Football is the Germans’ favourite sport – and football fans know their clubs, their players and their coaches very well. But how good are you at statistics? Today we have a really exciting question for football experts and anyone who wants to become one: Football star Gerd Müller is considered one of the most famous strikers in the history of football. He has scored a number of goals – but how many exactly? We reveal how many Bundesliga goals the footballer scored in the course of his career – it’s exactly as many as…
Gerd Müller, also known as “The Nation’s Bomber”, is considered one of the greatest strikers in the history of football. He was born on November 3, 1945 in Nördlingen, Germany. Gerd Müller began his career in the 1960s – and quickly became known for his exceptional goal-scoring ability and his ability to score goals from almost any situation. The fact that he was a true master of goals is still known among football fans today. But: How many Bundesliga goals did Gerd Müller score during his career?
How many Bundesliga goals did football star Gerd Müller score during his career?
The answer: It’s an incredible 365 goals – exactly as many as there are days in a year. At least in the Bundesliga. Gerd Müller scored the 365 goals in a total of 427 Bundesliga games, all of which he played for FC Bayern Munich. Alongside Robert Lewandowski, he is the Bundesliga’s record top scorer with seven titles. Gerd Müller was the first to be top scorer in three consecutive seasons – he managed it from the 1971/1972 to 1972/1974 seasons. From 1966 to 1978, Gerd Müller was consistently among the top three in the Bundesliga’s top scorers’ list – twelve seasons in a row – and scored at least 20 goals in each season.
Müller’s career began at TSV 1861 Nördlingen, a small club in his hometown. There he quickly attracted attention with his outstanding goal-scoring rate, which earned him a move to FC Bayern Munich in 1964. At the time, Bayern Munich were still playing in the Regionalliga Süd, the second-highest league in Germany. With Müller at the head of their attack, the team achieved promotion to the Bundesliga in 1965. The following season, he immediately impressed, scoring 15 goals and making an important contribution to the team’s consolidation in the Bundesliga.
Gerd Müller worked as a striker coach during his career – he scored enough goals.Team 2/imago
Gerd Müller contributed significantly to Bayern Munich’s success with his Bundesliga goals
The 1970s were to be a golden decade for Müller and FC Bayern Munich. Müller developed into one of the most effective strikers in Europe and the world. In addition to his domestic successes, Müller was also extremely successful at European level. Bayern Munich won the European Cup three times in a row (1974, 1975 and 1976), the forerunner of today’s UEFA Champions League. During these years, Müller was repeatedly the decisive player in important games and contributed significantly to these successes with his goals.
Müller was also a key player for the German national team. He made his debut for the national team in 1966 and quickly established himself as an indispensable part of the team. Arguably his most significant tournament was the 1974 World Cup, held in Germany. Müller scored four goals, including the decisive goal in the final against the Netherlands, which gave Germany a 2-1 victory and the World Cup title. In total, Müller scored 68 goals in 62 games for the national team, an impressive rate that to this day makes him one of the most effective strikers in the history of international football.
As for the Bundesliga: Now you know that football star Gerd Müller scored 365 goals in this league alone – as many as there are days in a year. A goal every day for a year… An incredible rate that secures him a place in football history. Gerd Müller died in Wolfratshausen in 2021. ■
