Dieter Müller

Dieter Müller
Personal information
Birth name Dieter Kaster
Date of birth (1954-04-01) 1 April 1954
Place of birth Offenbach, West Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1964–1969 SG Götzenhain
1969–1972 Kickers Offenbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1973 Kickers Offenbach 2 (0)
1973–1981 1. FC Köln 248 (159)
1981–1982 VfB Stuttgart 30 (14)
1982–1985 Bordeaux 93 (43)
1985 Grasshoppers 7 (3)
1985–1986 1. FC Saarbrücken 23 (4)
1986–1989 Kickers Offenbach 51 (26)
Total 454 (249)
International career
1973–1974 West Germany Amateur 6 (2)
1975–1981 West Germany B 6 (6)
1976–1978 West Germany 12 (9)
Managerial career
2000 Kickers Offenbach (joint with Oliver Roth)
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up1976 Yugoslavia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dieter Müller ( Kaster; 1 April 1954) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward. He achieved his greatest success playing for 1. FC Köln in the Bundesliga in the late 1970s, becoming the topscorer of the Bundesliga for two consecutive seasons and winning the domestic double in the 1978 season. Müller scored 177 goals in 303 games in the German league, including six goals in one game in August 1977, a record that still stands. With his 231 goals in 326 games in all tournaments for 1. FC Köln, he remains the club's all time topscorer. He also represented West Germany at two major tournaments, becoming the UEFA Euro 1976 tournament top scorer and being the only player to score a hattrick in the knockout stage after coming on from the bench. He also scored two goals at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.