C A R E E R   H I G H L I G H T S

• West German centre-forward renowned for opportunist goal-scoring and a powerful heading ability
• Over 600 total career goals
• Holds record 365 goals in the Bundesliga
• 68 goals in 62 international matches for West Germany
• 1974 World Cup champion, scoring the game-winning goal against Holland in Final
• Led 1974 World Cup scoring charts with 10 goals
• Holds record for most career World Cup goals with 14
• Helped Bayern Munich win the European Cup three times 1974, 75, 76
• Four league titles with Bayern
• Key role in European Championship in 1972
• European Footballer of the Year in 1970
• Finished career in USA with Ft. Lauderdale Strikers
• FIFA’s prestigious Order Of Merit for services to the game in 1998

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