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'''Gerhard (Gerd) Müller''' (born 3 November 1945 in [[Nördlingen]], [[Federal Republic of Germany]]) is a retired German international [[Association football|football]] striker. As a prolific goalscorer, he was nicknamed ''Der Bomber''. Playing for [[Germany (football)|West Germany]] from 1966 to 1974, Müller scored 68 goals in 62 appearances. This was a record for Germany (i.e., Bundesrepublik Deutschland; the BRD) until his total was overtaken by [[Miroslav Klose]] in 2014. Müller scored the winning goal for West Germany when they defeated the [[Netherlands (football)|Netherlands]] 2–1 in the [[1974 World Cup Final]].


'''Gerhard “Gerd” Müller''' (born [[November 3]], [[1945]] in [[Nördlingen]]) was a [[West Germany|West German]] [[football (soccer)|football]] player, nicknamed "Bomber der Nation" ("the nation's bomber") for his prolific career as a goal scorer, and "kleines dickes Müller" ("short, fat Müller"). Müller holds the national goal-scoring record for Germany, with 68 goals in 62 international appearances. He also scored 365 goals in 427 [[Bundesliga (football)|Bundesliga]] games and holds a record of 66 goals in 74 European Club games. Between 1974 and 2006 Müller also held  the record for most goals scored in World Cup games.  
In club football, he began his professional career at [[TSV 1861 Nördlingen]] in 1963 and joined [[Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.|Bayern Munich]] a year later. He played for Bayern until 1979 and, in 427 [[Bundesliga (football)|Bundesliga]] matches for them, scored 365 goals with a further 66 goals in 74 appearances in European club competitions. He was a member of the Bayern teams that won the [[European Cup]] three seasons in succession from 1973–74 to 1975–76.


With national records of 68 goals in 62 international appearances and 365 goals in 427 [[Bundesliga (football)|Bundesliga]] games, he was by far the most successful [[striker]] of his day and perhaps any other.
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Latest revision as of 16:33, 11 March 2024

Gerhard (Gerd) Müller (born 3 November 1945 in Nördlingen, Federal Republic of Germany) is a retired German international football striker. As a prolific goalscorer, he was nicknamed Der Bomber. Playing for West Germany from 1966 to 1974, Müller scored 68 goals in 62 appearances. This was a record for Germany (i.e., Bundesrepublik Deutschland; the BRD) until his total was overtaken by Miroslav Klose in 2014. Müller scored the winning goal for West Germany when they defeated the Netherlands 2–1 in the 1974 World Cup Final.

In club football, he began his professional career at TSV 1861 Nördlingen in 1963 and joined Bayern Munich a year later. He played for Bayern until 1979 and, in 427 Bundesliga matches for them, scored 365 goals with a further 66 goals in 74 appearances in European club competitions. He was a member of the Bayern teams that won the European Cup three seasons in succession from 1973–74 to 1975–76.

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