He was a legendary superstar of a generation, he was called the "bomber" on the football field, he brought a huge shock to the world football of that era, and also left a record that was difficult for future generations to surpass. But today, world football has lost him forever. On August 15, Beijing time, Bayern Munich officially released an obituary, the club's legendary goalscorer Gad Müller died at the age of 75. "Today, the world of Bayern Munich F.C. stands still."
Gad Müller spent much of his career at Bayern, where he spent 15 years playing in 607 games for Bayern, scoring 566 goals, including 365 in the Bundesliga and seven Bundesliga Golden Boots. Beckenbauer once said of Gad Müller: "Bayern can have a place in the history of international football, to reach today's status, And Gad Muller is the starting point." He is an important player in bayern history, the most valuable player. People will surely still be talking about him in 100 years, amazed by his goal record. ”
Yes, Gad Mueller's career lasted 17 years, but the records he left behind were chased by 30 years by later generations. To this day, he is still on the list in many records in world football, even if he has long hung up his boots and retired, even if he is old, the glory he once created is still difficult for future generations to match. In his career, Gad Mueller won every title and Ballon d'Or, and won the Golden Boot and set a scoring record in all competitions, his career was a perfect example. Gad Muller's legendary football career immersed his contemporaries in the beauty of football, and it is also a classic that later people can relive, whether old or young, will always tell the story of Gad Mueller, passed down from generation to generation.
Upon learning of Gad Müller's death, Levan forwarded Bayern's obituary with his hands folded to express his condolences. Levan was the one who broke Gade Muller's single-season goal record in the Bundesliga with 41 goals last season, when Gad Muller's wife praised Levan: "Gad has held this record for 50 years, I am glad that this record has been broken, and I am sincerely happy for Levan. He played an amazing season and was a very hard-working player. Such a player would have to wait 50 years to meet. How many successors have we seen? No one has done it. Now we finally see one. At that time, Gad Mueller had been away from the public for a long time because of Alzheimer's disease, and he could no longer personally send blessings to this young man who exceeded his record, "He was calm and slept almost all day." If his record is surpassed, it won't be sad. On the contrary, he would be sending blessings, he would say: 'Well done, lad, you are the best', I am 100% sure. In 2015, with the consent of his family, Bayern told the public that he was suffering from Alzheimer's. Since then, Gad Muller has been in a nursing home for recuperation and treatment.
Not only is Gaid Müller the only one who has held the record for 50 years, his goals for the German national team are also a long-standing goal for juniors to chase and catch up. He scored 68 goals in 62 games for the national team, including 14 world cup goals, having won the European Championship with Germany in 1972 and the winning goal in the 1974 World Cup final against the Netherlands, helping Germany win the World Cup.
In today's European Championship and World Cup goals table, Gad Muller is still at the top of the list, ranking third with 18 goals. In the all-time top scorer list in the knockout stage of the European Cup, he tied for the second place with four goals. In the world's national team history top scorer list, Gad Mueller ranked 20th with 68 goals, and Neymar increased his national team goals to 68 goals at this year's Copa America, equalling Gad Muller.
It is such a great archer, he forged a legend when he was there, and what he left behind when he was away was a legend. The death of Gad Mueller has plunged the world's football world into grief. People admire him, he has done the utmost in the world of football, full of honor and glory for a lifetime; people mourn him, he is the only Guy Muller in the world of football. Bayern Chairman of the Board of Directors Kahn said: "He is one of the greatest legends in the history of Bayern Munich, his achievements are unparalleled and will always be part of the great history of Bayern and German football. Gad Mueller will always be in our hearts. ”
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Wang Fan
Editor/Xu Zhao