Biography
In his youth, Gero Muller had to work hard to earn a living. Thanks to hard work and love for sports, the football player managed to make a brilliant career and become a "bombarder of a nation."Childhood and youth
Gerhard (Gerd) Müller was born on November 3, 1945 in Nigudlingen, Germany. He was a junior child in a large family.
To get involved in football, the boy began in childhood. He played with other guys on the streets of the city and dreamed of a professional career in sports. But Gerd did not decrease for a long time to come to the TSV 1861 Club coach because of his shy. Only in 12 years he passed the team, where he showed high results.
Embed from getty imagesMuller grew up in a modest family, which after the death of the father remained without livelihood. The boy had to quit his studies after high school and find a part-time job, he began as a replaceable worker at the factory and parallel mastered the welder's profession. At the same time, the young man did not leave hope to conquer the sports vertices, stubbornly trained and kept himself in shape - with a height of 176 cm weighed 77 kg.
Personal life
In 1967, Gerd married a girl named Ursula. Soon they had a daughter Nicole, who presented the celebrity of the grandson of Mika. Nothing is known about other details of personal life.Football
Herd's hardworking and purposefulness gave fruit - he became the best player of his team TSV 1861. The guy seems to be intuitively knew where the ball will be the next moment, and with ease scored goals. Soon they were interested in representatives of Munich-1860 and Bavaria. The latter turned out to be more agreed and were able to get a talented football player. According to the legend, representatives of Bavaria knocked into the house of Muller only an hour earlier and concluded a contract with him. Another version states that the club chose the mother of the famous scorer.
Embed from getty imagesHowever, after the conclusion of the contract, the difficulties in the biography of the future star did not cease. The novice football player was paid modest even at the time salary, because of which he was forced to earn the loader. Only when the team moved from regional in Bundesliga, Muller was able to abandon additional load and devote himself to sports.
During the game for Bavaria, Gerd brought the club a lot of victories and titles. The team won the European Champions Cup and the FRG Cup, and the athlete itself became in demand in football. He repeatedly participated in the matches for the German national team, awarded the ranks of the world and champion of Europe. Muller became the owner of the record - scored 365 goals for 427 matches in Bundesliga. In 2004, due to its achievements, the man entered the list of the top 100 FIFA players.
However, due to the conflict with the coach, the champion decided to say goodbye to the club. After leaving "Bavaria", the football player went to New York, where he joined the Fort Lauderdale team, the famous representatives of which are Franz Beckenbauer and George Best.
As an attacker Herd scored 38 heads for the 71 game and went home to continue training with TSV 1860. He planned to stay in the German club, but the transition failed due to the high demands of the American company. The man had to continue playing the "Straikers", but for 28 years he announced the completion of the career.
Embed from getty imagesBy this time, the name of the player was known all over the world, he was called the "nation", so hire him as a coach was happy any club. Gerd preferred to stay in Fort Lauderdale and trained for some time with the Amateur Team Smith Brothers Lounge. Later, the man discovered an entrepreneurial veil and opened Steak House. In 2019, the institution still stored memorable photos of the famous football player.
Despite the success and stable financial situation, Muller felt uncomfortable as the host of the institution and walked football. This led to the alcohol dependence, with which he helped to cope friends who advised Gerd to the position of coach in Bavaria. Under his leadership, another famous athlete and named after Thomas Muller was engaged.
In 2014, the man had to leave work due to Alzheimer's disease.
Gerd Muller now
Now the former athlete is in the nursing home. He does not use social networks and does not enter the "Instagram".Achievements
- 1967 - UEFA Cup Cup winner
- 1969 - Champion FRG
- 1970 - The Best World Championship Bombarer
- 1971 - winner of the FRG Cup
- 1972 - European Champion
- 1972 - the best scorer of the European Championship
- 1974 - World Champion
- 1974 - Champion FRG
- 1975 - European Champions Cup winner
- 1976 - The owner of the intercontinental cup