Legendary German striker Gerd Mueller no more

Gerd Mueller

Legendary German striker Gerd Mueller died in the early hours of Sunday at the age of 75, his former club Bayern Munich has confirmed.
During a glittering career, Mueller scored a record 365 goals for Bayern in the Bundesliga during the 1960s and 70s, as well as scoring 68 times for West Germany in 62 internationals.

"Today is a sad, black day for FC Bayern and its fans," said Bayern president Herbert Hainer. "Gerd Mueller was the greatest striker there has ever been - and a fine person, a personality in world football. Without Gerd Mueller, Bayern would not be the club we all love today. His name and the memory of him will live on forever."

For the last few years, Mueller had been suffering from dementia. He leaves behind his wife Uschi and a daughter. Largely thanks to his goals, Mueller made history for both Bayern and West Germany. He scored 566 goals in 607 games for Bayern. He was part of Bayern teams which won four Bundesliga titles and dominated the European Cup lifting the trophy three consecutive seasons from 1974-76.

Mueller's Bundesliga record of 40 goals scored in a single season stood from 1971-72 until current Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski scored for the 41st time in 2020-21 last May.

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