Bayern Munich has confirmed that their Legend and the Germany National team legendary striker Gerd Muller has died at the age of 75 on Sunday. He had many records for the club Bayern Munich and also he won World Cup with Germany National team.
“Today the world of FC Bayern stands still. The German record champions and its entire fan base mourn Gerd Müller who died early Sunday morning at the age of 75,” Bayern Munich said in a statement.
Bayern Munich also mentioned him as the greatest striker ever, they had signed in their club. In their official statement, they mentioned his achievements as a Bayern Munich player and his goals for the club. The club is really sad to announce the death of one of their greatest goalscorer.
“Gerd Müller made history with the German record champions and the German national team. He scored an unbelievable 566 goals in 607 competitive games for FC Bayern and set the unprecedented record of 365 goals in the Bundesliga, he also secured the top scorer seven times,” the club added in their statement.
FC Bayern are mourning the passing of Gerd Müller.
The FC Bayern world is standing still today. The club and all its fans are mourning the death of Gerd Müller, who passed away on Sunday morning at the age of 75.
— FC Bayern (@FCBayernEN) August 15, 2021
The Bayern Munich fans are mourning after hearing this news. Apart from the club, he has many goals for his country as well. He was known for his clinical finishing and was also regarded as one of the prolific strikers of that time. Muller also had a record of all-time goal scorer in the World Cup with 14 goals for 32 years. He was also named European Footballer of the Year in 1970. The same year he was the golden boot winner because of his ten goals in the FIFA World Cup for West Germany.
