Gerd Müller

Gerhard "Gerd" Müller (November 3, 1945 August 15, 2021) was a German footballer. He played for FC Bayern München and the Germany national team. He was the best striker at his times and still owns many scoring records.

Gerd Müller
Personal information
Full name Gerhard Müller
Date of birth November 3, 1945
Place of birth Nördlingen, Allied-occupied Germany
Date of death August 15, 2021(2021-08-15) (aged 75)
Place of death Wolfratshausen, Bavaria, Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1960-1963 Nördlingen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963-1964
1964-1978
1979-1981
Nördlingen
Bayern Munich
Fort Lauderdale Strikers
National team
1966-1974 Germany
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Müller in 1974

Club career

He started playing football for TSV 1861 Nördlingen, where he scored in the 1962/63 season 180 out of 204 goals.[1] From 1964 he played for FC Bayern München. In his first season for Bayern München he scored in 26 matches 33 goals. From 1965 till 1979 he scored in 427 Bundesliga matches and scored 365 goals. This record is still existing. From 1979 till 1982 he played in the US-professional league for Ford Lauderdale Strikers and Smiths Brothers Lounge.

International career

He started his international career on 12 October 1966 in Ankara versus Turkey. In his second match versus Albania he scored his first four of his 68 goals in the national team. He was member of the 1970 FIFA World Cup team. With ten goals he was the best scorer in this tournament. 1972 Germany won the European Championship and Müller was again the best scorer of this tournament. 1974 he won with Germany the FIFA World Cup where he scored the second goal in the 2:1 victory over the Netherlands. After this tournament he resigned from the team.

Records

  • Müller scored 68 goals in 62 matches for Germany. He was the best scorer of the team until Miroslav Klose broke his record in 2014.
  • During two World Cups (1970 and 1974) he scored 14 goals. This record was broken by Ronaldo during the World Cup 2006.

Death

On 6 October 2015, it was announced that Müller was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.[2] He died on 15 August 2021 at a nursing home in Wolfratshausen, Germany, aged 75.[3]

Honors

Titles with Bayern Munich

  • Intercontinental Cup: 1976
  • European Cup: 1974, 1975, 1976
  • European Cup Winners’ Cup: 1967
  • Bundesliga: 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974
  • German Cup: 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971
  • Regionalliga Süd: 1965

International

Personal honours

  • European Footballer of the Year: 1970
  • German Footballer of the Year: 1967, 1969
  • Voted best Player 40 Years Bundesliga 1963–2003
  • European top scorer: 1970, 1972
  • German top scorer: 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978
  • World Cup top scorer: 1970
  • European Championship top scorer: 1972
  • European Cup top scorer: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977
  • World Football's Greatest Goalscorer of All Time (awarded in 2000)
  • Named to FIFA 100

Club career statistics

Club statistics League CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GermanyLeague DFB-Pokal EuropeTotal
1964/65Bayern MunichRegionalliga2633--2633
1965/66Bundesliga331561-3916
1966/67322847984543
1967/68341944874630
1968/69303057-3537
1969/70333834203842
1970/713222710874739
1971/72344065854850
1972/733336576124455
1973/743430451084843
1974/75332332754330
1975/76222367653435
1976/772528411453344
1977/78332434644232
1978/7919924-2113
United StatesLeague U.S. Open Cup North AmericaTotal
1979Fort Lauderdale StrikersNASL2719--2719
19803616--3616
1981175--175
CountryGermany 45339862787466589542
United States 8040--8040
Total 53343862787466669582

International career statistics

[4] [5]

Germany national team
YearAppsGoals
196610
196746
196832
196979
19701213
1971812
1972713
197387
1974126
Total6268

References

  1. FIFA.com. "FIFA - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.
  2. "Gerd Muller, Bayern Munich Legend, Diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease". Bleacher Report. 6 October 2015. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  3. "Gerd Müller ist tot: Der Bomber der Nation starb mit 75 Jahren". FOCUS Online (in German). 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Gerd Müller". www.national-football-teams.com.
  5. "Gerhard "Gerd" Müller - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.

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