Manfred Müller

Manfred Müller ( born July 28, 1947 in Essen) is a former German football player and television producer

Career as a player

Goalkeeper Manfred Müller began his career at Schwarz-Weiß Essen, for whom he played until 1971. Then he moved to Wuppertal SV, a fellow in the Regionalliga West. With Wuppertal he rose in 1972 in the Bundesliga on. The newcomer reached a much-publicized fourth place at the end of the 1972 season / 73rd The team was relegated in 1975 but again, with Müller as a goalkeeper. In 1976, he signed then the 1st FC Nuremberg, with the rise in 1978 succeeded. In May 1978 Müller survived a serious car accident unharmed. He'd roll over in his car on a wet road three times and had finally come back on all four wheels on the guard rail to a halt.

Only a month later, he was for the club to hero when he in Essen Georg Melches Stadium in the final phase of crucial relegation game to the Bundesliga ascent saved a penalty by Horst Hrubesch on June 9, 1978, thereby secured promotion to the Bundesliga.

According to the Direct Nuremberg relegated again Müller changed first to the ESV Ingolstadt- Ringsee in the 2nd Bundesliga South, but moved after only a month and a use as a substitute goalkeeper for the young Walter Junghans to Bayern Munich. In constant change ( to 1982 ) with Junghans, Müller had - due to the commitment of the Belgian world-class goalkeeper Jean -Marie Pfaff - stand back; he was now only sporadically used - overall he was 48 times in the Gate of Bavaria.

Since he was also the legendary Bavarian- Franconian final against 1.FC Nuremberg to the DFB Cup 1982: After a temporary 0:2 behind, he won with the team at the end of 4-2 - and thus also the cup. In the international final of the European Champions' Cup in 1982 ( 0-1 against Aston Villa) he suffered a defeat. With FC Bayern München in 1980 and 1981, German football champion and as a substitute goalkeeper in 1984 German Cup winner.

Career as a sports manager

In 1984, he ended his career and began working as the management of the 1st FC Nuremberg. He returned again for a game as a substitute for the rotgesperrten after an emergency brake Andreas Kopke on 1 November 1986 to score the 1st FC Nuremberg back. Against Fortuna Dusseldorf his team won 4-3. The match took special attention because not only Manfred Müller was a surprising comeback, but also on the part of Düsseldorf Rudi Kargus after a long break for the first time played a Bundesliga game.

TV producer

Manfred Müller operates today in Nuremberg and Cologne, the television production company MM FILM & VIDEO Manfred Müller GmbH. With this company he was from 1992 to 2006 executive producer on TV broadcasts of the German Bundesliga.

From April 2004 to May 2006 he led the company also Fair Play Productions. This produced on behalf of the German Football League the base signal for all 1st and 2nd Bundesliga.

Weblink

  • Manfred Müller in the database of fussballdaten.de
  • Profile at www.glubberer.de
  • Profile at www.bayernbaeda.de

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  • Soccer goalkeeper ( Germany )
  • DFB Cup winners
  • TV producer
  • Athletes ( food)
  • German
  • Born in 1947
  • Man
Film producer Jean-Marie Pfaff 1981–82 European Cup Rudolf Kargus
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