:Gerd Müller

Born 3 November 1945, in Nördlingen, Germany, Müller began his football career at his hometown club TSV 1861 Nördlingen youth ranks in 1958. Aged 18, Müller joined Bayern Munich in 1964, where he teamed up with future stars Franz Beckenbauer and Sepp Maier. The club, which would go on to become the most successful German club in history, was then still in the Regionalliga Süd (Regional League South), which was one level below the Bundesliga at the time.

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After one season, Bayern Munich advanced to the Bundesliga and started a long string of successes. With his club, Müller amassed titles during the 1960s and 1970s: he won the German Championship four times, the DFB-Pokal four times, the European Cup three consecutive years (the first West German team to win it; Müller scored in the 1974 final replay and the 1975 final), the Intercontinental Cup once, and the European Cup Winners' Cup once.{{Cite web|date=15 August 2021|title=Gerd Müller ist tot|url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/gerd-mueller-tot-bayern-1.5157907|access-date=15 August 2021|website=Süddeutsche.de|language=de|archive-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815113710/https://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/gerd-mueller-tot-bayern-1.5157907|url-status=live}}

An opportunistic goal-scorer, Müller also became German top scorer seven times and European top scorer twice. Müller scored 365 goals in 427 Bundesliga matches for Bayern Munich, 53 goals over the second-most successful Bundesliga scorer, Robert Lewandowski, since 2022.

At his peak, Müller held the single-season Bundesliga record with 40 goals in season 1971–72, a record that would be held until Lewandowski scored 41 goals during the 2020–21 season, also for Bayern Munich.{{cite web | url = https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/lewandowski-makes-bundesliga-history-with-goal-41-in-bayern/gw7c0ikywvel1arinwhcup05s | title = Lewandowski makes Bundesliga history with goal 41 in Bayern Munich's title-winning campaign | website = goal.com | date = 22 May 2021 | access-date = 22 May 2021 | archive-date = 30 May 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210530222256/https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/lewandowski-makes-bundesliga-history-with-goal-41-in-bayern/gw7c0ikywvel1arinwhcup05s | url-status = live }} Then, Müller also held the record for most club goals scored in all European club competitions in one season for 40 years, scoring 67 goals during the 1972–73 FC Bayern Munich season, and 85 (72 for Munich, 13 West Germany) goals in total during 1972. However, that record was surpassed by Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona in Spain who scored 73 in the 2011/12 season, and 91 goals in the calendar year of 2012.{{cite web | url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story/_/id/1228330/hesse:-looking-for-gerd-muller-goals?cc=5901 | title = Looking for Goals | author = Uli Hesse | date = 17 November 2012 | publisher = ESPN | access-date = 28 November 2012 | archive-date = 21 November 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121121013455/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story/_/id/1228330/hesse:-looking-for-gerd-muller-goals?cc=5901 | url-status = dead }}{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20661031 | title = Lionel Messi of Barcelona sets new goal-scoring record | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 10 December 2012 | access-date = 10 December 2012 | archive-date = 10 December 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121210062927/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20661031 | url-status = live }}{{Cite web |date=2 May 2012 |title=Lionel Messi Breaks Gerd Muller's 39-Year-Old Record with 68th Goal This Season |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1169837-lionel-messi-breaks-gerd-mullers-39-year-old-record-with-68th-goal-this-season#:~:text=With%20his%2068th%20goal%20in%20all%20competitions%20this,set%20in%20the%201972-73%20campaign%20with%20Bayern%20Munich |access-date=27 September 2024 |website= bleacherreport.com|language=en-US}}

After his career in the Bundesliga, Müller went to the United States, where he joined the Fort Lauderdale Strikers (based in the Miami area) of the North American Soccer League (NASL) in 1979.{{Cite web|title=Gerd Müller: One of the greatest goalscorers of all time|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/gerd-muller-s-story-a-goalscoring-great-bayern-munich-germany-13441|access-date=15 August 2021|website=bundesliga.com|language=en|archive-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815115652/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/gerd-muller-s-story-a-goalscoring-great-bayern-munich-germany-13441|url-status=live}} He played three seasons with this team, scoring 38 goals, and reaching, but losing, the league final in 1980.{{cite web | title=Deutsche Stars in Nordamerika: Beckenbauer, Müller, Matthäus: Schweinsteigers Vorgänger | website=Westdeutsche Zeitung | date=21 March 2017 | url=https://www.wz.de/sport/fussball/international/beckenbauer-mueller-matthaeus-schweinsteigers-vorgaenger_aid-27196447 | language=de | access-date=15 August 2021 | archive-date=15 August 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815183049/https://www.wz.de/sport/fussball/international/beckenbauer-mueller-matthaeus-schweinsteigers-vorgaenger_aid-27196447 | url-status=live }}

