René Müller

{{About|the soccer player born in 1959|soccer player born in 1974|René Müller (footballer, born 1974)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = René Müller

| image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1986-0811-026, Rene Müller, DDR-Fußballer des Jahres.jpg

| upright =

| caption = Müller in 1986

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|2|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Leipzig, East Germany

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height =

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1965–1970

| youthclubs1 = BSG Aktivist Markkleeberg

| youthyears2 = 1970–1976

| youthclubs2 = 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig

| years1 = 1976–1990

| clubs1 = 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig

| caps1 = 264

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1990–1991

| clubs2 = FC Sachsen Leipzig

| caps2 = 26

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1991–1994

| clubs3 = 1. FC Dynamo Dresden

| caps3 = 81

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1994–1995

| clubs4 = FC St. Pauli

| caps4 = 5

| goals4 = 0

| totalcaps = 376

| totalgoals = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1984–1989

| nationalteam1 = East Germany

| nationalcaps1 = 46

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2000–2003

| managerclubs1 = VFC Plauen

| manageryears2 = 2003–2005

| managerclubs2 = Rot-Weiß Erfurt

| manageryears3 = 2005–2006

| managerclubs3 = Hallescher FC

| manageryears4 = 2007–2011

| managerclubs4 = 1. FC Nürnberg II

}}

René Müller (born 11 February 1959) is a German football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Müller was first-choice goalkeeper of the East Germany national team for much of the 1980s,{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/rmueller-intl.html | title = René Müller – International Appearances | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 1 December 2002 | accessdate = 19 July 2012 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}} and was twice East German Footballer of the Year. He played for 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig for fourteen years, and later had spells with FC Sachsen Leipzig, 1. FC Dynamo Dresden and FC St. Pauli.{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/rmuellerdata.html | title = René Müller – Matches and Goals in Oberliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 17 July 2012 | accessdate = 19 July 2012 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}

After his retirement Müller became a coach. He managed 1. FC Nürnberg II from 2007 until 11 April 2011.