Most definately a legend in my, and many peoples eyes, and 75 seems so young...
A sad day for football
A sad day for football
RIP Gerd Muller: Bayern Munich's German legend dies aged 75
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Not the biggest, not the quickest, not the most skilful, not the hardest shot, not the best in the air BUT somehow the whole managed to be far, far greater than the sum of the parts.
Der Bomber RIP.
Der Bomber RIP.
My old man still says he was the best ever striker.
As an out-and-out no.9 he may well have been the best IMHO.
This type of player is always magical in my eyes - physically average, but always in the right place, technically not flashy, but deadly effective. Robbie Fowler, Klinsmann, Raul, Bayern’s current Mueller… In Shakhtar Donetsk in the 70’s-80’s there was a striker whose nickname was “grandma,” he looked about 50 even before he turned 30, with decidedly average physique and clear signs of alcoholism, but somehow the ball would always find his balding head and bounce into the net. I think he ended up as the all-time leading scorer for Shakhtar, but then quickly drank himself to death.
Anyway, RIP Gerd.
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So what was the cause of death?
In 2015, the club announced he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
Guest it had to be the progression of that disease
One of the best strikers in history, Muller scored 68 goals in 62 appearances for West Germany, including the winning goal in the 1974 World Cup final against the Netherlands.
He also scored 547 goals in 594 competitive games during 15 years at Bundesliga giants Bayern.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58222495
He also scored 547 goals in 594 competitive games during 15 years at Bundesliga giants Bayern.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58222495
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