- Born
- Died
- Birth nameGerhard Müller
- Nicknames
- Der Bomber
- Kleines, dickes Müller
- Bomber der Nation
- Bomber Gerd
- Height5′ 9¼″ (1.76 m)
- Gerhard "Gerd" Müller was a German professional footballer. A striker renowned for his clinical finishing, especially in and around the six-yard box, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalscorers in the history of the sport.
At international level with West Germany, he scored 68 goals in 62 appearances, and at club level, in 15 years with Bayern Munich in which he scored 365 goals in 427 Bundesliga matches, he became - and still is - record holder of that league. In 74 European club games he scored 65 goals. Averaging over a goal a game with West Germany, Müller was, as of 11 July 2021, 21st on the list of all time international goalscorers, despite playing fewer matches than every other player in the top 48. Among the top scorers, he has the third-highest goal-to-game ratio. He also had the highest ratio of 0.97 goals per game in the European Cup, scoring 34 goals in 35 matches.
Nicknamed "Bomber der Nation" ("the nation's Bomber") or simply "Der Bomber", Müller was named European Footballer of the Year in 1970. After a successful season at Bayern Munich, he scored ten goals at the 1970 FIFA World Cup for West Germany where he received the Golden Boot as top goalscorer. In 1972, he won the UEFA European Championship and was the top goalscorer, scoring two goals in the final. Two years later, he scored four goals in the 1974 World Cup, including the winning goal in the final.
Müller held the all-time goal-scoring record in the World Cup with 14 goals for 32 years. In 1999, Müller was ranked ninth in the European player of the Century election held by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS), and he was voted 13th in the IFFHS' World Player of the Century election. In 2004, Pelé named Müller in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bonitao - Gerd Müller is a German retired footballer. A prolific striker, he is regarded as one of the greatest players and goalscorers of all time.
At international level with West Germany National Football Team, he scored 68 goals in 62 appearances, and at club level, after 15 years with Bayern München, he scored a record 365 goals in 427 Bundesliga games and an international record 66 goals in 74 European club games.
Müller was named European Footballer of the Year in 1970. After a successful season at Bayern München, he scored ten goals at the IX FIFA World Cup 1970 (1970) for West Germany National Football Team where he received the Golden Boot as top goalscorer. He scored four goals in the X FIFA World Cup 1974 (1974), including the winning goal in the final. Müller held the all-time goal-scoring record in the World Cup with 14 goals for 32 years.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tango Papa
- SpouseUschi Ebenböck(August 21, 1967 - August 15, 2021) (his death, 1 child)
- Former West German international football striker.
- He is the most prolific goalscorer in the history of the World Cup, scoring 14 goals in two tournaments, 10 in Mexico 1970 and 4 in West Germany 1974.
- His last match for West Germany was in the World Cup final of 1974, in which he scored the winning goal that beat the Dutch 2-1.
- FIFA World Cup winner.
- During his professional career, he played for Bayern Munich (1964-1979) and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1979-1981). He won the Intercontinental Cup once (1976), the European Champions' Cup three times and the Bundesliga title four times.
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