Gerd Müller

Gerd Müller is a legendary German striker born on 3 November 1945 in Nördlingen, Germany.

Gerd started out his senior career with 1861 Nördlingen in 1963. He impressed already during his debut season in professional football scoring 51 goals in 31 matches for the club. In 1964, Müller moved to Bayern Munich who then competed in the lower Regionalliga Süd. Already in his first season with Bayern, he helped them to promote to the Bundesliga where they started a rise which over years has become increasingly unstoppable. During the 14 years with the Bavarian club Müller collected a myriad of titles. He amassed four Bundesliga titles, four German Cups, three UEFA Champions League victories, the Intercontinental Cup and the European Cup Winners’ Cup. Moreover, he amassed an array of individual honors. Thus, Müller is a seven-time German top scorer, two-time German footballer of the year, two-time European top scorer and other. In 1972, Gerd Müller set up a record for most goals in a calendar year as he scored 85 in all competitions. The record stood for 40 years before Lionel Messi surpassed with 92 goals in 2012. All in all, Müller scored a total of 566 goals in 607 appearances all competitions for Bayern during a 14-year stint.

Gerd Müller has also had a lion’s share of success on the international arena. He was honored the World Cup top scorer in 1970 setting up a record of 14 goals in the tournament. The record was surpassed by Brazil's Ronaldo who scored 15 in 2006. With his 68 goals in 62 international games Müller established himself as legend for Germany and even got a moniker ‘Der Bomber’.

In the twilight of his career, Müller played for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League until his retirement in 1981. Since 1992, he is an assistant manager at Bayern Munich II.