The only positive development for Bayern Munich was wwinwinningtheirt DFB-Pokal in 1957. When the Bundesliga was founded in 1963, Bayern Munich was not included in the 16 teams invited. Rather, they obtained promotion 2 seasons later, led by 3 talented young players who would be referred to as "THE AXIS": Sepp Maier, Franz Beckenbauer, and Gerd Müller. FC Bayern Munich strongly belongs in the debate about the greatest football clubs in the world.
It is one of the only 3 clubs in the world to win all 3 major European trophies. They have won many trophies such as 3 Champions League Winner, 3 European Champion Clubs' Cup Winner, 2 FIFA Club World Cup Winner, 33 German Champion, 2 UEFA Super Cup Winner, 1 UEFA Cup Winners, 1 Cup Winners Cup Winner, 20 German Cup Winner, 2 Intercontinental Cup Winner, and 6 League Cup Winner.
Apart from being successful, some great players have also contributed to Bayern Munich's achievements. So we will take a look at the ranked 12 Bayer Munich greatest players ever.
(12). MANUEL NEUER ( 2011- PRESENT )
Manuel Neuer is a German professional footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper, and captains both Bundesliga Club Bayern Munich and the Germany National team. He's voiced a Disney cartoon personality, has a solid forehand, and could also be the world's best goalkeeper. Standing on his tiptoes having hardly moved out of diapers and onto solid food, Neuer could see Schalke's old stadium, which was next to the Veltins Arena, from his bedroom window.
Joined up for the Gelsenkirchen uniform's Bambinis club, aged 4, and put in goal because-Ironically, given he now measures 6'4 "(1.93). He was the smallest, he was an eager fan of his hometown team even as he progressed through its famed knappenschmiede academy. Stuttgart might have had themselves a forthcoming goalkeeping star had Neuer's father, Peter, a policeman, not been transferred from Baden-württemburg in Germany's southwest to Gelsenkirchen before birth.
Out of problem with teachers at school, "Manuel isn't a born artist, disclosed Marcel, who is a year older and Currently referees in the Gelsenkirchen area. "Bayern can congratulate themselves on a good deal", said Ivan Rakitic in 2011. "I spoke to Neuer", disclosed Jupp Heynckes, Bayern Boss during that time. "I wanted a goalkeeper of his class and character to put forward his arguments concerning the goalkeeping coach.
Germany has had a strand of world-class goalkeepers, from Sepp Maier and Bodo Iiigner to Kahn and Lehmann. Neuer is a world-class goalkeeper known for his good blocking, ability to anticipate any type of shot, quick reflexes, and great leadership. Neuer's reputation began when he saved penalties from Real Madrid stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka. And in the final against Chelsea, he scored a goal in another penalty shoot-out, which Bayern later lost.
The following year, in all German Champions League final at London Wembley Stadium, Bayern creeped out Borussia Dortmund 2-1. Neuer's great contributions helped Bayern dominate in Germany, having Bundesliga and DFB Pokal League and Cup double in each season.
Achievements with Bayern Munich :
2 Champions League Winner
2 FIFA Club World Cup Winner
11 German Champion
2 UEFA Super Cup Winner
6 German Cup Winner
7 German Super Cup Winner
(11). SEPP MAIER ( 1962-1980 )
Sepp Maier is a German former professional footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Bayern Munich and the German National team. FC Bayern Munich's fiery rise to the of the world game in the late 1960s and 70s world, In a point, have been almost unthinkable without the effort of their legendary last line of defense, Seep Maier. He possessed supernatural agility, he earned the nickname 'the cat from AnAmazingIn the small Bavarian Town where he spent part of his youth, in addition to his quick reflexes, Maier's anticipation of the game marked him out as a leader of modern goalkeeping, often charging off his line to suppress danger at source.
Maier also won the FIFA World Cup with West Germany in 1974. " I will give up playing football wheMissss is growing on my knees", Maier once said. And had it not been for a bitter twist of fate, he would likely have stood in the middle of the posts for the Reds for far longer than proved to be the case. As it was, however, a consequential car accident in 1979 forced him to hang up his gloves for good, putting paid to the threat of career longevity he had set himself.
On 15 May 1976, in the middle of a game, a duck found its way onto the pitch, reminding Maier to temporarily leave his goalkeeping duties in an attempt to catch the animal. He accepted the opportunity for something to do, it being an otherwise fairly boring encounter with VFL Bochum, and the duck ended up running in the middle of his legs, comically adding to his popularity. For all his amiability on and off the pitch, it is for the footballing grace that he will be first remembered.
