| € 2 million | |
| Age: | 74 |
| Born: | 11/03/1945 |
| Country of origin: | Germany |
| Source of wealth: | Soccer player |
| Last updated: | 2020 |
Short introduction
Gerd Müller gets the title “Bomber of the Nation” with extraordinary skills as a striker. With 365 goals, he is still the most successful Bundesliga goles scorer.
In addition, he won many titles with FC Bayern Munich, including the German Championship, European Cup Champion Cup and World Cup. In addition, he became European champions and the world with the German national team.
After his career, the “nation bombers” had to deal with alcohol issues that took him to the threshold of financial destruction in the early 1990s. Müller only managed to get rid of alcohol thanks to the help of his old friend from FC Bayern Munich.
After a successful withdrawal treatment, Bayern manager Uli Hoeneß offered him as a striker and trainer goalkeeper with Amateur FC Bayern Munich, who he only gave up in 2014 because of Alzheimer’s disease.
Early life
Gerd Müller was born in 1945 for Christina Karoline and Johann Heinrich Müller in Nordlingen, Bavaria, where he grew in a simple state.
Like so many professional generation, he began his career as a street soccer player. However, Müller was very shy so he only joined his first club, TSV 1861 Nördlingen, at the age of twelve.
In young Youth he was first appointed to the election of the Youth of the Bavarian Football Association after he scored his club’s 180 goals this season. After moving to the TSV men’s team, Müller made a significant contribution to promotion to Landesliga with 47 goals in 28 matches.
From the field, Müller graduated from high school. He sacrificed an internship as a weaver for his career as a professional footballer.
Career
With an impressive hit level, Müller finally attracted a big club interest. In 1964, at the age of only 18 years, he turned to FC Bayern Munich, who was still playing in Regionaliga Süd. With the help of Müller, he was promoted to the Bundesliga at the end of the season.
In his first Bundesliga season, Müller scored 14 goals in 33 matches and won the DFB Cup with his team.
In the 1966/67 season, Müller finally founded himself as an ordinary striker on the FC Bayern team. 28 His goals made him not only the top scorer, but also this year’s soccer player. The season was crowned by winning the European Cup winning Cup.
In the 1968/69 season, Müller played an important role in winning twice the championship and trophy victory. Thirty goals again made him a top scorer and footballer this year.
In the “Golden 1970s” FC Bayern, Müller continued to soar. So he and his team managed to become German champions three times in a row. The European Champion Clubs Cup was also won three times in a row.
In 1976, Bayern nurtured their appearance by winning the World Cup. This success marks the peak of Müller’s career and the end of “seventy gold” from FC Bayern Munich.
In 1979 Gerd Müller moved to the North American professional league, where he once again glowed with a very good destination. After two years in Fort Lauderdale, he ended his career at the age of 36 years.
Career highlights
Apart from his unprecedented record in Bayern Munich, Gerd Müller celebrated his career with the German national team. After Müller was appointed to the national team for the first time in 1966, he established himself as a regular player with ten goals during the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. The German national team eliminates Italy in the semifinals, but Müller is the top scorer.
The title was only won four years later in the “World Cup house”. The determining goal for 2-1 in the final against the Netherlands was in the spotlight in Müller’s career.
Amazing facts
Gerd Müller is the Bundesliga Soccer Scorer with 365 goals
In 1970 Müller was the first German elected as a European soccer player this year
In the 1971/72 season, Müller reached a record of 40 Bundesliga clubs in one season
During his career, Müller won the top scorer in eighteen competitions (seven times in the Bundesliga)
