The football icon Gerd Müller has died. Numerous personalities said goodbye to Müller on Sunday.
Gerd Müller (1945-2021) died on Sunday morning at the age of 75. FC Bayern Munich announced this on August 15. The mourning for the football legend is great. The former striker scored 566 goals in 607 competitive games for FC Bayern and set the unprecedented record of 365 goals in the Bundesliga.
“The greatest striker ever”
Herbert Hainer (67), President of the club: “Today is a sad, black day for FC Bayern and all its fans. Gerd Müller was the greatest striker there has ever been – and a fine person, a personality in world football . We are united in deep sadness with his wife Uschi and his family. Without Gerd Müller, FC Bayern would not be the club we all love today. His name and his memory will live on forever. “
Oliver Kahn (52), CEO of the club, added: “The news of Gerd Müller’s death affects us all deeply. He is one of the greatest legends in the history of FC Bayern, his achievements are unmatched to this day and will forever be part of it the great history of FC Bayern and German football as a whole. As a player and as a person, Gerd Müller stands like no other for FC Bayern and its development into one of the largest clubs in the world. Gerd will be in our hearts forever. “
Gerd Müller scored four goals for the German national team at the European Championship in 1972 and became world champion with her in 1974. : “The DFB mourns the loss of one of the greatest German footballers of all time. Rest in peace, Gerd Müller. Our thoughts are with his wife and family.”
“All of Bavaria mourns this humble, successful man”
The Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (54) also spoke up. : “How sad: Gerd Müller is dead. He was probably the best German striker of all time. Without him, FC Bayern and the German team would never have been able to follow this road to success. I was a big fan myself. All of Bavaria mourns this humble, successful man. “
SPD politician Karl Lauterbach (58): “Gerd Müller is a great loss for all of us. As a child he impressed me as a scorer without equal. Later as a role model in open and constructive handling of his Alzheimer’s disease. He will too the non-Bayern fans miss it very much. “
“My condolences from his family, friends and fans all over the world”, Cem Özdemir (55). With Müller, “a legend died that made football great in Germany. It will not be forgotten to have seen it in the 1978 derby at the Olympic Stadium.”
Numerous football clubs are also saying goodbye on social media. : “We bow to one of the greatest players in Bundesliga history, who will always be remembered. Our thoughts go to his family, his wife and all relatives.” FC Schalke 04: “The football world is losing a true legend with Gerd Müller. Our condolences go to family, friends and FC Bayern Munich. Rest in peace, bombers of the nation!”
Stefan Effenberg (53): “Whether for FC Bayern, German football or world football: with Gerd Müller a really great one has left.” Finding words is difficult for him. “He was also human and simply a very, very great man in every respect,” Effenberg continued.
“A true legend, not just for FC Bayern and Germany, but for football”, Pep Guardiola (50). Müller is “the best striker in history”. His condolences go to the family of the deceased, his friends and the fans of the club.
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