German football has produced great footballers throughout history but without a doubt for me the best has been Gerd Müller, better known as "Torpedo Müller".
He was an incredible goalscorer, he held the record for the most goals in a year until Messi broke it. I think he was a great player but he wasn´t that famous because he coincided with Cruyff and Beckenbauer´s time. His game was different from the others because he didn´t give passes to his teammates, he only finished off to score a goal, perhaps this was one of his great defects.
He should be a reference for all forwards.