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Manuel Neuer is a German professional footballer who is a goalkeeper and captain for FC Bayern Munich and the German national team.

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Manuel Neuer is a German professional footballer who is a goalkeeper and captain for FC Bayern Munich and the German national team. Neuer is considered one of the best goalkeepers of all-time because of his outstanding performance, which led his team to emerge victoriously.

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BIOGRAPHY

  • Manuel Peter Neuer, who is also known as ‘Snapper’ and ‘Manu,’ was born on March 27, 1986, in Gelsenkirchen, West Germany. He is a son of Peter Neuer and Marita Neuer.
  • At a very young age, Neuer began playing football. He and his brother, Marcel, played through the streets of their hometown to the point where they neglected their studies. As Neuer grew up, his great interest in football did not subside.
  • Neuer spent his education at Gesamtschule Berger Fled, where his idol and a great footballer, Mesut Ozil, studied. After that, Neuer enrolled in Schalke Academy at the age of 5.
  • Neuer played football at the academy and put up such a great performance that the coaches wanted to train him to become a professional goalkeeper. Neuer possessed such abilities of a professional level goalkeeper.

NEUER’S CAREER: FC SCHALKE

  • Neuer began his professional career at Schalke 04 II. In 2003, after he enrolled at the club, he stayed and played for them until 2009. However, despite being with the club since 2003, Neuer signed his first professional contract in 2005 with Schalke 04 II.
  • During the 2005/2006 season, Neuer made his Bundesliga debut game and became a starter for the club.
  • Despite being young, Neuer showed an incredible and outstanding performance for Schalke. This made many people see him as the future goalkeeper for the German National Team.
  • In March 2008, during the UEFA Champions League match against Porto, Neuer had made several remarkable saves and many saves in a penalty shootout, which helped his team progress to the tournament’s next stage.
  • With Neuer’s excellent performance in his matches, he became the youngest goalkeeper and they became the only Bundesliga (Bundesliga is a German football league system) to be included as a contender for the UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year Award in the 2007/20008 season.
  • During the U-21 European Championship in 2009, Neuer played and showed a remarkable performance that caught Bayern Munich’s attention, a Bundesliga giant, who showed interest in Neuer.
  • However, Neuer’s transfer to Bayern did not occur until a season after. During his last season in Schalke, Neuer was assigned to be the team captain and led his team to the semi-final stage of the UEFA Champions League and DFB-Pokal final, which they won.
  • Neuer did not extend his contract with Schalke and announced to Schalke fans that he would move to play for Bayern Munich.

NEUER’S CAREER: FC BAYERN MUNICH

  • Neuer started to play for Bayern Munich during the 2011/2012 season. He signed a five-year contract with the club. However, several Bayern Munich fans were unhappy, and he was mistreated.
  • With this, a fan’s representative and Bayern Munich had a discussion to agree that Neuer should be treated as a Bayern Munich player.
  • After a while, Neuer settled well in Bayern and made several remarkable records for the most successful clean sheets in the club’s history after having 1000 minutes without conceding a goal.
  • After his first season with the club, Neuer and his team finished the season as the Champions League’s first runner-up.
  • Neuer’s second season with Bayern became great for him. They achieved to win the 2012 DFL-Supercup and the UEFA Champions League. For the next season, after losing the 2013/2014 season of DFL-Supercup, Neuer helped Bayern to win the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.
  • Neuer was named to be the World’s Best Goalkeeper. In the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Neuer made a significant save that helped his country win the cup.
  • During Neuer’s fourth season with Bayern, he was named German Footballer of the Year and emerged third in the Ballon d’Or. He was also included in the UEFA Team of the Year.
  • For three consecutive years, Neuer and his team failed to win the DFL-Supercup. However, in 2016, they finally achieved to win the DFL-Supercup Champions. During the same year, Neuer was also included in the FIFA Team of the Year.
  • Neuer became the captain of Bayern Munich and the German National Team in 2017. He led his team to have a remarkable run and continue to be the holder of the league’s title.
  • In the next season, 2018/2019, Neuer led his team in winning the DFL-Supercup, his 7th time winning the Bundesliga title, and his fifth time of winning the DFB-Pokal Tournament.

NEUER’S CAREER: INTERNATIONAL

  • In 2006, Neuer made his first-ever appearance for the German Youth Team for the U-21 team that fought against the Netherlands. In 2009, Neuer represented the team at the U-21 European Championship.
  • During the 2010 World Cup, Neuer became the first-choice goalkeeper of the German team after the death of the German first-choice goalkeeper and the injury of the second-choice goalkeeper.
  • Later on, during the Euro 2012, the 2014 World Cup, which Germany got the title, Euro 2016, the 2018 World Cup, and the qualifiers for the Euro 2020, Neuer still was the German’s first-choice goalkeeper.

NEUER’S NET WORTH

  • Neuer’s net worth is an estimated USD $40 million. He was also an endorser of Adidas, Coca-Cola Zero, Sony, Die Monster Uni, Head & Shoulders, Mobile World 24, and Mercedes Benz.

Manuel Neuer Worksheets

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Complete List Of Included Worksheets

  • Manuel Neuer Facts
  • Neuer’s Profile Writing
  • Reaching Neuer’s Goal
  • The Great Goalkeeper
  • Rules or Not?
  • Filling the Matches
  • Find the Keeper
  • The Interview of Neuer
  • Best of the Best
  • Goalkeeper’s Words
  • Neuer’s Analysis

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