Former Bayern Munich and West Germany forward Gerd Muller has passed away at the age of 75. Bayern announced the news on their official social media profiles.
"FC Bayern are mourning the passing of Gerd Müller," the club wrote on its official social media profile.
"The FC Bayern world is standing still today. The club and all its fans are mourning the death of Gerd Müller, who passed away on Sunday morning at the age of 75."
Müller made 607 competitive appearances for Bayern. He was the league’s top-scorer on seven occasions. Müller joined the Bavarian club in 1964 and won four league titles and four German Cup titles.
Müller also helped West Germany win the European Championship in 1972, then the World Cup two years later, when he scored the winning goal in the final against the Netherlands. Altogether he scored 68 goals in 62 appearances for West Germany.
“His achievements are unrivaled to this day and will forever be a part of the great history of FC Bayern and all of German football,” Bayern chairman Oliver Kahn added in the club statement.
“As a player and a person, Gerd Müller stands for FC Bayern and its development into one of the biggest clubs in the world like no other. Gerd will forever be in our hearts."
