Hansi Müller
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Hans Peter Müller | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 27 July 1957 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Stuttgart, West Germany | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
SV Rot | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1975–1982 | VfB Stuttgart | 186 | (65) | |||||||||||
1982–1984 | Inter Milan | 48 | (9) | |||||||||||
1984–1985 | Como | 17 | (1) | |||||||||||
1985–1990 | Swarovski Tirol | 123 | (35) | |||||||||||
Total | 374 | (110) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1976–1978 | West Germany Amateur | 7 | (3) | |||||||||||
1977–1978 | West Germany B | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
1978–1983 | West Germany | 42 | (5) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Hans[1] Peter "Hansi" Müller (born 27 July 1957) is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder.[2] Both his parents[3] were of Danube Swabian descent (German: Donauschwaben) that were displaced from Yugoslavia after World War II. His father was born in Bačka Palanka and his mother in Inđija, both towns part of the province Vojvodina in Serbia.
Club career
[edit]Müller began his career playing for his hometown side VfB Stuttgart. After the 1982 FIFA World Cup, he moved to Italy to play for Inter Milan for two seasons, and subsequently also spent a season with Como.[4]
In 1985, he moved to Austria to play with FC Swarovski Tirol, where he ended his playing career in 1990.[4][5]
International career
[edit]Müller made his international debut in 1978. While at Stuttgart, Müller took part in UEFA Euro 1980 with West Germany, aged 22, after a brief taste of action at the 1978 FIFA World Cup, where he started all four games. The tournament would prove to be Müller's international peak as they emerged victorious.[4] He had a disappointing 1982 World Cup, and despite playing in the Italian league, he made his 42nd and last appearance for West Germany the following year. In total he scored five international goals.[4][6]
After retirement
[edit]Müller was an official ambassador for the city of Stuttgart for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and Innsbruck at UEFA Euro 2008.[4]
Style of play
[edit]Müller was an elegant midfield playmaker, who usually played in the middle of the pitch. He was known for his clever passing and excellent left foot, as well as his charismatic presence and leadership on the field.[4][7]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Swarovski Tirol
- Austrian Football Bundesliga: 1988–89, 1989–90
- Austrian Cup: 1987–88
International
[edit]West Germany
- UEFA European Championship: 1980
- FIFA World Cup Runner-up: 1982
Individual
[edit]- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1979–80, 1980–81[8][9]
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1980[4]
- Bravo Award: 1980[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Muras, Udo (27 July 2017). "Hansi Müller wird 60: 'Werde noch als Europameister angekündigt'" [Hansi Müller turns 60: "I still get announced as European champion"]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
Offiziell heiße ich natürlich Hans, aber das 'i' lasse ich mir nicht mehr nehmen.
[Officially, of course, my name is Hans, but I won't let anyone take the 'i' away from me.] - ^ "Müller, Hans" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ "Von Weltmeistern und Olympiasiegern". Siebenbürgische Zeitung (in German). 21 May 2002. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "UEFA Euro 1980 team of the tournament". UEFA. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (1 October 2015). "Hans Peter 'Hansi' Müller - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (1 October 2015). "Hans Peter 'Hansi' Müller - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "BECCALOSSI: "IO E MULLER NON CI POTEVAMO VEDERE, ECCO PERCHÉ. ORIALI MI DICEVA…"" (in Italian). F.C. Inter 1908. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Bundesliga Historie 1979/80" (in German). kicker.
- ^ "Bundesliga Historie 1980/81" (in German). kicker.
- ^ José Luis Pierrend (8 January 2015). "The "Bravo" Award". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
External links
[edit]- Hansi Müller at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Hansi Müller at WorldFootball.net
- Hansi Müller at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Stuttgart
- West German expatriate men's footballers
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's international footballers
- Germany men's B international footballers
- 1978 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1980 players
- 1982 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA European Championship–winning players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- Inter Milan players
- Como 1907 players
- FC Swarovski Tirol players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- West German expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Serie A players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Recipients of the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
- West German expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- West German men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- German football midfielder, 1950s birth stubs