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Forward · 1965–1979

Gerd Müller

Der Bomber scored 365 Bundesliga goals in 427 games — a record that stands more than four decades after he retired, and one nobody active is close to.

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Iconic moments

  • Scored 40 Bundesliga goals in 1971-72, a single-season record that stood until 2022.
  • Scored the winning goal in the 1974 World Cup final against the Netherlands, then retired from international football aged 28.
  • Ballon d'Or winner in 1970. He struggled badly with alcoholism after retiring; the club brought him back onto the coaching staff, where he worked for over 20 years.

Why he is remembered

Der Bomber scored 365 Bundesliga goals in 427 games — a record that stands more than four decades after he retired, and one nobody active is close to.

Gerd Müller played as a forward in the 1965–1979 era and is listed here for Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, European Cup, Intercontinental Cup won with the club.