Andreas Müller (born 13 December 1962 in

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...

) is a German former

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er who played mainly as a

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Football career

Müller started his professional career at hometown's

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stu ...

, where he remained four seasons; in his first season, he netted five times in 20

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matches, helping the club clinch the title (with the title decided on goal difference, he found the net in consecutive 6–0 routings, against

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a German football club in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, which competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fortuna entered the league ...

and at 1. FC Nürnberg, in April 1984). After a sole year at Hannover 96, he transferred to

FC Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhi ...

, then in the

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. During the following 12 years (11 of those as a regular first-team member), Müller helped the side win the 1996–97 UEFA Cup (appearing in 11 matches during the victorious campaign). While at Schalke, he also won the "Goal of the Year" award in 1991. Müller eventually retired in 2000 at almost 38, having amassed 338 topflight matches and 32 goals. Müller's first off-field role was as

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from 2000 on. After Schalke's general manager Rudi Assauer stepped down in May 2006, Müller took over the position. He was sacked in March 2009. On 18 September 2012, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim appointed Müller as their new general manager. He and coach

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were sacked on 2 April 2013. Müller returned to football in December 2013 after being announced as the new Director of Football by Austria's most successful club SK Rapid Vienna, where he replaced the outgoing Helmut Schulte.

Honours

Goal of the Year (Germany) The Goal of the Year in Germany is, like the '' Goal of the Month'' ( Tor des Monats), the ''Goal of the Decade'' and ''Goal of the Century'', an individual football award selected by spectators of the ''Sportschau'' ( ARD German TV), among spect ...

: 1991

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Muller, Andreas 1962 births Living people German footballers Footballers from Stuttgart Men's association football midfielders Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players VfB Stuttgart players VfB Stuttgart II players Hannover 96 players FC Schalke 04 players UEFA Cup winning players German expatriate sportspeople in Austria West German footballers