Dieter Brenninger talks about his former companion Gerd Müller (†).
And other Erdinger footballers with an FC Bayern past also remember Germany's best striker of all time.
Erding - August 13, 1977 is not a special day in football history - at most for the author of these lines.
Because he was in the Olympic Stadium and saw Gerd Müller's four goals.
Back then, he single-handedly defeated FC St. Pauli (4: 2).
This also speaks for this footballer that this torgala from his late work has long been forgotten.
He's scored so many other great goals.
We asked athletes from the district who used to play for FC Bayern.
How did you experience this legendary footballer who passed away on Sunday after a long and serious illness?
Anton Lechner: Everyone wanted to be like Gerd
"In 1979 two goal scorers left FC Bayern," says Anton Lechner with a smile. “Gerd Müller went to Fort Lauterdale - and I went to SC Moosen.” The 57-year-old then played for FC Langengeisling and BSG Taufkirchen in the district and national league. Before that he was in the B-youth of FC Bayern. "We trained at the same time, but in contrast to Sepp Maier and Franz Beckenbauer, I actually never ran into Gerd." Nevertheless, Müller was his idol. “Everyone who was a striker my age only had this one role model. His presence, his goal instinct - that was incredible. Of course we also tried to cover the ball with the body like he did, "says Lechner, who also has another aspect important:" Müller was also a great preparer.He just let the ball drip for his teammates and then they executed. "
Dieter Brenninger: Part of the 100-goal storm
Nobody knows that better than Dieter Brenninger.
The Altenerdinger was already with FC Bayern when this “stocky young man from Nördlingen” came in 1964.
He describes the Swabian, who also worked as a movers, as "a shy nice guy who worked hard for everything in training".
Brenninger was previously the FCB center forward.
“Before the game in Freiburg, our President Wilhelm Neudecker said that he wanted to see the newcomer play.
Gerd scored straight away, but so did I, ”says Brenninger, who was now left winger and thus part of the“ 100-goal storm ”that shot Bayern into the Bundesliga in 1965.
“The interaction with Gerd was great.
He was absolutely a team player.
But I also knew: if I give him the ball, something always happens. ”As reserved and nice as he was in private,“ he was always bothered when he didn't hit, ”says Brenninger.
Then a training game took so long until the ball was in the goal,
“It's hard to say, today the game is very different.
But it would have turned out to be 55. "
Brenninger on Gerd Müller's achievements in the Bundesliga
Gerd Müller once said that nowadays, without the tough guys like Berti Vogts or Horst-Dieter Höttges, he would have scored 60 Bundesliga goals instead of 40.
“It's hard to say, today the game is completely different,” says Brenninger and adds.
"But it would have been 55 already."
Brenninger visited Gerd Müller some time ago.
He knew his state of health.
"So I was already prepared for the fact that it could end soon," he says, "but news like this is a shock and makes me sad."
Anton Bönig: Great double passes
“That hits me hard.” Anton Bönig is deeply affected by the death of the man with whom he once played in the honorary league at FC Bayern. “Gerd was a humble, calm person. He would have played football for 100 marks. ”For Bönig, who later became a successful scorer in the Bayern League himself, Gerd Müller was not only a merciless enforcer,“ he also had outstanding technique. Gerd let the ball drip off and the ball didn't bounce a meter away, ”says Bönig, who would have been happy if the Bundesliga scoring record hadn't been broken. As a youth player at FC Bayern, he always looked closely at Müller's one-two pass. “I took a lot with me for my own game,” says Bönig. Would Müller be as successful today as he was back then? "Hard to say,but it wouldn't have been less. "
Anderl Faltermaier: It would be worth 1 billion
Anderl Faltermaier played in the FC Bayern youth team between 1984 and 1991.
"At that time you had other role models - especially since I was also a midfielder." But of course he also knows the videos of the Müller goals.
“Aside from free kicks, he can score all categories of goals,” he says.
"If Paris pays 300 million euros for Messi today, Gerd Müller would be worth a billion," says Faltermaier.
“My father once played against Müller with Erdinger AH.
He often told me how down-to-earth Müller was.
He was actually a world star, but he acted like you and me. "
Andi Rössl: Super nice and super fun
Andi Rössl joined FC Bayern 2 in 2013 as a goalkeeper. Müller was still an assistant coach at the time, but - already suffering from health problems - was no longer involved in the training stress. “But he was always super nice to us and super funny. He liked to tell stories from the past. But that he was a world star, he let it be noted in no time at all. "Rössl, meanwhile goalkeeping youth coach at FCB:" It's amazing when you see which players - from Pele to Messi - now pay tribute to Gerd Müller in their posts. And we saw him every day as a really nice guy. "