473 appearances for FC Bayern, with an incredible 442-in-a-row sequence, and 95 for West Germany, making him the nation's most-capped goalkeeper. And club and country alike have never had a guardian quite like this, either before or since 'the cat' made his final surge.
Achievements with Bayern Munich :
3 European Champion Clubs' Cup Winner
4 German Champion
1 Europapokal Der Pokalsieger Sieger
4 German Cup Winner
1 Intercontinental Cup Winner
(10). ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI ( 2014-2022 )
Robert Lewandowski is a Polish professional footballer, former Bayern Munich player, and currently plays as a striker for La Liga club Barcelona and captains the Poland national team. Hardly a game went by without Robert Lewandowski breaking some sort of record in Bayern Munich. Lewandowski is a world-class striker known for his creativity, speed, precision, teamwork, goal-scoring ability, and leadership.
The Bundeslinga's famous number for most goals in a season was once 40 after Herd Müller set a seemingly impossible bar in 1971/72. That was until Lewandowski came along in 2020/21 and netted 41 times in only 29 games. That all also earned him the European Golden Boot for the first time. Another record that once belonged to müller is uniquely held by Lewandowski after he scored his 43 Bundeslinga goal of 2021, surpassing the total for a calendar year that Der Bomber had set in 1972 (42).
When Lewandowski netted in the 7-0 win over Bochum on match day 5 of 2021/22, he became the first player ever to score in straight home games in the Bundeslinga, surpassing the record of 12 that was held by Müller and Jupp Heynckes. That run saw him tally a total of 24 goals. Lewandowski was exposed to be quick out of the blocks, having become the first player to score on game 1 of a season for 7 straight years. In 2019/20 Lewandowski kept up that motivation by becoming the only player ever to manage a goal in each of the first 11 games of a campaign.
Achievements with Bayern Munich :
2 The Best FIFA Men's Player
1 UEFA Best player in Europe
1 Champions League Winner
1 FIFA Club World Cup Winner
10 German Champion
1 UEFA Super Cup Winner
4 German Cup Winner
6 German Super Cup Winner
(9). PAUL BREITNER ( 1970-1974 )
Paul Breitner is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and left-back as well. Unconventional, revolutionary, radical, and uncompromising rebel. Paul Breitner was a player who had separate opinions. He is best remembered for his tactical vision on the pitch which decisively helped to shape Bayern's game in the early 1980s, and he also became one of the leading lights in the German team.
When Lattek became Bayern's coach in 1969, he brought both his model pupils with him. Breitner rapidly became a regular in the Bayern side, his high level of fitness to shoot were all characteristics that marked out the midfielder who made such a great contribution to his team's success. When he was 19, Breitner made his debut for his country in a 7-1 win over Norway in Oslo on 22 June 1971.
The next year saw his first international success as Germany won the 1972 European Championship title in Belgium. During the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany, he produced hispiéce de résistance, scoring the most-needed equalizer from the penalty spot in Germany's 2-1 win over Holland in the final. ' I wasn't supposed to take the spot kick but I was nearest to the ball", the equalizer admitted after the match is over. Breitner contributed greatly towards Bayern Munich's success during his era.
Achievements with Bayern Munich :
1 European Champion Clubs'Cup Winner
5 German Champion
2 German Cup Winner
(8). ARJEN ROBBEN ( 2009-2019 )
Arjen Robben is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger. He was well known for his speed, amazing dribbling skills, good ball control, ability to curve the ball excellently into the back of the net, and long-range shots. Michael Jackson had the Moonwalk, the Rock had the People's Elbow, Bayern Munich winger individualized football's cut-inside curler, a defenseless angled run off the right-hand side, and arced left-footed finish into the far corner.
When Arjen Robben signed Bayern Munich from Real Madrid in the summer of 2009, some asked whether the former Chelsea winger would find his feet at the club. Needless to say, those fears were vanquished by a delectable beaker session against defending Bundeslinga Champions Wolfsburg at the start of 2009/10. Making his Bundesliga first-team debut as a half-time substitute for Hamit Altintop, the Dutchman netted two second-half goals to secure a 3-0 victory, each one put on a plate by Franck Robert.
