On the wall of the house in Bergerstraße 4, in the middle of the historic old town of Nördlingen, a small glass plaque is attached, it stands: In this house, Gerd Müller, the world-famous football national player, called the 'bomber of the nation'. Müller's big career began right here - with a contract offer.
In 1963, the Müller gentlemed on 3 November 1945 was his first game for the men's team of the local TSV Nördlingen. Immediately, the torrie of this agile, compact powerhouse fell on. With nearly 50 hits in the national league, he soon became attentive, so that early the first big club interested. The TSV 1860 Munich wanted to commit Müller, but the FC Bayern Munich - at the time the number of two of the city - came to the rivals before and offered Müller in his home a contract. As this signed, the beginning of a world-class career is sealed. But Müller would like to switch to the 1st FC Nuremberg.
Small, Thick Müller begins through
So it does not have to surprise that the 1.76 meter attacker, who made his bridged body made so cleute, the start in the Bavarian state capital initially faithfully fell. Trainer Zlatko Cajkovski was convinced of the newcomer rather dosed and described him as a little thick Müller; But Müller quickly made it into the root formation of the then second-rate Bavaria and finally celebrated on the side Franz Beckenbauer and Sepp Maier, which would also have landed almost at the city trivals in 1860 and to celebrate countless success with Müller, the rise in the Bundesliga.
Just there, Müller played his first game in the city of the Löwen and went empty at the debut (0: 1). Nevertheless, until the end of the season, he recorded a stately yield of 14 hits in 33 missions. He also won his first title: in the DFB Cokal Final against the Meiderseich SV - the predecessor association of today's MSV Duisburg - he also stayed goatless, but Müller now had a permanent place in the ensemble of the ever more successful Munich.
A success story takes your course
Exhibited in the FC Bayern Museum: the jerseys and football boots of Gerd Müller at TSV Nördlingen. Imago sports photo service
His breakthrough was inevitable - and only a year later Müller on everyone's lips. The then 21-year-old shot 28 results, was first chosen Bundesliga Goal Scorer and the Footballer of the Year. With Bayern, in the same year he won the European Cup of the Cup winner by a 1-0 against the Glasgow Rangers in Nuremberg, where Bulle Roth had buggan the ball into the goal. For this purpose, the FCB and Müller defended the title in the DFB Cup.
The success story had begun. In the 1968/69 season, the bully striker even increased his Bundesliga quota to 30 hits, and finally it worked with the championship. Once again, Müller was elected footballer of the year, further Bundesliga titles followed in 1972, 1973 and 1974. With his unconventional way of play, his unimaginable riche for opportunities and the uncontrollable degree from all layers and situations he became the best scorer of all time. From 1974 to 1976, the Bavarians came three times in a row the European Cup of the national champion, the precursor competition of today's Champions League, and again and again the native Nördlinger, who performed in public so restrained, was responsible for the important goals. In the Bundesliga season 1971/72 he set his valid to the past season and now by Robert Lewandowski for a hit raised record of 40 hits. The bomber of the nation was there on the zenith of his skills.
His probably most important goal shoots Müller in the World Cup final 1974
When Bavaria in 1976 took the World Cup and celebrated Müller his last club, he had already taken care of the jersey of the German national team for a purse. At the European Championship in 1972 he contributed to two hits in the final against the Soviet Union for title profit. Two years later, he achieved the winning goal in the World Cup final against the Netherlands in Munich: Flat Cross of Rainer Bonhof, the typical Müller rotation almost on the surface of a beer cover, shot in the long corner, gate. A total of 62 international matches he denied for the DFB selection, incredible 68 goals he achieved with the eagle on the chest. In three tournaments (World Cup 1970, European Championship 1972 and World Cup 1974) he went on goals hunt, 1970 he scored ten goals and thus again most.
In 1978, Müller caused a stir again and took himself to the total seventh time as the Bundesliga scorer König the Cup Torjägerkanone. A year later he ventured an adventure and left FC Bayern in the direction of the USA. At the Fort Lauderdale Strikers he delighted the football fans in North America, later he let his career end at Smith Brothers Lounge. Finally, he was not in the distance but not. At the age of 36, Gerd Müller concluded with the active career.
His balance is impressive, admirable, overwhelming. Müller is one of the big players in the history of world football; One of the most successful German players, he is anyway, with 365 Bundesliga goals, which are still record today, with titles, trophies and honors, of which not a single exaggerated. One of them is attached to Bergerstraße 4 in Nördlingen - where everything started.
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