Gerd Mueller

Messi (right) said he is still learning and growing as a person
German forward Miroslav Klose celebrates after scoring

Bayern two wins from title after win at Leverkusen

Bayern Munich are just two wins from the Bundesliga title after their 2-1 victory at Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday allowed them to stay 20 points clear at the top of the table.
 

Dortmund floor Freiburg to trim Bayern's lead

German champions Borussia Dortmund routed Freiburg 5-1 on Saturday to provisionally trim runaway league leaders Bayern Munich's lead at the top of the Bundesliga to 17 points.
 

Schweinsteiger back for Germany's double header

Germany star Bastian Schweinsteiger was on Thursday recalled to the national squad for the double headers against minnows Kazakhstan in the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers.
 

Germany's Klose to miss World Cup qualifiers

Germany striker Miroslav Klose is set to miss next month's World Cup qualifiers home and away against Kazakhstan after tearing a knee ligament for his Italian side Lazio.
 

Injury-hit Germans call-up Bender for France

Germany will be without five first-choice players for Wednesday's international friendly against France in Paris after striker Miroslav Klose became the latest withdrawal.
 

Germany welcome back Gomez for France friendly

Germany coach Joachim Loew had the luxury of including star striker Mario Gomez in his squad, named on Friday, to face France in a prestige friendly in Paris next Wednesday, as the Bayern Munich striker returns to form after a lengthy absence due to injury.
 

I must improve, says modest Messi

Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi says he must improve on all fronts even as debate rages as to whether he is the best player ever.
 

Spanish press hails Messi 'the greatest'

Spain bathed in glory on Tuesday after Barcelona star Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or for best footballer of the year for a record fourth time, cementing his claim to be one of the greatest players of all time.
 

Lionel Messi wins record fourth Ballon d'Or

Lionel Messi added yet another record to his stellar list of achievements over the past 12 months when he won an unprecedented fourth, consecutive, Ballon d'Or at a FIFA gala in Zurich.
 

Messi wins record fourth Ballon d'Or

Lionel Messi added yet another record to his stellar list of achievements over the past 12 months on Monday when he won an unprecedented fourth, consecutive, Ballon d'Or at a FIFA gala in Zurich.
 

Gilded Messi takes his seat in pantheon of greats

Lionel Messi's record fourth consecutive Ballon d'Or win Monday was as expected as it was justified after an incredible year saw him break German legend Gerd Mueller's 40-year-old record for the most goals in a calendar year.
 

Guardiola eyes return to coaching

Former Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola, currently on a one-year sabbatical, said Monday he was already thinking about a return to coaching but stressed he didn't know at which club.
 

Messi targets record fourth Ballon d'Or

Record-breaking Lionel Messi is poised to become the first player to win four successive Ballon d'Or awards on Monday, sealing his status as the greatest player of his generation.
 

Centuries of luxury behind football's Ballon D'Or

The displays at Mellerio jewellers in Paris teem with diamonds and sapphires. But to football fans they pale in comparison with the golden orb on a bed of pyrite crafted by the house for the FIFA Ballon d'Or.
 

Messi renews Barca contract to 2018

Barcelona's star Argentinian striker Lionel Messi has pledged to stay with the Spanish giants until June 2018 by renewing his contract, the club said Tuesday.
 

Messi renews Barca contract to 2018 - club

Barcelona's Argentinian three-time Ballon D'Or winner Lionel Messi has agreed to renew his contract at the Spanish giants until June 2018, the club said Tuesday.
 

FIFA 'can't say' if Zambia player outscored Messi

World football's governing body on Friday said that they were unable to check whether claims that an African footballer and not Argentina star Lionel Messi was the record holder for the most goals scored in a calendar year.
 

Zambia claim Chitalu, not Messi, holds goal record

Zambia's Godfrey Chitalu, not Argentina's Lionel Messi nor Brazil's Zico, scored most goals in a calendar year, local football bosses claimed here Thursday.
 

Flamengo query Messi's goal-scoring record

Brazilian club Flamengo are contending that their former player Zico held the record for goal scoring in a calendar year, despite Barcelona's Lionel Messi being credited with the accolade last week.
 

Messi hits brace, pressure mounts on Bielsa

Lionel Messi extended his record for goals scored in a year on Wednesday as the Argentinian maestro scored both Barcelona's goals in their 2-0 win away at Cordoba in their Spanish Cup Last 16 first leg clash.
 

Facts from the Wikipedia page:

Gerd Müller
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Personal information
Full nameGerhard Müller
Date of birth3 November 1945 (1945-11-03) (age 64)
Place of birthNördlingen, Germany
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)[1]
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current clubBayern Munich II
(Assistant Manager)
Youth career
1960–1963TSV 1861 Nördlingen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1963–1964TSV 1861 Nördlingen32(51)
1964–1979FC Bayern Munich453(398)
1979–1981Fort Lauderdale Strikers80(40)
Total565(489)
National team
1966West Germany U-231(1)
1966–1974West Germany62(68)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).