Gerd Mueller
Bayern two wins from title after win at Leverkusen
Mar 16, 2013 16:05 EDT
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
Mar 16, 2013 13:10 EDT
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
Mar 14, 2013 10:25 EDT
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
Feb 05, 2013 12:45 EST
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
Feb 04, 2013 11:13 EST
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
Feb 01, 2013 12:49 EST
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
Jan 27, 2013 13:19 EST
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'
Jan 08, 2013 07:33 EST
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
Jan 08, 2013 00:56 EST
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
Jan 07, 2013 15:52 EST
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
Jan 07, 2013 15:05 EST
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
Jan 07, 2013 12:22 EST
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
Jan 06, 2013 21:39 EST
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
Dec 21, 2012 10:20 EST
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
Dec 18, 2012 11:11 EST
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
Dec 18, 2012 06:24 EST
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
Dec 14, 2012 11:43 EST
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
Dec 13, 2012 12:21 EST
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
Dec 13, 2012 05:16 EST
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
Dec 12, 2012 18:18 EST
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:
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerhard Müller | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Nördlingen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bayern Munich II (Assistant Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960–1963 | TSV 1861 Nördlingen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1963–1964 | TSV 1861 Nördlingen | 32 | (51) |
| 1964–1979 | FC Bayern Munich | 453 | (398) |
| 1979–1981 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 80 | (40) |
| Total | 565 | (489) | |
| National team | |||
| 1966 | West Germany U-23 | 1 | (1) |
| 1966–1974 | West Germany | 62 | (68) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||