Bayern Munich announced the striker's death, which followed a six-year battle with Alzheimer's disease, calling it a 'sad, black day'.
Muller won four league titles and three European Cups with the Bavarian side, scoring 66 goals in 74 European matches.
He was once mocked for being"short and fat", and said he would probably have worked in insurance if his football career had not taken off.Muller headed a goal in the 1974 European Cup final, helping Bayern Munich win the title for the first time. Pic: AP Muller later became a youth coach at Bayern, developing players such as Philipp Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Thomas Muller.
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