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Manuel Neuer is a professional footballer from Germany. Manuel Neuer plays as a goalkeeper in Germany and is captain of Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.
Early life
Manuel Neuer was born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on March 27, 1986. Currently, he is 37 years and has an Aries sun sign. His full name is Manuel Peter Neuer and he has German nationality. He practices the Roman Catholic religion and belongs to the European ethnicity.
As of now, he has not yet revealed the names of his parents. However, it is known that he started playing soccer at the age of 2. He and his brother played for hours while neglecting their studies.
Education
This footballer has not revealed his studies and academic training. He could have dropped out of school to pursue a football career.
Career
Schalke 04
Manuel Neuer began playing professional football for Schalke 04 II during 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09. He began playing in Schalke 04’s youth team at the age of five. On August 19, 2006 he played his first Bundesliga match. Because he was so good, he displaced Frank Rost as Schalke’s number one.
He began playing for his team in the UEFA Champions League in the 2007-08 season, and in the knockout round against Porto, he kept alive his team’s chances of winning the match single-handedly by making several saves, tying the match. . and giving rise to sanctions.
Additionally, he made the saves in the penalty shootout, advancing his team to the quarterfinals. He played 50 games for his team this season and emerged as a new star. In 2010-11, he was named captain of Schalke and proved to be an excellent captain by leading the team to the semi-finals of the Champions League.
On 1 June 2011, Schalke and Bayern Munich confirmed that Neuer will join Bayern Munich in July 2011. There, he signed a five-year contract that will run until June 2016. The transfer cost €18 million, which makes him the third most expensive goalkeeper. of all times.
Bayern Munich
In a crucial 2012 match against Real Madrid, he prevented Kaká and Ronaldo from scoring penalty goals, securing his team’s place in the championship league semi-finals. Despite his excellent performance, his Munich team lost to Chelsea in the final and Manuel finished the season with 53 appearances in total.
He finished the 2014-15 season with 50 appearances. Furthermore, he finished the 2014-15 season with 32 appearances in the Bundesliga, five appearances in the German Cup, 12 appearances in the UEFA Champions League and one appearance in the German Super Cup for a total of 50 appearances.
Caption: Manuel Neuer diving towards the ball (Source: theScore.com)
On April 20, 2016, he extended his contract with Bayern until 2021. He played 51 games in the 2015–16 season, including 34 in the Bundesliga, five in the German Cup, 11 in the UEFA Champions League and one in the German League. Germany. Super Cup.
On July 19, 2017, he was named captain of Bayern. Neuer later made his 100th European appearance in a Champions League match when his team won 3–0 over Anderlecht on 13 September 2017. On 12 August 2018, Neuer captained his team in the first competitive match of the 2018-19 season when Bayern won. the 2018 DFL Super Cup by defeating Eintracht Frankfurt with a 5-0 victory.
He has set multiple records in the Bundesliga. Additionally, he has the most clean sheets on record, with 223. He also has the most clean sheets in a season, with 21. Additionally, he is the fastest to reach 100 clean sheets, having done so in 183 games. He is the only goalkeeper in Bundesliga history to have allowed fewer goals than he has played for. Recently, in November 2023, he extended his contract with Munich until June 30, 2025.
International career
Manuel began his international career in the big leagues in 2009 when he was chosen for the national team’s Asian tour. He became Germany’s goalkeeper at the 2010 World Cup and performed well, saving several difficult goals for his team. At Euro 2012, he was part of the team and played an important role in his team’s record ten wins in the group stage.
He played incredibly well at the 2014 World Cup, leading his country to the final, where Germany faced Argentina. He had a lot of work to do in the final and stopped several goals. Germany won the tournament and Manuel received the ‘Golden Glove’ for his outstanding performance as a goalkeeper.
CaptionL Manuel Neuer trying to save the ball (Source: Sky Sports)
He was chosen for the 2016 Euro Cup and did not let any team score against Germany in any of the group stage matches until Italy scored and stopped the streak. The match went to a penalty shootout, in which Manuel made some impressive saves to lead his team to victory and was later named Man of the Match.
After Bastian Schweinsteiger retired from international football, he was elected the new captain of the national team in September 2016. In May 2018, Neuer was included in Germany’s preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, despite not having played since breaking his foot in September 2017.
He captained his country in the international tournament.
He captained his team for the first time in a World Cup, where they lost 1-0 to Mexico. However, his team was eliminated from the competition after losing 2-0 to South Korea in their final group stage match.
He was then selected for the UEFA Euro 2020 squad. He was called up to Germany’s squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Meanwhile, he became the first German goalkeeper to participate in four consecutive World Cups. Germany failed to advance from the group stage for the second consecutive World Cup, finishing third on goal difference after Japan’s surprising 2-1 victory against Spain.
Net worth 2024
Being a successful goalkeeper and leading his team both at club and country, he has earned a good sum of money. As of 2023, his net worth is around $40 million. While his annual salary earned around $7.6 million annually with his current club.
civil status
According to online news, Manuel Neuer is currently dating his girlfriend Anka Bissel. Apart from this, there is not much information about their relationship.
Photo caption: Manuel Neuer with his girlfriend (Source: Marca.com)
Previously, he married his long-time girlfriend, Nina Weiss. They were married on May 21, 2017, in Tannheim, Austria, in a civil ceremony. It was again followed by a church wedding at the Cathedral of the Santissima della Madia in Monopoli, Italy, on July 10. However, the couple divorced in early 2020.
Manuel Neuer – Body measurements
Photo caption: Manuel Neuer’s training time (Source: FC Bayern Munich)
This footballer is 193 cm (6 feet 4 inches) tall and weighs around 92 kg (203 lbs). Furthermore, he has a pair of blue eyes with brown hair and his body measurement is 44-14-33 inches.
Social media
On his Instagram page ‘@manuelneuer’ he has more than 13.3 million followers. Likewise, he has more than 3.8 million followers on his Twitter page ‘@Manuel_Neuer’. He has more than 19 million followers on his Facebook.
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