Manuel Neuer
Manuel Neuer is FC Bayern’s goalkeeper and captain, a World Cup winner known for his sweeper-keeper style who shares football moments and life beyond the pitch with fans.
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Manuel’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus his backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
Known for
- The sweeper-keeper style2025 · Bundesliga video retrospective
YouTube - GermanyGermany’s 2014 World Cup win2014 · World champion and Golden Glove winner
- Bayern’s 2020 Champions League campaign2020 · Captain and Goalkeeper of the Season
UEFA - The Porto penalty shoot-out2008 · Two shoot-out saves for Schalke
UEFA
Overview
- Born
- 27 March 1986, Gelsenkirchen-Buer, Germany
- Known for
- Goalkeeping, playing out from the back and sweeping beyond his penalty area
- Started
- Schalke youth football, then a Bundesliga debut in August 2006
- Breakout
- Schalke’s 2008 Champions League shoot-out win over Porto
- Club
- FC Bayern since 2011; captain since 2017
- Beyond football
- Founder of the Manuel Neuer Kids Foundation
Mini bio
How it started.
Manuel grew up in Gelsenkirchen-Buer and came through Schalke’s youth system. He reached the professional squad in 2005 and made his Bundesliga debut on 19 August 2006, keeping a clean sheet in a 1-0 win at Aachen.
The night in Porto.
On 5 March 2008, he helped Schalke survive a Champions League tie in Porto with saves in normal time and extra time, then stopped two penalties in the shoot-out. Schalke reached the quarter-finals for the first time.
A different kind of goalkeeper.
He moved to Bayern in 2011 and became captain in 2017. His game combines shot-stopping with the confidence to leave his area and help start attacks. Bayern won trebles with him in 2013 and 2020; Germany won the 2014 World Cup, where he received the Golden Glove.
Giving something back.
Neuer established his Kids Foundation in 2010. Its MANUS children’s and youth centres in Gelsenkirchen and Bottrop offer activities, meals and personal support. His own website describes the aim as helping disadvantaged young people find opportunities and develop their talents.
Creditschronological, newest first
Football
- 2020Bayern trebleGoalkeeper and captain
- 2014FIFA World Cup, GermanyWorld champion and Golden Glove winner
- 2013Bayern trebleGoalkeeper
- 2008Porto vs Schalke, Champions League round of 16Goalkeeper; two saves in the penalty shoot-out
Community
- 2010Manuel Neuer Kids FoundationFounder
Awards
- The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper2020 · Winner
- UEFA Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season2019/20 · Winner after playing every minute of Bayern’s European campaign
- FIFA World Cup Golden Glove2014 · Best goalkeeper at the World Cup in Brazil
- Germany’s Footballer of the Year2011 and 2014 · Winner
- IFFHS World’s Best Goalkeeper2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2020 · Five-time winner
Quotes
I really enjoy playing football and want to remain a Bayern player.Manuel Neuer, FC Bayern contract announcement
He said this when extending his contract in February 2025 for a 15th season at Bayern.
Trivia
- His older brother is named Marcel; the two grew up in Gelsenkirchen-Buer.
- His own website calls tennis his second favourite hobby.
- He enjoys road cycling, hiking and Schafkopf evenings with friends and family.
- The first MANUS children’s and youth centre opened in Gelsenkirchen-Buer in 2014; a second followed in Bottrop in 2020.
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