FC Bayern: Bundesliga record scorer Gerd Müller has passed away

Bundesliga record scorer Gerd Müller has died at the age of 75. FC Bayern announced this on Sunday.

According to the record champions, Müller died on Sunday morning. He spent the last years of his life in a nursing home and suffered from senile dementia, like his wife Uschi recently picture betrayed.

Müller became known as the “bomber of the nation” in the 1960s and 1970s and won numerous titles with FC Bayern, including the European Cup of National Champions three times in a row from 1974 to 1976 and the European Cup of Cup Winners in 1967. He was also European Champion in 1972 with Germany and world champion 1974.

Müller scored 365 Bundesliga goals, the most in the history of the league. It was only in the preseason that Robert Lewandowski managed to beat Müller’s season record from the 1971/72 season (40) with 41 goals. In addition, Müller scored 68 international goals in just 62 games.

“Today is a sad, black day for FC Bayern and all its fans”, President Herbert Hainer is quoted on the club’s website: “Gerd Müller 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 Müller, FC Bayern would not be the club we all love today. His name and his memory of him will live on forever. “

Meanwhile, CEO Oliver Kahn said: “The news of Gerd Müller’s death affects us all deeply. He is one of the greatest legends in the history of FC Bayern, his achievements are unmatched to this day and will forever be part of the great history of FC Bayern and of all German football. Gerd Müller stands as a player and as a person like no other for FC Bayern and its development into one of the largest clubs in the world. Gerd will be in our hearts forever. “