Manuel Neuer
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Neuer with Germany in 2012
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| Full name | Manuel Peter Neuer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gelsenkirchen, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Bayern Munich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–2005 | Schalke 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Schalke 04 II | 29 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2011 | Schalke 04 | 156 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011– | Bayern Munich | 182 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2004 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Germany U19 | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Germany U20 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Germany U21 | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009– | Germany | 74 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:25, 18 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:51, 11 October 2016 (UTC) |
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Manuel Peter Neuer (German pronunciation: [ˈmaːnu̯ɛl ˈnɔʏ.ɐ]; born 27 March 1986) is a German professional footballer who plays for Bayern Munich and the Germany national team. He is a goalkeeper and serves as vice-captain for Bayern Munich and captain of Germany. Neuer has been described as a "sweeper-keeper" because of his unique playing style and speed when rushing off his line to anticipate opponents; he is also known for his quick reflexes, excellent shot-stopping abilities, strength, long throwing range, command of his area and accurate control and distribution of the ball.
Regarded by pundits as the best goalkeeper in the world (he is the current holder of the IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award, which he has won for the past four consecutive years since 2013), and as one of the best and most complete goalkeepers of all-time, Neuer won the 2014 FIFA World Cup with Germany as well as the Golden Glove award for being the best goalkeeper in the tournament, and is considered by some in the sport to be the best goalkeeper in football since Lev Yashin.
In 2014, Neuer finished third in the voting, behind Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, for the FIFA Ballon d'Or award. The same year, he was ranked the third-best player in the world by The Guardian.
Neuer played for Schalke 04 II during the 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, and 2008–09. Neuer signed professional terms in 2005 after progressing through every age group at his hometown club, Schalke 04. Neuer didn't make any first team appearances during the 2005–06 season. He made his Bundesliga debut with Schalke when he came on to substitute the injured Frank Rost on matchday 2 of the 2006–07 season. The 20-year-old eventually won the starting position when Rost was surprisingly dropped for the crunch clash against Bayern Munich. Neuer did not disappoint and managed to secure a 2–2 draw against the defending champions. He made 27 league appearances during the 2006–07 season. Despite his young age, he was widely tipped to be a potential successor to his former idol Jens Lehmann in the future for the German national team.
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