Gerd Müller

German footballer (1945–2021)

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 change

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 change

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 change

  • 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 change

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 change

Titles with Bayern Munich change

International change

Personal honours change

Club career statistics change

Club statistics League CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GermanyLeague DFB-Pokal EuropeTotal
1964/65 Bayern Munich Regionalliga 26 33 - - 26 33
1965/66 Bundesliga 33 15 6 1 - 39 16
1966/67 32 28 4 7 9 8 45 43
1967/68 34 19 4 4 8 7 46 30
1968/69 30 30 5 7 - 35 37
1969/70 33 38 3 4 2 0 38 42
1970/71 32 22 7 10 8 7 47 39
1971/72 34 40 6 5 8 5 48 50
1972/73 33 36 5 7 6 12 44 55
1973/74 34 30 4 5 10 8 48 43
1974/75 33 23 3 2 7 5 43 30
1975/76 22 23 6 7 6 5 34 35
1976/77 25 28 4 11 4 5 33 44
1977/78 33 24 3 4 6 4 42 32
1978/79 19 9 2 4 - 21 13
United StatesLeague U.S. Open Cup North AmericaTotal
1979 Fort Lauderdale Strikers NASL 27 19 - - 27 19
1980 36 16 - - 36 16
1981 17 5 - - 17 5
Country Germany 453 398 62 78 74 66 589 542
United States 80 40 - - 80 40
Total 533 438 62 78 74 66 669 582

International career statistics change

[4][5]

Germany national team
YearAppsGoals
1966 1 0
1967 4 6
1968 3 2
1969 7 9
1970 12 13
1971 8 12
1972 7 13
1973 8 7
1974 12 6
Total 62 68

References change

  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.
  4. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Gerd Müller". www.national-football-teams.com.
  5. "Gerhard "Gerd" Müller - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.

Other websites change