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Müller scored 68 goals in 62 games for West Germany. He was Germany's all-time leading scorer for almost 40 years until surpassed by Miroslav Klose in 2014, though Klose required over double the number of caps to do so, scoring his 69th goal in his 132nd appearance.{{cite web | url = http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008584/index.html | title = World Cup in sight as Germany see off Austria | website = UEFA | date = 6 September 2013 | access-date = 2 November 2016 | archive-date = 13 June 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180613082012/https://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season%3D2014/matches/round%3D2000294/match%3D2008584/index.html | url-status = dead }} Müller's international career started in 1966 and ended on 7 July 1974 with victory at the 1974 FIFA World Cup at his home stadium in Munich.{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/columns/story?id=790697&cc=5739&ver=global|title=Gerd Muller: Der Bomber|first=Mark|last=Lomas|date=28 May 2010|access-date=13 September 2011|work=ESPN Soccernet|publisher=ESPN|archive-date=15 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715094411/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/columns/story?id=790697&cc=5739&ver=global|url-status=dead}} He scored the winning goal for the 2–1 victory over Johan Cruyff's Netherlands in the final. His four goals in that tournament and his ten goals at the 1970 FIFA World Cup combined made him the all-time highest FIFA World Cup goalscorer at the time with 14 goals. His record stood until the 2006 tournament, coincidentally held in Germany, when it was broken by Brazilian striker Ronaldo, who also required more matches than Müller to achieve his tally.{{cite news |title=World Cup Rewind: Ronaldo sets all-time goals world record |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2018/6/world-cup-rewind-ronaldo-sets-all-time-goals-world-record-328632 |access-date=13 September 2018 |work=Guinness World Records |archive-date=19 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919000051/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2018/6/world-cup-rewind-ronaldo-sets-all-time-goals-world-record-328632 |url-status=live }} Müller also participated in the 1972 European Championship, becoming top scorer with four goals (including two in the final) and winning the Championship with the West German team.

Müller quit playing for West Germany after the 1974 FIFA World Cup triumph following an argument with the German Football Association (DFB) at the post-tournament celebration, when officials' wives were allowed to attend but players' wives were not.

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After Müller ended his career in 1981, he fell into a slump and suffered from alcoholism. However, his former companions at Bayern Munich convinced him to go through alcohol rehabilitation. When he emerged, they gave him a job as a coach at Bayern Munich II.

He held the position from 1992 until he retired in 2014 due to health problems. There is also a collection of apparel released by sporting giants Adidas under the Gerd Müller name. It is part of the Adidas originals series. In July 2008, the Rieser Sportpark, in Nördlingen, where Müller had begun his career, was renamed the Gerd-Müller-Stadion in his honour.{{cite web | last=Milde | first=Robert | title=Lust und Frust mit der Heimatstadt | website=Augsburger Allgemeine | date=30 October 2019 | url=https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/noerdlingen/sport/Gerd-Mueller-Lust-und-Frust-mit-der-Heimatstadt-id35971952.html | language=de | access-date=15 August 2021 | archive-date=15 August 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815134010/https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/noerdlingen/sport/Gerd-Mueller-Lust-und-Frust-mit-der-Heimatstadt-id35971952.html | url-status=live }}{{subscription required}}{{cite web | title=Ein schönes Stadion hast du, Gerd | website=Abendzeitung München | date=20 July 2008 | url=https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/sport/fcbayern/ein-schoenes-stadion-hast-du-gerd-art-79085 | language=de | access-date=15 August 2021 | archive-date=15 August 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815134243/https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/sport/fcbayern/ein-schoenes-stadion-hast-du-gerd-art-79085 | url-status=live }}

