 34. Speiltag der Bundesliga 77/78 Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association Soccer Archive 1925 births 2015 deaths Sportspeople from Dortmund German football managers German expatriate football managers FC Bayern Munich managers Eintracht Frankfurt managers Hertha BSC managers Bayer 04 Leverkusen managers Ittihad FC managers Egypt national football team managers Japan national football team managers Aris Thessaloniki F.C. managers United States men's national soccer team managers Bundesliga managers UEFA Champions League winning managers Expatriate football managers in Japan Expatriate football managers in Malaysia Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in South Korea Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class 1974 African Cup of Nations managers West German football managers People from the Province of Westphalia West German expatriate sportspeople in the United States West German expatriate football managers West German expatriate sportspeople in Egypt West German expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia West German expatriate sportspeople in Greece West German expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia German expatriate sportspeople in South Korea German expatriate sportspeople in Thailand German expatriate sportspeople in Japan