The 5 Greatest strikers of all time

Marco Van Basten
Marco Van Basten

#2. Gerd Muller

Gerd Muller
Gerd Muller

Gerd Muller is the greatest goal-scorer in the history of football. His astounding tally of 68 goals in only 62 matches for West Germany is proof of his outstanding abilities as a striker. He was also very prolific for his club Bayern Munich and remains the highest scorer in the history of the Bundesliga with 615 goals in 636 matches.

Muller played in only two World Cups but scored an incredible 14 goals which makes him the third highest goal scorer in the history of the tournament. Muller was clinical and lethal inside the opposition penalty box. He scored 10 goals in the 1970 World Cup including two hat-tricks and won the prestigious Golden Boot, but Italy defeated West Germany in an epic semi-final clash.

In 1974 he helped his country win the World Cup as hosts, scoring four goals in the tournament including the match-winner against Netherland in the final. He also won four Bundesliga titles, three European Cups and one European Cup Winners' Cup for Bayern in the 13 seasons he spent with the club. He was duly named "Der Bomber" or " The Bomber".

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