On 6 October 2015, it was announced that Müller was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.{{cite news|title=Gerd Muller, Bayern Munich Legend, Diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2576481-gerd-muller-bayern-munich-legend-diagnosed-with-alzheimers-disease|access-date=6 October 2015|publisher=Bleacher Report|date=6 October 2015|archive-date=7 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007210954/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2576481-gerd-muller-bayern-munich-legend-diagnosed-with-alzheimers-disease|url-status=live}} He died on 15 August 2021 in a nursing home in Wolfratshausen, aged 75.{{cite web |url=https://www.hz.de/sport/sport-ueberregional/zum-tod-von-gerd-mueller-er-traf-und-traf-und-traf-58853621.html |title=Er traf und traf und traf |website=hz.de |language=de |date=16 August 2021 |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322220512/https://www.hz.de/sport/sport-ueberregional/zum-tod-von-gerd-mueller-er-traf-und-traf-und-traf-58853621.html |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|date=15 August 2021|title='The greatest striker': Gerd Müller, legendary German forward, dies aged 75|url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/aug/15/gerd-muller-germany-bayern-munich-dies-aged-75|access-date=16 August 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=19 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819115116/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/aug/15/gerd-muller-germany-bayern-munich-dies-aged-75|url-status=live}}

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In his book, Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football, author David Winner writes, "Müller was short, squat, awkward-looking and not notably fast; he never fitted 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 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."{{cite web | last=Schaaf | first=Susie | title=The Reason | website=ESPN.com | date=10 December 2012 | url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/blog/name/93/post/1848917/headline | access-date=15 August 2021 | archive-date=15 August 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815134526/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/blog/name/93/post/1848917/headline | url-status=live }}

Müller used extreme acceleration, agility, and deceptive changes of pace to get to loose balls first, and bypass defenders.{{cite web | url = http://www.hallofchampions.com/PlayersBios.htm | title = PlayersBios | publisher = hallofchampions.com | access-date = 2 October 2013 | archive-date = 4 July 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110704080628/http://www.hallofchampions.com/PlayersBios.htm | url-status = live }}{{cite web |url=https://inside.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/1970mexico/news/der-bomber-turns-75 |title=Der Bomber turns 75 |publisher=FIFA.com |date=3 November 2020 |access-date=24 June 2024 }} His teammate Franz Beckenbauer has emphasized Müller's unusual speed: "His pace was incredible. In training I have played against him and I never had a chance."{{cite web |url=https://de.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/memories/newsid=1782304.html |title=Beckenbauer schwelgt in Erinnerungen |trans-title=Beckenbauer revels in memories |work=UEFA |access-date=20 February 2020 |quote=...seine Schnelligkeit war unglaublich. Im Training habe ich gegen ihn gespielt und ich hatte nie eine Chance. Wir kannten seine Bewegungsabläufe, konnten ihn aber trotzdem nicht stoppen – so schnell war er. |archive-date=4 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604153702/http://de.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/memories/newsid=1782304.html |url-status=dead }}

A prolific goalscorer, Müller was also known for his movement, coordination, intelligence, and clinical finishing inside the penalty area.{{cite web |url=https://inside.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/news/a-tribute-to-gerd-muller |title=A tribute to Gerd Muller |publisher=FIFA.com |date=15 August 2021 |access-date=24 June 2024 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.90min.com/posts/greatest-strikers-of-all-time-ranked |title=The 30 greatest strikers of all time |publisher=90min.com |date=25 May 2021 |access-date=24 June 2024 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/faq/all-you-need-to-know-about-soccer/from-gerd-muller-to-robert-lewandowski-the-best-bundesliga-strikers-of-all-time-10563 |title=From Gerd Müller to Robert Lewandowski: the best Bundesliga strikers of all time |publisher=bundesliga.com |language=en |access-date=24 June 2024 }} He had the ability to score goals from awkward positions with almost any part of his body, not only with his head or either foot.{{cite web |url=https://www.dw.com/en/gerd-mueller-bayern-munich-greatest-striker-ever/a-58871348 |title=Gerd Müller: 'The greatest striker there has ever been' – DW – 08/16/2021 |publisher=dw.com |last1=Ford |first1=Matt |language=en |date=16 August 2021 |access-date=24 June 2024 }}

