Top 5 Players With Most Golden Boots In Bundesliga

Bundesliga is the German Top Flight competition which is basically the First Division German Football League. Many legends have played in the Bundesliga because of its greatness in terms of high flying attacking football mentality.

So these are the Top 5 Players With Most Golden Boots In Bundesliga

5. Edin Dzeko – 1

Bosnia Herzegovina’s striker Edin Dzeko has been one of the most underrated strikers of his generation. He won the Golden Boot in Bundesliga with Wolfsburg where he had enjoyed a great spell.

He has won the Bundesliga on one occasion and has also won the English Premier League titles two times with Manchester City. His major contribution came when he moved to Roma in the Serie A.

He won the Golden Boot with Wolfsburg in 2009/10 season where he scored 22 goals and established himself as one of the hot properties in the market in terms of goal scoring prowess.

4. Jupp Heynckes – 2

A legendary figure in the history of Borussia Monchengladbach, Jupp Heynckes was an exceptional player from his generation. He won the Bundesliga Golden Boot on 2 occasions in the era of arguably the greatest German player of all time Gerd Muller.

He in the 1973/74 season got levelled with Muller on 30 goals and shared the prestigious Golden Boot with him which is in itself enough to define his greatness. Jupp Heynckes was a prolific goal scorer as in the next season he won the award again.

3. Karl Heinz- Rummenigge – 3

The two time Ballon D’or winner, a player who dominated in the 80’s. Karl- Heinz Rummenigge is a German Football legend. He is one of the most prolific goal scorers in the history of Bayern Munich.

He had enjoyed a successful career which was not just limited to Germany but across the globe. He is still regarded by many as one of the most technically gifted players to ever play for Bayern Munich.

His legacy is much more than his stats because it was his impact to the club at large which really became a deal breaker at the end of the day. Rummenigge also served as the chairman of the European Club Association from 2008 to 2017. He was also the CEO of Bayern Munich FC but recently got replaced with Oliver Kahn in June 2021.

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2. Robert Lewandowski – 6

The Polish International is an exceptional striker. There is a reason why he has been nicknamed as Robert ‘Lewangoalski’ because he is literally a goal machine. It is just a pure joy to watch him play on a football pitch because of his intelligent movements in the penalty box coupled with his incredible finishing.

He has been a victim of the Messi-Ronaldo era, otherwise he would have easily won a couple of Ballon D’ors right now. And after turning 30 he got even better as he is scoring more goals than appearances which is absolutely insane. He also got the European golden boot recently.

He broke the legendary Gerd Muller’s record of most goals in a single Bundesliga season by scoring 41 goals. Robert Lewandowski is a true heir to the legendary striker Gerd Muller and his 6 Bundesliga Golden Boots back that fact too. He is very close to equalise Gerd Muller on Golden Boots to and it is just a matter of time now.

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1 . Gerd Müller- 7

A legendary striker with legacy far more superior than any other striker from his generation. Gerd Muller was a goal scoring machine back in his day. He has countless number of records that lasted decades and finally got broken by the modern legends of the game like Robert Lewandowski and Lionel Messi.

His 7 Golden Boots in Bundesliga with Bayern Munich certainly backs the fact that he was one of the most prolific goal scorers the league has ever seen. He literally ruled in the 60’s and 70’s and was nicknamed as ‘Der Bomber’ and rightfully so because he was bomber in front of goal.

He is one of those players that won literally everything domestically, Internationally and individually from Bundesliga titles to European titles to World Cup and even a Ballon D’or. The Bundesliga all time leading goal scorer will forever be remembered as one of the greatest players to ever step foot in a football pitch.

Conclusion 

From Gerd Muller to Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich has literally dominated the German Top Tier League in a manner like no other club. So, these were some of the names of the Top 5 Players With Most Golden Boots In Bundesliga