The most disastrous wing duo, Ribery was born. It may come as a surprise, but Ribery didn't have a personal hand in a single one of his partners-in-crime's incredible 3 goals against Hannover on match day 31 of the 2009/10 campaign. Mark Van Bommel, Phillip Lahm, and Anatoliy Tymoschuk were the suppliers for the flying Dutchman on a agonizing afternoon for the Reds, who succumbed to a label Robben masterclass in a one-sided 7-0 defeat. It was his first ever career hat-trick, and he even provided an assist.
Dortmund know all about a Robben scorned, but not even they were ready for what hit them when Bayern came to Signal Iduna Park in November 2017. Uniforming the captain's armband in the absence of Manuel Neuer and Thomas Müller, the wing skilled was celebrating his 11 goals in 19 games against his Black Yellow rival inside 17 minutes. He also bring about Bayern's second, in what was another torrid night with the Dutch destroyer for BVB left-back Marcel Schmelzer. "You can't defend against him on your own, he's just too fast and clever", resigned Schmelzer.
Achievements with Bayern Munich :
1 player of the year
1 Champions League Winner
1 FIFA Club World Cup Winner
8 German Champion
1 UEFA Super Cup Winner
5 German Cup Winner
4 German Super Cup Winner
(7). THOMAS MÜLLER ( 2000-PRESENT )
Thomas Müller is a German professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the German National team. Thomas Müller is proving there's still such a thing as a one-club man, having lifted his record, extending 12 Bundesliga Titles at the end of the 2022/23 season. There is more to being a midfielder than being Bavarian, of course, but it helps. He joined Bayern as a 10 years old in the summer of 2000, and rapidly set about climbing through the club levels. "I didn't pick up the phone at first", Müller admitted, when the 1990 FIFA World Cup Champion called to announce his promotion to the first team squad. "But when I listened to my voicemail later, it was Jürgen Klinsmann.
Müller made his Bundesliga debut a month before his 19 birthday, coming on as a behind-time substitute for Miroslav Klose against Hamburg on the opening day in 2008/09. Now, well over the years later, he is footballing royalty, but back then nothing hinted at the remarkable career path that lay in the cache. After that fleeting representation against HSV, Müller spent the remainder of the season with the reserves, Scoring an amazing 15 goals in the third Tier. He was called back to the first team in the later stages of the season, making another 3 substitute appearances, but it was only in 2009/10 that he started to make a name for himself.
After increasing his contract with Bayern through to 2015, Mùller continued to prosper, notching up 21 goals and 28 assists over the next 2 campaigns. But success started to improve elusive for the record Champions. Not only did Bayern fail to lift the Bundesliga Title in that period, with Borussia Dortmund claiming back-to-back Titles with Jürgen Klopp as a coach. "We have to win", Müller warned ahead of the first all-German final against Dortmund at Wembley. "If we lose 3 finals in 4 seasons we are going to be known as chokers. We could win a lot in London, but we could lose a lot too". Luckily for Bayern Munich, they win and it was Robben who had the honor of Scoring the decisive goal at Wembley, Mùller ended the European campaign as Bayern's top scorer with 8 goals.
Achievements with Bayern Munich :
2 Champions League Winner
2 FIFA Club World Cup Winner
12 German Champion
2 UEFA Super Cup Winner
6 German Cup Winner
8 German Super Cup Winner
(6). OLIVER KAHN ( 1994-2008 )
Oliver Kahn is a German football executive and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper. He was one of the most iconic players of his era, a brilliant, brazen, and fierce Bayern Munich Legend who experienced triumph and heartbreak during a supreme 20 years career. His father Rolf had played professionally for Karlsruher SC in the 1960s, and Kahn JR was on their books at the age of 6. 19 years later, he had surfaced as one of the most talented young goalkeepers in the Bundesliga, although it was a twist of fate that resulted in him trying his luck between the strikers.
"The turning point was a present from my grandfather, a goalkeeping jersey", Kahn remembered. "A wonderful, yellow goalkeeping jersey embroidered with Sepp Maier's signature. During his generation, in the mid-1970s, he was the best goalkeeper around. When your grandfather gives you a goalkeeping jersey, you have no other alternative than to put it on next time. So I did that and said, ok I will go in goal and do him a favor.
Since then I've never played out of goal post. It was during Karlsruher's incredible UEFA Cup run in 1993/94 that Kahn first got national and international attention, demanding his move to Bayern the following summer. Many Karlsruher players had left for Bayern, for me the move from Karlsruher to Bayern was the beginning of everything. Then Kahn was placed under the teachings of the legendary Maier, the man whose shirt had been worn as a Kahn was a natural shot-stopper with incredible quick reflexes, he continued to upgrade and soon surfaced as one of Bayern's leaders alongside established Stars like Lothar matthäus and Jürgen Klinsmann. Kahn helped the Bavarians win the DFB Cup in 1998/99, before providing the steely backbone for an exceptional run at Success in the early 2000s.
