Gerd Müller while playing for Bayern Munich in 1973

Gerd Müller (1945–2021) was a German professional footballer who represented the West Germany national football team as a striker between 1966 and 1974. He scored his first international goal on 8 April 1967, when he netted four goals in a UEFA Euro 1968 qualifier against Albania. Since then, Müller become his country's all-time top scorer with 68 goals in 62 games until being overtaken by Miroslav Klose on 6 June 2014.[1] He held the record for goals scored in FIFA World Cup tournaments between 1974 and 2006. This record was bettered in 2006 by Brazil's Ronaldo, and eight years later by fellow country man Miroslav Klose, who also broke Müller's record for goals for Germany.[2]

Müller netted eight international hat-tricks, which is a national record and the third best in Europe behind Sweden's Sven Rydell with 9 and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo with 10. On half of those occasions he added a fourth goal in the same match, against Albania, Cyprus, Soviet Union and Switzerland.[3] This tally includes back-to-back hat-tricks at the 1970 FIFA World Cup against Bulgaria and Peru, being the only player alongside Sándor Kocsis to have done so.

International goals

Scores and results list West Germany's goal tally first.
GDateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 April 1967Dortmund, Germany2 Albania1–06–0UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
22–0
33–0
46–0
527 September 1967Berlin, Germany4 France4–05–1Friendly
67 October 1967Hamburg, Germany5 Yugoslavia2–13–1UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
713 October 1968Vienna, Austria7 Austria1–02–01970 FIFA World Cup qualifying
823 November 1968Nicosia, Cyprus8 Cyprus1–01–0
926 March 1969Frankfurt, Germany9 Wales1–11–1Friendly
1016 April 1969Glasgow, Scotland10 Scotland1–01–11970 FIFA World Cup qualifying
1110 May 1969Nuremberg, Germany11 Austria1–01–0
1221 May 1969Essen, Germany12 Cyprus1–012–0
137–0
149–0
1512–0
1621 September 1969Vienna, Austria13 Austria1–11–1Friendly
1722 October 1969Hamburg, Germany15 Scotland2–13–21970 FIFA World Cup qualifying
183 June 1970León, Mexico20 Morocco2–12–11970 FIFA World Cup Group stage
197 June 197021 Bulgaria2–15–21970 FIFA World Cup Group stage
203–1
215–1
2210 June 197022 Peru1–03–11970 FIFA World Cup Group stage
232–0
243–0
2514 June 197023 England3–23–2 (a.e.t.)1970 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals
2617 June 1970Estadio Azteca, Mexico City24 Italy2–13–4 (a.e.t.)1970 FIFA World Cup Semi-finals
273–3
289 September 1970Nuremberg, Germany26 Hungary2–03–1Friendly
293–1
3017 October 1970Cologne, Germany27 Turkey1–11–1UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying
3117 February 1971Tirana, Albania28 Albania1–01–0
3225 April 1971Istanbul, Turkey29 Turkey1–03–0
332–0
3422 June 1971Oslo, Norway Norway2–07–1Friendly
354–0
365–0
3730 June 1971Copenhagen, Denmark32 Denmark1–13–1
388 September 1971Hanover, Germany33 Mexico2–05–0
393–0
405–0
4110 October 1971Warsaw, Poland34 Poland1–13–1UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying
422–1
4329 April 1972London, England37 England3–13–1
4426 May 1972Munich, Germany39 Soviet Union1–04–1Friendly
452–0
463–0
474–0
4814 June 1972Antwerp, Belgium40 Belgium1–02–1UEFA Euro 1972 Semi-finals
492–0
5018 June 1972Brussels, Belgium41 Soviet Union1–03–0UEFA Euro 1972 Final
513–0
5215 November 1972Düsseldorf, Germany42  Switzerland1–05–1Friendly
532–0
543–0
555–0
5628 March 1973Düsseldorf, Germany43 Czechoslovakia1–03–0Friendly
572–0
585 September 1973Moscow, USSR47 Soviet Union1–01–0
5910 October 1973Hanover, Germany48 Austria1–04–0
603–0
6113 October 1973Gelsenkirchen, Germany49 France1–02–1
622–0
6317 April 1974Dortmund, Germany54 Hungary4–05–0
645–0
6518 June 1974Hamburg, Germany57 Australia3–03–01974 FIFA World Cup Group stage
6626 June 1974Düsseldorf, Germany59 Yugoslavia2–02–01974 FIFA World Cup Group stage
673 July 1974Frankfurt, Germany61 Poland1–01–01974 FIFA World Cup Group stage
687 July 1974Munich, Germany62 Netherlands2–12–11974 FIFA World Cup Final

Hat-tricks

No. Date Venue Opponent Goals Result Competition Ref.
1 8 April 1967 Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund, Germany  Albania 4 – (6', 25', 73', 85'(pen.)) 6–0 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying [4]
2 21 May 1969 Georg-Melches-Stadion, Essen, Germany  Cyprus 4 – (3', 43', 49', 85') 12–0 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifying [5]
3 7 June 1970 Nou Camp, León, Mexico  Bulgaria 3 – (28' , 52'(pen.), 82') 5–2 1970 FIFA World Cup Group stage [6]
4 10 June 1970  Peru 3 – (20', 26', 39') 3–1 1970 FIFA World Cup Group stage [7]
5 22 June 1971 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Norway 3 – (30', 47', 52') 7–1 Friendly [8]
6 8 September 1971 Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany  Mexico 3 – (12', 14', 55') 5–0 [9]
7 26 May 1972 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany  Soviet Union 4 – (49', 52', 58', 65') 4–1 [10]
8 15 November 1972 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany   Switzerland 4 – (23', 30', 47', 77') 5–1 [11]

Statistics

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gerhard "Gerd" Müller – Goals in International Matches". Rsssf.com. 25 March 2005. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Klose breaks World Cup goal record". Goal.com. 8 July 2014. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Gerd Müller". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "West Germany vs Albania, 8 April 1967". EU-football.info. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "West Germany vs Cyprus, 21 May 1969, World Cup qualification". EU-football.info. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Bulgaria vs West Germany, 7 June 1970, World Cup". EU-football.info. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Peru vs West Germany, 10 June 1970, World Cup". EU-football.info. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Norway vs West Germany, 22 June 1971". EU-football.info. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "West Germany vs Mexico, 8 September 1971". EU-football.info. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "West Germany vs Soviet Union, 26 May 1972". EU-football.info. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "West Germany vs Switzerland, 15 November 1972". EU-football.info. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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