Gerd Müller
German association football player (1945–2021)
- Fame68.8
- Momentum28.5
- Germany rank#219
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- Fame68.8
- Momentum28.5
- Germany rank#219
- Footballers rank#174
- Wikipedia205.1K
Lived 1945–2021, aged 76Germany
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Updated 2026-06-21
Gerd Müller turned the six-yard box into a killing floor. The math was simple and brutal: 68 goals in 62 games for West Germany, 365 in 427 for Bayern Munich, a World Cup record that stood for three decades. He didn't dribble through defenses — he just knew where the ball would arrive before it did.
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Born 3 November 1945, Müller spent 15 years at Bayern Munich, where his instinct in tight spaces made him the Bundesliga's all-time leading scorer — a record that still stands. In 1970 he won the Golden Boot with ten goals at the World Cup, then claimed the Ballon d'Or. Two years later he scored twice in the final to win the European Championship. In 1974 he put in the winner in the World Cup final, capping a tournament where he added four more goals. His 14 World Cup goals held as the record for 32 years, and among all-time international scorers his goal-per-game ratio remains near-untouchabl…
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- Fort Lauderdale Strikers1979–1981
- Germany men's national association football team1966–1974
- Germany national under-21 football team1966–1966
- Germany national under-23 football team1966–1966
- FC Bayern Munich1964–1979
- TSV 1861 Nördlingen1963–1964
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| 1979–1981 | 71 | 38 |
| 1966–1974 | 62 | 68 |
| 1966–1966 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964–1979 | 453 | 398 |
| 1963–1964 | 31 | 51 |
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Awards
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- German Football Hall of Fame
- Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- German Footballer of the Year
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Momentum28.5
Historical31.4
Now attention25.2
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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