BERLIN, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Former Bundesliga top scorer Lothar Kobluhn of Rot-Weiss Oberhause has died, the fourth-tier club said on Saturday.

Oberhausen said in a statement that Kobluhn died on January 21 at the age of 75.

Kobluhn is the only defender to become Bundesliga top scorer when he netted 24 goals in 1970-71, interrupting the run of Bayern Munich star Gerd Mueller who was best marksman five times between 1969 and 1974.