Achievements with Bayern Munich :
1 Champions League Winner
8 German Champion
1 UEFA Cup Winner
6 German Cup Winner
1 Intercontinental Cup Winner
6 German League Cup Winner
(5). LOTHAR MATTHÄUS ( 1984-1998 )
Lothar Matthäus is a German football pundit and former professional player and manager. A European Champion and World CCup-winningCaptain, a seven-time Bundesliga Winner, and a FIFA World Player of the Year. The former German captain had everything, comfortable with both feet and combined a wide range of passing with the ability to glide past a defender. He was the "best rival" the late Diego Maradona ever had. Following his return to Bayern, Matthäus finally won his first trophy.
He scored 16 goals in 33 League games as Bayern won the League in 1984/85, Matthäus also maneuver Bayern in the 1987 European Cup final against Porto in Vienna, when they led for much of the match but were undone by 2 late goals. That same year he was handed the captain's armband by West Germany for the first time. The one main piece of Silverware Matthäus didn't claim was the European Cup, and he suffered an excruciating defeat when Bayern was beaten by Manchester United in the 1999 UEFA Champions League final.
Achievements with Bayern Munich :
7 German Champion
1 UEFA Cup Winner
3 German Cup Winner
1 German Super Cup Winner
3 German League Cup Winner
(4). PHILIPP LAHM ( 2002-2017 )
Philipp Lahm is a German former professional footballer who played as a full-back. A former captain of both Germany and Bayern Munich, Philipp Lahm had an amazing Successful playing career. On 13 November 2002, Bayern welcomed RC Lens but neglected Olympiastadion for match day 6 of the UEFA Champions League group stage. It had been a calamitous campaign for the 2001 Winners. Having lost twice to both Deportivo La Coruña and eventual Champions AC Milan, they only had the pride to play against the French side, with no opportunity and reaching the second group stage of even the UEFA Cup.
In the 87 min of the game, Markus Feulner must have thought he had at least sealed one victory for Ottmar Hitzfeld's side, as he top it 3-2 to Bayern. Nothing doing, Jocelyn Blanchard headed in a last-minute equalizer for Lens, and Bayern finished an inglorious campaign with just 2 points out of 6 games. Hitzfeld's final choice of the night was to bring off Feler and exchange him with a young right-back from Bayern's academy who had just celebrated his 19 birthday, Philipp Lahm. Lahm played just a minute of the game before the referee blew the final whistle, and wouldn't make another appearance for Bayern for 3 years. And yet it was right there, on that entirely forgettable night against Lens, that his exceptional story with Bayern began. The first forward is close to nearly enough 20 years later and the great right-back, standing 1.70 meters tall, has become a giant of German Football.
A great leader, arguably one of the most intelligent players to grace European football. He left it all, Bundesliga, DFB Cup, Champions League, FIFA World Cup, and many more. Clocking up over 500 games with his boyhood club. Lahm went on to play every minute of Germany's World Cup campaign and also won man of the match plaudits for his heroic performance over Poland. From the 2006/07 season onwards, Lahm became Bayern's first choice Left-back, although Louis Van Gaal would reestablish him to his favored position on the right in 2009/10. In the absence of the injured Michael Ballack, the increasingly authoritative Lahm was named Germany's captain at the 2010 World Cup. Lahm also became club captain at Bayern Midway through the 2010/11 season, as the Bavarians set about conquering Europe once again.
Achievements with Bayern Munich :
1 Champions League Winner
1 FIFA Club World Cup Winner
8 German Champion
1 UEFA Super Cup Winner
6 German Cup Winner
3 German Super Cup Winner
1 German League Cup Winner
(3). KARL-HEINZ RUMMENIGGE ( 1974- 1984 )
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is a German football executive and former professional player. After previously serving as both player with the club and as its vice president, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has given over the reins as Bayern Munich CEO to Oliver Kahn. Rummenigge's father was a toolmaker, who was actively involved in the limited beginner club Borussia Lippstadt.
That's where Rummenigge first caught the eye with his clip and a glut of goals at the youth level, and from when joined Bayern Munich in July 1974. In his years, Rummenigge scored 5 goals in 21 Bundesliga games and got European Cup experience too. Despite he was an unused substitute for the final which Bayern won 2-0 over Leeds United.