Müller is widely considered to be one of the greatest strikers and goalscorers in the history of football. He is seen as the greatest "goal poacher" in history,{{Cite web |last=Sahu |first=Amogha |date=11 August 2011 |title=World Football Power Rankings: Ranking the 3 Best Poachers of All Time |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/758702-world-football-power-rankingsranking-the-3-best-poachers-of-all-time |access-date=22 January 2024 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=21 August 2021 |title=GERD MULLER - THE GAME'S GREATEST POACHER AND THE BUILDER OF BAYERN |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/gerd-muller-the-game-s-greatest-poacher-and-the-builder-of-bayern_sto8491951/story.shtml |access-date=22 January 2024 |website=www.eurosport.com}} with Gary Lineker calling him "the ultimate goal poacher".{{cite tweet|user=GaryLineker|number=1426961094027927560|title=The ultimate goal poacher}} {{user-generated source|date=March 2024}} He is one of only two players, alongside Lionel Messi, to have won the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the Ballon d'Or and the European Golden Shoe.{{cite tweet|user=BarcaWorldwide|number=1607335688000929792|title=nly two (2) Players have won the World Cup, Champions League, Ballon d'Or and Golden Boot}} {{user-generated source|date=March 2024}} After his death in 2021, FC Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer declared that Müller was "the greatest striker there's ever been", while Franz Beckenbauer stated that Müller was "the most important player in the history of Bayern Munich".{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Matt |date=16 August 2021 |title=Gerd Müller: 'The greatest striker there has ever been'|url=https://www.dw.com/en/gerd-mueller-bayern-munich-greatest-striker-ever/a-58871348 |access-date=22 January 2024 |website=dw.com |language=en}}

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Müller scored 68 goals in 62 games for West Germany. His 14 goals in FIFA World Cup tournaments were a record between 1974 and 2006. This score was bettered in 2006 by Brazil's Ronaldo, and eight years later by German Miroslav Klose, who also broke Müller's record for goals for Germany.{{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/mueller-intlg.html | title=Gerhard "Gerd" Müller – Goals in International Matches | publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | work=RSSSF | access-date=6 July 2015 | archive-date=1 October 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001104938/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/mueller-intlg.html | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/67/world-cup-2014/2014/07/08/4945539/klose-breaks-world-cup-goal-record | title=Klose breaks World Cup goal record | work=Goal.com | date=8 July 2014 | access-date=6 July 2015 | archive-date=10 November 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110162354/https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/67/world-cup-2014/2014/07/08/4945539/klose-breaks-world-cup-goal-record | url-status=live }} However, Müller managed to score eight hat-tricks in his international career.{{cite web |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=14561 |title=Gerd Müller |website=eu-football.info |access-date=12 November 2020 |archive-date=8 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408143107/https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=14561 |url-status=live }}

Bayern Munich{{cite web | url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/muellergerhard/1979/ | title = Gerd Müller | language = de | publisher = fussballdaten.de | access-date = 6 September 2014 | archive-date = 15 November 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121115081909/http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/muellergerhard/1979/ | url-status = live }}{{cite web | url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/regionalliga/sued/1965/ | title = Der 38. Spieltag der Regionalliga Süd 1964/1965 | language = de | publisher = fussballdaten.de | access-date = 6 September 2014 | archive-date = 5 November 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141105082627/http://www.fussballdaten.de/regionalliga/sued/1965/ | url-status = live }}

• Regionalliga Süd: 1964–65
• Bundesliga: 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74
• DFB-Pokal: 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71
• European Cup: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76
• European Cup Winners' Cup: 1966–67
• Intercontinental Cup: 1976

