{"id":22729,"date":"2021-08-15T10:44:22","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T14:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=22729"},"modified":"2021-08-15T10:44:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T14:44:26","slug":"former-bayern-and-west-germany-striker-gerd-muller-dies-aged-75","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=22729","title":{"rendered":"Former Bayern And West Germany Striker Gerd Muller Dies, Aged 75"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2.8073681.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2.8073681.png 540w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2.8073681-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gerd Muller, the striker who scored the winning goal for West Germany in the 1974 World Cup final, has died aged 75.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Considered one of the finest players of his generation, Muller also helped West Germany to European Championship glory in 1972 and won the European Cup three times with Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Muller died on Sunday morning after a six-year battle with Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His former club Bayern revealed the news with a statement which read: \u201cToday the world of FC Bayern stands still.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe German record champions and his entire fan base mourn Gerd Muller, who died early Sunday morning at the age of 75.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Affectionately known as \u2018Der Bomber\u2019, Muller scored 68 goals in 62 appearances for West Germany, including the winner against Holland at Munich\u2019s Olympic Stadium in 1974.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During 15 years at Bayern, Muller hit a record 365 goals in 427 Bundesliga games and 66 goals in 74 European matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also won the Ballon d\u2019Or in 1970 among a host of other individual and collective awards and honours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bayern president Herbert Hainer told the club website: \u201cToday is a sad, black day for FC Bayern and all of its fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGerd Muller was the greatest striker there has ever been \u2013 and a fine person, a personality in world football. We are united in deep sorrow with his wife Uschi and his family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWithout Gerd Muller, FC Bayern would not be the club we all love today. His name and the memory of him will live on forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-22729\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=22729&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-22729\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=22729&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-22729\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=22729&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=22729\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gerd Muller, the striker who scored the winning goal for West Germany in the 1974 World Cup final, has died aged 75. 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