Top 10 quickest Bayern Munich players to reach 50 Bundesliga goals

Many prolific goal scorers have featured for the Bavarian giants over the years

The Bundesliga was formed in 1962, with the inaugural season taking place the following year 1963-64. It consists of 18 teams and is slightly smaller than the Premier League or LaLiga, but it is still considered one of Europe’s big five leagues. The Bundesliga boasts some extremely talented players and international stars. Bayern Munich, based in the historic southern region of Bavaria, are the most successful team in the league and is one of the best teams in Europe.

Since its inception, there have been many players who created many records and broke many records. many elite clinical strikers have played and made their name in the league. Here we will take a look at the top ten players who were the quickest to score 50 Bundesliga goals for Bayern Munich:

10. Lothar Matthaus – 105 matches

Lothar Matthaus is not only a Bayern Munich legend but also a legend for his national team. He made 150 appearances for West Germany and scored 23 goals. Matthaus is widely considered by many to be one of the greatest and most complete midfielders of all time. The German was renowned for his positioning, technical ability, stamina, passing, tackling and long-range shooting ability with both feet. Despite being a midfielder he scored a lot of goals in his career and scored 50 goals in just 105 matches for the Bavarian giants.

9. Rainer Ohlhauser – 102 matches

Rainer played for the Bavarian team for nine years and scored a total of 215 goals in 286 matches. He played a key role in Bayern Munich’s win of the UEFA Cup in the 1966-67 season. Won the DFB-Pokal with the club three times and also the Bundesliga once. Despite being short in stature he was strong and technically elite in his playing days.

8. Dieter Hoenb – 96 matches

In his playing days, he played for VfR Aalen, VfB Stuttgart and Bayern Munich. Dieter made 224 appearances for the club and scored 102 goals. He also represented his national team in six matches and scored four goals. The German was a typical striker in his playing days who was known to have a knack for scoring goals. Dieter was known for his professionalism and discipline throughout his playing days.

7. Giovane Elber – 91 matches

He is a Brazilian former professional player who used to play as a striker. A prolific goalscorer in various clubs, Leber’s career was mostly spent in Germany, where he represented Bayern Munich for six full seasons scoring a total of 133 league goals in 260 matches for three clubs. For the Selecao he played 15 matches and netted two goals.

6. Arjen Robben – 90 matches

The Dutchman is a Bayern Munich legend who has helped the club to win numerous trophies. Arjen Robben was regarded as one of the best wingers in the world. His ability to get to the byline and deliver crosses used to create a lot of trouble for the opposition team. Most of the time he used his strong left foot to do all the trickery. Overall he was a top player who scored numerous goals for his club and country. It took him 90 games to score 50 goals in the Bundesliga.

5. Gerd Muller – 83 matches

Nicknamed ‘Der Bomber’ by his legions of fans, Gerd Muller was a legend of German football with an unbelievable goal record. He scored 365 goals in 427 games while setting several records playing for Bayern Munich. He won several trophies with the club and helped the club to grow in the league. His contribution to Bayern Munich is huge and can not be expressed in numbers.

4. Mario Gomez – 71 matches

During his prime, Gomez was considered one of the best strikers in the World. Throughout his career, Gomez was known for his ability to shoot with both feet and was considered an aerial threat. During his time at Bayern, his ability to appear at the right place at the right time proved to be one of Bayern’s most lethal attacking weapons. His ability to hold up the ball while keeping his body balance was something which made him special.

3. Roy Makaay – 67 matches

He is the second Dutman on this list and he spent four seasons with the Bavarian giants as a player. In 129 matches he scored 78 goals. Makaay was a player who didn’t have any weaker feet as he could score and dribble with both of his feet. For the Dutch team, he played 43 matches and scored six goals for them. Even though he didn’t spend a long time with the club his impact was big as he won the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal with Bayern.

2. Robert Lewandowski – 64 matches

Polish talisman Lewandowski’s move from Dortmund to Bayern Munich in 2014 may have broken many BVB fan’s hearts, but it allowed the red-hot finisher to take his game to the next level and begin racking up trophies as well as goals. He broke the record of Gerd Muller for the highest number of goals in a single season for the club. In that season he had scored four hattricks as well. He broke many records and also made a lot of records himself.

1. Harry Kane – 43 matches

The England international is in fine form as he is scoring a lot of goals lately for the Bavarian team. Recently he broke the record of Erling Haaland to become the quickest player to reach 50 Bundesliga goals following his hat trick against Augsburg. While Harry Kane is still searching for his first trophy, the striker is breaking all kinds of records in German football. He will look to make many more records as he is full of confidence while playing for Bayern Munich.

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