West Germany

• FIFA World Cup: 1974
• UEFA European Championship: 1972

Individual

• Ballon d'Or: 1970;{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html | title = European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") | access-date = 6 September 2014 | first1 = Rob | last1 = Moore | first2 = Karel | last2 = Stokkermans | archive-date = 19 May 2019 | website = RSSSF | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190519023746/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html | url-status = live }} runner-up: 1972;{{efn|Shared with Günter Netzer}} third place: 1969, 1973
• Footballer of the Year (Germany): 1967, 1969{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/fussballer_des_jahres_seit_1960_die_siegerliste-540838/artikel | title = Fußballer des Jahres seit 1960: Die Siegerliste | language = de | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 6 September 2014 | archive-date = 17 July 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180717154212/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/540838/artikel_fussballer-des-jahres-seit-1960_die-siegerliste.html | url-status = live }}
• Voted best Player 40 Years Bundesliga 1963–2003{{cite web | url = http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/jahre-bundesliga-ich-koennte-heulen-1.717476 | title = "Ich könnte heulen" | trans-title = I could cry | language = de | publisher = Sueddeutsche.de | date = 11 May 2010 | access-date = 6 September 2014 | first = Ulrich | last = Hartmann | archive-date = 24 September 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924191149/http://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/jahre-bundesliga-ich-koennte-heulen-1.717476 | url-status = live }}
• kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/196869/startseite.html|title=Bundesliga Historie 1968/69|language=de|publisher=kicker|access-date=11 December 2018|archive-date=14 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214070307/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/196869/startseite.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/196970/startseite.html|title=Bundesliga Historie 1969/70|language=de|publisher=kicker|access-date=11 December 2018|archive-date=14 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214070442/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/196970/startseite.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/197172/startseite.html|title=Bundesliga Historie 1971/72|language=de|publisher=kicker|access-date=11 December 2018|archive-date=14 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214070620/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/197172/startseite.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/197273/startseite.html|title=Bundesliga Historie 1972/73|language=de|publisher=kicker|access-date=11 December 2018|archive-date=14 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214070727/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/197273/startseite.html|url-status=dead}}
• Eric Batty's World XI: 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978{{Cite web |last=McCracken |first=Craig |date=29 April 2013 |title=Eric Batty's World XI – The Sixties |url=https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/04/29/eric-battys-world-xis-the-sixties/ |access-date=19 June 2022 |website=Beyond The Last Man |language=en |archive-date=16 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116024135/https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/04/29/eric-battys-world-xis-the-sixties/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=McCracken |first=Craig |date=7 November 2013 |title=Eric Batty's World XI – The Seventies |url=https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/11/07/eric-battys-world-xis-the-seventies/ |access-date=19 June 2022 |website=Beyond The Last Man |language=en |archive-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705040250/https://beyondthelastman.com/2013/11/07/eric-battys-world-xis-the-seventies/ |url-status=live }}
• FUWO European Team of the Season: 1970,{{cite web|url=https://www.fcc-supporters.org/fuwo/files/FUWO%201971/FUWO%201971%2002.pdf |website=FCC-Wiki|title=FUWO 1971|access-date=23 April 2024 }} 1972{{cite web|url=https://www.fcc-supporters.org/fuwo/files/FUWO%201973/FUWO%201973%2002.pdf |website=FCC-Wiki|title=FUWO 1973|access-date=23 April 2024 }}
• Sport Ideal European XI: 1971,{{cite web|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1972/01/01/pagina-9/975653/pdf.html |website=Mundo Deportivo|title=Sport 1971|access-date=4 June 2024 }} 1972,{{cite web|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1972/12/31/pagina-15/972425/pdf.html |website=Mundo Deportivo|title=Sport 1972|access-date=4 June 2024 }} 1973,{{cite web|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1974/01/03/pagina-9/995405/pdf.html |website=Mundo Deportivo|title=Sport 1973|access-date=4 June 2024 }} 1974{{cite web|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1975/01/01/pagina-30/1005843/pdf.html |website=Mundo Deportivo|title=Sport 1974|access-date=4 June 2024 }}
• Bundesliga Top Scorer (Kicker-Torjägerkanone): 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978
• European Golden Shoe: 1969–70, 1971–72{{cite web | url = http://www.eusm.eu/item/goldenshoe_winners.htm | title = Topscorer 2012/2013: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) | publisher = eusm.eu | access-date = 6 September 2014 | archive-date = 4 September 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190904215705/http://www.eusm.eu/item/goldenshoe_winners.htm | url-status = live }}{{Cite web |title=Golden Boot ("Soulier d'Or") Awards |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/gboot.html |access-date=19 June 2022 |website=RSSSF |archive-date=1 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601072653/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/gboot.html |url-status=live }}
• FIFA World Cup Golden Boot: 1970

• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1970{{cite web | title=FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | website=Football world Cup All Star Team | url=http://football.sporting99.com/fifa-world-cup-all-star-team.html | access-date=15 August 2021 | archive-date=30 June 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630203237/http://football.sporting99.com/fifa-world-cup-all-star-team.html | url-status=live }}
• FIFA Selects World XI: 1971, 1972, 1973{{Cite web |date=29 August 2011 |title=FIFA.com - FIFA Classic Player |url=http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=174790/index.html |access-date=19 June 2022 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829032644/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=174790/index.html |archive-date=29 August 2011 |url-status=dead}}
• Worldwide Topscorer: 1970, 1972{{Cite web |title=World League Topscorers |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/worldtops.html |access-date=19 June 2022 |website=RSSSF |archive-date=21 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721204539/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/worldtops.html |url-status=live }}
• UEFA European Championship Top Scorer: 1972
• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1972{{cite web | url = https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/news/0253-0d7bd0da58f2-d557c23f55fa-1000--euro-1972-team-of-the-tournament/ | title = 1972 team of the tournament | publisher = UEFA | date = 2 May 2011 | access-date = 6 September 2014 | archive-date = 30 June 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160630202927/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid%3D1621340.html | url-status = live }}
• European Cup Top Scorer: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977{{cite web | url = http://futbal.org/EC1.scorers.php | title = Top Scorers | publisher = futbal.org | access-date = 6 September 2014 | archive-date = 16 June 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120616002021/http://futbal.org/EC1.scorers.php | url-status = live }}
• Onze de Onze: 1976{{Cite web |title="Onze Mondial" Awards |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html |access-date=19 June 2022 |website=RSSSF |archive-date=24 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924125510/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html |url-status=live }}

