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The Best Bayern Munich Players Of All Time, Ranked

Updated June 21, 2020 9.1k votes 634 voters 4.0k views100 items

List RulesVote up the top players ever to take the pitch for Bayern Munich.

The best players ever to lace up their cleats for Bayern Munich have been part of a long legacy of tremendous soccer. All the FC Bayern Munich stars of past and present have had a hand in crafting the history of their club team.

While recent Bayern Munich players like Robert Lewandowski and Franck Ribery have helped keep Bayern Munich among the class of Bundesliga and the A-list of world soccer, early standouts from the club's roster like Gerd Muller and Paul Breitner put Bayern Munich on the map as a group worth following.

So which of these players from Bayern Munich's long history deserves to rank near the top of the list? Who are the best Bayern Munich players of all-time? Vote below, and if you see any players missing from the list who should be considered, feel free to add them as well.

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  • Gerd Müller1
    331
    80

    Gerd Müller

    Forward

    Birthplace: Nördlingen, Germany

    Nationality: Germany

    Bayern Munich career: 1964-1979

  • Manuel Neuer2
    318
    84

    Manuel Neuer

    Goalkeeper

    Birthplace: Gelsenkirchen, Germany

    Nationality: West Germany, Germany

    Bayern Munich career: 2011-Present

  • Robert Lewandowski3
    423
    135

    Robert Lewandowski

    Forward

    Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland

    Nationality: Poland

    Bayern Munich career: 2014-Present

  • Franz Beckenbauer4
    315
    86

    Franz Beckenbauer

    Defender, Sweeper

    Birthplace: Munich, Germany

    Nationality: Germany

    Bayern Munich career: 1963-1977

  • Philipp Lahm5
    304
    84

    Philipp Lahm

    Defender

    Birthplace: Munich, Germany

    Nationality: Germany, West Germany

    Bayern Munich career: 2002-2017

  • Thomas Müller6
    293
    84

    Thomas Müller

    Forward, Midfielder

    Birthplace: Weilheim in Oberbayern, Germany

    Nationality: Germany

    Bayern Munich career: 2008-Present

  • Arjen Robben7
    268
    83

    Arjen Robben

    Winger, Forward

    Birthplace: Bedum, Netherlands

    Nationality: Netherlands

    Bayern Munich career: 2009-2019

  • Oliver Kahn8
    215
    64

    Oliver Kahn

    Goalkeeper

    Birthplace: Karlsruhe, Germany

    Nationality: West Germany, Germany

    Bayern Munich career: 1994-2008

  • Franck Ribéry9
    227
    73

    Franck Ribéry

    Forward, Midfielder

    Birthplace: Boulogne-sur-Mer, France

    Nationality: France

    Bayern Munich career: 2007-2019

  • Lothar Matthäus10
    184
    54

    Lothar Matthäus

    Defender, Sweeper

    Birthplace: Erlangen, Germany

    Nationality: West Germany, Germany

    Bayern Munich career: 1984-1988, 1992-2000

  • Bastian Schweinsteiger11
    217
    81

    Bastian Schweinsteiger

    Playmaker, Midfielder

    Birthplace: Kolbermoor, Germany

    Nationality: West Germany, Germany

    Bayern Munich career: 2002-2015

  • Karl-Heinz Rummenigge12
    144
    48

    Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

    Forward, Midfielder

    Birthplace: Lippstadt, Germany

    Nationality: Germany,West Germany

    Bayern Munich career: 1974-1984

  • Sepp Maier13
    110
    43

    Sepp Maier

    Goalkeeper

    Birthplace: Metten, Germany

    Nationality: Germany

    Bayern Munich career: 1962-1980

  • David Alaba14
    123
    80

    David Alaba

    Defender, Midfielder

    Birthplace: Vienna, Austria

    Nationality: Austria

    Bayern Munich career: 2010-Present

  • Miroslav Klose15
    125
    83

    Miroslav Klose

    Forward

    Birthplace: Opole, Poland

    Nationality: Germany

    Bayern Munich career: 2007-2011

  • Michael Ballack16
    109
    76

    Michael Ballack

    Midfielder

    Birthplace: Görlitz, Germany

    Nationality: Germany, German Democratic Republic

    Bayern Munich career: 2002-2006

  • Paul Breitner17
    81
    49

    Paul Breitner

    Defender, Midfielder

    Birthplace: Kolbermoor, Germany

    Nationality: Germany,West Germany

    Bayern Munich career: 1970-1974, 1978-1983

  • Uli Hoeneß18
    80
    50

    Uli Hoeneß

    Forward, Midfielder

    Birthplace: Ulm, Germany

    Nationality: West Germany, Germany

    Bayern Munich career: 1970-1979

  • Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck19
    66
    40

    Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck

    Defender

    Birthplace: Munich, Germany

    Nationality: Germany

    Bayern Munich career: 1966-1981

  • Stefan Effenberg20
    62
    40

    Stefan Effenberg

    Midfielder

    Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany

    Nationality: West Germany, Germany

    Bayern Munich career: 1990-1992, 1998-2002

  • Toni Kroos21
    96
    79

    Toni Kroos

    Midfielder

    Birthplace: Greifswald, Germany

    Nationality: Germany, German Democratic Republic

    Bayern Munich career: 2007-2014

  • Klaus Augenthaler22
    55
    36

    Klaus Augenthaler

    Defender, Sweeper

    Birthplace: Fürstenzell, Germany

    Nationality: West Germany, Germany

    Bayern Munich career: 1976-1991

  • Mehmet Scholl23
    55
    38

    Mehmet Scholl

    Midfielder

    Birthplace: Karlsruhe, Germany

    Nationality: Germany

    Bayern Munich career: 1992-2007

  • Claudio Pizarro24
    63
    48

    Claudio Pizarro

    Forward

    Birthplace: Callao, Peru

    Nationality: Italy, Peru

    Bayern Munich career: 2001-2007, 2012-2015

  • Giovane Élber25
    47
    32

    Giovane Élber

    Forward

    Birthplace: Londrina, Brazil

    Nationality: Brazil

    Bayern Munich career: 1997-2003

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