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GERD MULLER Gone RIP

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  1. Bonobhoy

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    Legend of Football Gone RIP

    :shamrock::shamrock::shamrock:





    Bayern Munich and Germany legend Gerd Muller has died at the age of 75.

    The striker scored 68 goals in 62 appearances for West Germany, including the winning goal in the 1974 World Cup final against the Netherlands.

    Muller also spent 15 years at Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, scoring a record 365 goals in 427 league appearances.

    "Today is a sad, black day for FC Bayern and all of its fans," Bayern president Herbert Hainer said.

    "Gerd Muller was the greatest striker there has ever been - and a fine person, a personality in world football. We are united in deep sorrow with his wife Uschi and his family.

    "Without Gerd Muller, FC Bayern would not be the club we all love today. His name and the memory of him will live on forever."

    Muller won the Golden Boot for netting 10 goals at the 1970 World Cup and also won the Ballon d'Or that year.

    He then helped West Germany win the European Championship two years later.

    Muller held the record for the most goals in a calendar year after scoring 85 in 1972 until Lionel Messi surpassed his total in 2012.

    His record of 40 goals in a Bundesliga season stood for 49 years before it was broken by Robert Lewandowski in May.

    In total he scored 566 goals in 607 games for Bayern and helped them win four Bundesliga and DFB Cup titles, three European Cups, a European Cup Winners' Cup and an Intercontinental Cup.
     
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    R.I.P. Gerd. Legend
     
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    Anyone remember watching him? What kind of player was he, who was he comparable to in style?
     
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    First World cup i could remember was 1974, it was a such a great era for German and Dutch football.

    Muller will be remembered as one of the all time greats.


    R.I.P.
     
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  6. _DannyBhoy_ Gold Member Gold Member

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    One of the all time greats. RIP.
     
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    Legend.

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  8. bagforlife Gold Member Gold Member

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    R.I.P.
     
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  9. Mr. Slippyfist

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    Celtic 2-1 Bayern Munich Played in San Francisco
    Joe McBride:

    ''We [McBride and Gerd Muller ] spoke about a game Celtic played against Bayern in San Francisco in 1966,'' McBride said. ''It was a pre-season friendly but it was not especially friendly.

    ''Gerd was just a kid starting out and it still is amazing to recall at that time one of the world's greatest goal scorers was playing at right back.

    ''He got himself into an argument with Steve Chalmers and hooked Stevie, who chased him round the pitch. But before Stevie could get to him a big guy wearing a kilt had jumped the barriers and stuck one on Gerd – he was flat out on the track.

    ''When we spoke about the incident he recalled every detail – apart from the time he was unconscious.''
     
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  10. Spring Time Gold Member Gold Member

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    Saw a lot of him, I would say Kyogo is the nearest I have seen to him. :Kyogo:
     
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    I wanted to be Gerd Muller in 1974.
     
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    Legend of the game. RIP.
     
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    Great player and goalscorer

    RIP

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    Before my time but seemed some player, R.I.P :shamrock:
     
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    My da was always saying how good he was. Basically I think he was a goal scoring machine penalty box striker, however at his peak he was the best in the world at it.

    Just found this of his best 5 league. Goals no worldies, however all really important goals and finished emphatically.

     
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  20. StPauli1916 Gold Member Gold Member

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    This is the winning goal in the 1970 World Cup when the world champions had made subs at 2-0 as the game was won

     
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