He started the following year's chooser, however scoring 13 goals in all competitions and helping the Bavarians become European Champions for a third year in a straight thanks to a 1-0 Success against Saint-Etienne in May 1976. Bayern's complete dominance came to an end as the like of Beckenbauer, Hoeneb, goalkeeper Sepp Maier and record Bundesliga goalscorer Gerd Müller grew older, moved on, or retired, but Rummenigge's star keeps rising. He ended as the League's leading goalscorer in 1979/80 ( 26 goals ) and 1980/81 ( 29 goals ), and Bayern were crowned German Champions in both years.
Achievements with Bayern Munich :
3 Top Goal Scorer
2 European Champion Clubs' Cup Winner
2 German Champion
2 German Cup Winner
1 Intercontinental Cup Winner
(2). GERD MÜLLER ( 1964-1979 )
Gerd Müller was a German professional footballer. Few footballers to have graced the stage can hold a candle to the numbers Gerd Müller produced for Bayern Munich and Germany's National team as well. Nicknamed "Der Bomber" Gerd was especially famous for their fascinating ability to turn at lighting speed while handling the ball, and his incredible goal-scoring ability. He started to play for his boyhood Town when he scored 52 goals in the 5th Division.
He continued displaying his remarkable football skills as a schoolboy footballer when he bagged 180 goals in one season ( 1963/64 ) for the youth Division of the TSV Nördlingen Club. This achievement did not go unnoticed as famous football clubs, Bayern Munich and TSV 1860 Munich, both wanted to sign him. He concluded not to join 1860 Munich because it had many talented players on the team. Instead, he chose Bayern Munich as a strategic move to secure a name in the first team choice.
He joined Bayern in 1964. During that time, the team was listless in the Second Division. In his first campaign at Bayern, Gerd netted 33 goals for his team and helped rank it into the Bundesliga in 1965. With Müller in the team, Bayern Munich won the German Cup in its first season. The team later captured the Cup three more times ( 1967, 1969, and 1971 ) during Müller's time. Müller bagged 365 goals in 427 Bundesliga matches, still a record that will be not easy to clean. Gerd Müller stayed on at Bayern Munich and won many European Cups. Contract disputes and internal club wrangles. Müller's departure from Bayern presumably by force. He proceeded to America where he played for Fort Lauderdale. He still performed well till he retired from professional football.
Achievements with Bayern Munich :
7 Top Goal Scorers
3 European Champion Clubs'Cup Winner
4 German Champion
1 Europapokal Der Pokalsieger Sieger
4 German Cup Winner
1 Intercontinental Cup Winner
(1). FRANZ BECKENBAUER ( 1964-1977 )
Franz Beckenbauer is a German former professional footballer and manager. Have you heard the one about the king and the emperor? It's a football sliding doors moment and one that shaped the history of Bayern Munich and German legend Franz Beckenbauer's career. The man was nicknamed "Der Kaiser".
Beckenbauer grew up in Giesing, a working-class neighborhood home to mostly Blues ( 1860 Munich fans ) rather than Reds ( Bayern supporters ). The son of a postal worker, Beckenbauer had grown up supporting 1860 and had the intention of playing for them in the future. He got the chance, but first, he faced them in the summer of 1958 while still playing for the limited side SC 1906.
The final of the u-14 competition was a keenly fought affair, Benkenbauer was involved in a running battle with Gerhard König whose surname means king in German. Then, 13 years old Beckenbauer made up his mind to join Bayern later that year, rather than 1860 Munich as dreamed. Beckenbauer made his debut and scored, in a 4-0 victory against St. Pauli in June 1964. Later that same year Bayern pipped 1860 to the signing of Gerd Müller, too, and promotion came. Bayern lost their first-ever Bundesliga match 1-0 over 1860 in August 1965, but while their limited rivals, captured the League Title, Bayern lifted the DFB Cup. Beckenbauer scored the guarantee goal in the final over Duisburg to claim his first piece of Silverware. As time goes on, Beckenbauer got promoted to captain Bayern and fervently led his team to win 4 national titles as well as 3 consecutive European Champions Clubs' Cups.
Achievements with Bayern Munich :
3 European Champion Clubs' Cup Winner
4 German Champion
1 Europapokal Der Pokalsieger Sieger
4 German Cup Winner
1 Intercontinental Cup Winner
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