Manuel Neuer

Also known as Manuel Peter Neuer

Manuel Peter Neuer is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and is the captain of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Considered one of the greatest and most influential goalkeepers of all time, Neuer has been described as a "sweeper-keeper" because of his playing style and speed when rushing off his line to anticipate opponents, going out of the penalty area. He was named the best goalkeeper of the decade from 2011 to 2020 by IFFHS.

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Manuel Neuer is a German goalkeeper and captain of Bayern Munich who is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time. He's particularly famous for his innovative "sweeper-keeper" style, where he leaves his goal area to quickly intercept opponents, and was named the best goalkeeper of the 2011-2020 decade by international football historians.

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Gelsenkirchen, Germany

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Unser Team - Die Heim-EM 2024 — Self2025
Thomas Müller - One of a Kind — Self2025
Pep Guardiola: Chasing Perfection — Self - Bayern Munich2024
Lewandowski - Unknown — Self2023
All or Nothing – The German National Team in Qatar — Self2023
Thomas Hitzlsperger – Katar, warum nur? — Self2022
VM-krönika 2022 — Self (archive footage)2022
FC Bayern - Behind the Legend — Self2021
SCHW31NS7EIGER: Memories - Von Anfang bis Legende — Self2020
Jupp Heynckes: Player – Coach – Person — Self (archive footage)2020

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Instance of: human
Given name: Peter
Gender: male
Citizenship: Germany
Place of birth: Gelsenkirchen
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: German
Award: German Footballer of the Year
Participant in: 2018–19 Bundesliga
Field of work: association football
Sport: association football
Member of team: FC Bayern Munich
Position played: goalkeeper
League: Bundesliga
Country for sport: Germany
Mass: 92
Official website: www.manuel-neuer.de
Image: 20180602 FIFA Friendly Match Austria vs. Germany Manuel Neuer 850 0723.jpg
Height: 193
Residence: Gelsenkirchen

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Commons category: Manuel Neuer
date of birth: 1986-03-27
sport number: 1
Commons gallery: Manuel Neuer
birth name: Manuel Neuer
name in native language: Emanuel Neuer
start of work period: 2004-00-00
number of matches played/races/starts: 4
total goals in career: 0
number of points/goals conceded: 0
social media followers: 3964102
nickname: Manu

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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:28, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Manuel Peter Neuer ( German pronunciation: [ˈmaːnu̯eːl ˈnɔʏ.ɐ, -ɛl -]; born 27 March 1986) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich, which he captains, and the Germany national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential goalkeepers of all time, Neuer has been described as a "sweeper-keeper" because of his playing style and speed when rushing off his line to anticipate opponents, going out of the penalty area. He was named the best goalkeeper of the decade from 2011 to 2020 by IFFHS.

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