• FIFA Order of Merit: 1998{{cite web|title=FIFA Order of Merit|url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/r&a-awards/01/20/85/43/170490-factsheet-fifaorderofmerit%281984-2010%29_neutral.pdf|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-date=24 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324065359/https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/r%26a-awards/01/20/85/43/170490-factsheet-fifaorderofmerit%281984-2010%29_neutral.pdf|url-status=dead}}
• France Football's Football Player of the Century: 10th (1999){{cite web|title=The Best x Players of the Century/All-Time|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/best-x-players-of-y.html|access-date=17 December 2021|website=RSSSF|archive-date=31 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231035356/https://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/best-x-players-of-y.html|url-status=live}}
• World Soccer The Greatest Players of the 20th century: 15th (1999){{cite web|url=http://www.topendsports.com/world/lists/greatest-all-time/soccer-worldsoccer100.htm|title=World Soccer 100 Players of the Century|website=topendsports.com|access-date=10 April 2015|archive-date=16 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416030000/http://www.topendsports.com/world/lists/greatest-all-time/soccer-worldsoccer100.htm|url-status=live}}
• FIFA 100: 2004
• Golden Foot: 2007, as football legend{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenfoot.com/legends.php?l=en |title=Legends |publisher=Golden Foot |access-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925120930/http://www.goldenfoot.com/legends.php?l=en |archive-date=25 September 2015 }}
• Bravo Otto: Gold award: 1973, 1974; Silver award: 1975; Bronze award: 1972, 1976{{cite book | last1=Biermann | first1=C. | last2=Köster | first2=P. | title=Fast alles über 50 Jahre Bundesliga | publisher=Kiepenheuer & Witsch eBook | year=2013 | isbn=978-3-462-30643-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DfxlAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT139 | language=de | access-date=15 August 2021 | page=139 | archive-date=1 August 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801114305/https://books.google.com/books?id=DfxlAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT139 | url-status=live }}
• IFFHS Legends{{cite web|url=http://iffhs.de/iffhs-has-announced-the-48-football-legend-players/|title=IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players|publisher=IFFHS|date=25 January 2016|access-date=14 September 2016|archive-date=24 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924082150/https://iffhs.de/iffhs-has-announced-the-48-football-legend-players/|url-status=live}}
• Bayern Munich All-time XI{{cite news|url=http://www.fcbayern.de/en/news/news/2005/04283.php|title=Fans name greatest reds of all time|date=1 June 2005|work=FC Bayern München|access-date=6 December 2018|archive-date=3 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103224332/http://www.fcbayern.de/en/news/news/2005/04283.php|url-status=live}}
• IFFHS All-time Men's B Dream Team: 2021{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1110 |title=IFFHS ALL TIME WORLD MEN'S DREAM TEAM |work=IFFHS |date=22 May 2021 |access-date=2 October 2021 |archive-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213838/https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1110 |url-status=live }}
• IFFHS All-time Europe Men's Dream Team: 2021{{cite web|url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1121|publisher=IFFHS|date=29 May 2021|access-date=31 May 2021|title=IFFHS|archive-date=3 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603054252/https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1121|url-status=live}}

• List of men's footballers with 500 or more goals

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• [https://www.fifa.com/news/der-bomber-turns-75 Gerd Müller – Player profile] at FIFA.com
• {{Fussballdaten|muellergerhard|Gerd Müller}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016044146/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=174790/bio.html Portrait of Gerd Müller] at FIFA.com
• [https://www.rsssf.org/players/prolific.html Statistics on Müller's matches and goals] at RSSSF

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