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Thomas Müller speaks on his beginnings at Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich great Thomas Müller, after a long and illustrious career with the Rekordmeister, moved to the MLS to play with the Vancouver Whitecaps. With the Canadian side, he has won two trophies so far — the 2025 MLS Western…

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Published: Tuesday, 6 October 2026 at 11:30 PM

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Thomas Müller discussed his early career and breakthrough into Bayern Munich's first team on the Late Run podcast.
Müller credited Louis van Gaal for giving him the early opportunity that cemented his starting role at Bayern.
He noted playing against older cousins as a child forced him to rely on creativity over physical strength.

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Former Bayern Munich forward Thomas Müller reflected on his childhood and breakthrough with the German club during an appearance on Chad Johnson's Late Run podcast. Müller explained that playing against older cousins forced him to develop creativity rather than rely on physical traits. He also noted that breaking straight into Bayern's senior squad was rare compared to peers like Philipp Lahm and Toni Kroos who required loan spells.

Müller credited former Bayern manager Louis van Gaal with giving him an early opportunity following team struggles. Capitalizing on early scoring runs secured his starting role and catapulted his career toward the 2010 World Cup. Now with MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps, Müller has added the 2025 Canadian Championship and Western Conference title to his trophy collection.

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