GERD MULLER

 

Date Of Birth : 3 November 1945
Position : Striker
Nation : West Germany
Height : 176 cm
Major Club : Bayern Munich
Caps : 62 Games (68 Goals)
World Cup Participation : 1970, 1974 (13 Games with 14 Goals)
Professional Score Record : 572 Goals/ 669 Games
Club Honours : 4 Times German Champions
4 Times DFB-Pokal
1967 European Cup Winners’ Cup
3 Times European Cup (1974, 1975, 1976)
1976 Intercontinental Cup
International Honours : 1972 European Championship Winners
1974 FIFA World Cup Champion
Individual Achievement : 2 Times German Footballer of The Year (1967, 1969)
7 Times Bundesliga Top Scorer
2 Times European Golden Shoe (1970, 1972)
2 Time World League Top Scorer (1970, 1972)
2 Times Bronze Ball European Footballer of The Year (1969, 1973)
4 Times European Cup Top Scorer (1973, 1974, 1975, 1977)
1970 FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe
1970 FIFA World Cup All Star Team
1970 European Footballer of The Year
1972 European Championship Top Scoer
1972 European Championship Team of The Tournament
1972 Silver Ball European Footballer of The Year
All-Time German League Top Scorer
All-Time Germany Top Scorer
2000 World Football's Greatest Goalscorer of All Time
6 Times German Forward of The Year

“Der Bomber” Gerd Muller is the greatest goalscorer in history of the game. He was the predominant center forward of the early 1970s. Deceptively quick and able to shoot with little waste motion. Muller was a nightmare for opposing goalkeepers, was the forerunner, whom given the slightest chance, could often find a way to put the ball in the goal that cluded other strikers’ abilities. He was short, squat, awkward-looking and not notably fast; he never fit the conventional idea of a great footballer, but he had lethal acceleration over short distances, a remarkable aerial game, and uncanny goalscoring instincts. His short legs gave him a strangely low center of gravity, so he could turn quickly and with perfect balance in spaces and at speeds that would cause other players to fall over. He also had a knack of scoring in unlikely situations." There are seven seasons Muller could score more than 1.00 goal per game in average. Muller was rated by kicker just 4.5 world-class seasons and 5.5 international-class seasons. That is argued that due to his too easy making score style of play not a wonderful scorer. He was also voted 5th the best player in history of World Cup by France Football.