He was the undisputed legendary striker: Who is Gerhard Müller?

Gerhard Müller was born in Nördlingen in November 1945. The next stop of his football career, which he started in the neighborhood team, was the world-famous German club Bayern Munich.

The famous striker, who played his first international match against Turkey in 1966, played his first match in the finals against the host England in the finals held on the island in 1966. 

4 years had passed since West Germany lost the cup, losing 4-2 to England in the final, and it was 1970. Gerd Müller, who matured his football skills, became the indispensable striker of the team.

Gerhard "Gerd" Müller (3 November 1945 – 15 August 2021) was a German professional footballer. A prolific striker, especially in and around the six-yard box, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalscorers in the history of the sport.[3] With success at club and international level, he is one of nine players to have won the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the Ballon d'Or.

When it came to the Mexico '70 finals, one of the most important players of the team was undoubtedly the legendary striker. This young striker, who scored 1 goal in West Germany's 2-1 win over Morocco in Group D, 3 goals in a 5-2 win over Bulgaria, and 3 goals in a 3-1 win over Peru, ensures that attention is drawn to him. He was not late. 

Müller, who took his country to the quarter-finals with 7 goals in the group matches, pushed England out of the cup with the goal he scored in the 118th minute of the match in this round, and they also got a rematch of the 1966 final.

Continuing to list his goals, the legendary striker became the "Top Scorer" of the 1970 Mexico Finals with 10 goals, scoring 2 of the goals in the match they lost 4-3 to Italy in the semi-finals. 

Müller would appear in the World Cup for the last time in the 1974 finals, which they hosted 4 years later. The legendary striker's World Cup jubilee was magnificent… 

Müller, who scored 4 more times in front of his own fans, not only lifted the cup but also set a record that has not been broken until today with 14 goals in 2 finals.

Gerd Müller, one of the biggest contributors to Bayern Munich's many national and international successes, was chosen as the European Football Player of the Year in 1970 and won the Golden Shoe Award twice. 

The star football player, who scored a total of 365 goals in 628 matches he played, also broke the record of another German striker Uwe Seeler, with 68 goals in 62 international matches. 

The legendary football player, who suffered an unfortunate injury in 1978, could never return to his old days and his football career on green fields ended with the Fort Lauderdale jersey, one of the North American Football League teams.