Manuel Neuer Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Manuel Peter Neuer
Nickname(s)	Manu, Snapper
Profession	Footballer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	6' 4" (193 cm)
Weight (approx.)	90 Kg (198 lbs)
Eye Colour	Blue
Hair Colour	Brown
Football
Professional Debut	19 August 2006 for Schalke
International Debut	2 June 2009 for Germany against the United Arab Emirates
Jersey Number	#1 (for Germany and Bayern Munich)
Position	Goalkeeper
Clubs	• Bayern Munich (2011-present) • Schalke 04 (2005-2011) • Schalke 04 II (2004-2006)
Coach/Mentor	Toni Tapalovic
Records (main ones)	• Only goalkeeper in Bundesliga history to have played 100+ appearances and concede fewer goals (415) than games played (494, at an average of 0.84 per game) • Only goalkeeper in European football to win the treble of domestic league, domestic cup and UEFA Champions League twice • Only Bayern player to have featured in each of the club's record-breaking 11 successive league titles • Bundesliga record for the most clean sheets (21) in a single season (2015-16) • The longest unbeaten record of any goalkeeper in history - he went 48 games without defeat between November 2012 and March 2014 • Bundesliga record for the most shutouts (224 Bundesliga clean sheets) • Tied with Thomas Müller for the most wins in Bundesliga wins in history (333) • Most saves in a World Cup tournament (28 saves in the 2014 FIFA World Cup)
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• Bavarian Order of Merit (2021) • The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper (2020) • Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia (2019) • UEFA Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season (2019-20) • Best European Goalkeeper (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020) • IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper of the Decade (2011-2020) • IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020) • Germany national team Player of the Year (2020) • Kicker Goalkeeper of the Year (2006–2007, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22) • Footballer of the Year in Germany (2011, 2014) • FIFA World Cup Golden Glove (2014) • AIPS Europe Athlete of the Year – Frank Taylor Trophy (2014) • Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (2010, 2014)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	27 March 1986 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024)	38 Years
Birthplace	Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Zodiac sign	Aries
Signature
Nationality	German
Hometown	Ruhr, Germany
School	Gesamtschule Berger Feld
Religion	Christianity (Roman Catholic)
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Cycling, Hiking, Running, Travelling, Skiing, Playing Pop Tennis, Listening to Music
Controversies	• Fined for slamming Bayern over sacking Toni Tapalovic In February 2023, Bayern Munich fined him for £1.4million after he slammed the club over the sacking of former goalkeeper coach Toni Tapalovic in an unsanctioned interview. Neuer said that after he heard the news that Tapalovic was sacked by the club his "heart was ripped out." The club had dismissed Tapalovic for allegedly leaking information from the Allianz Arena dressing room. [1]The Mirror • Singing a controversial song In July 2020, he was spotted singing a Croatian song, "Lijepa li si" (You are beautiful), by controversial Croatian singer Marko Perkovic, known as 'Thompson.' [2]The Times of India
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	• Kathrin Gilch (until 2014) • Nina Weiss (2015-2017) • Anika Bissel (handball player) (2020-2023)
Marriage Date	• First Marriage: 21 May 2017 • Second Marriage: 12 November 2023
Family
Wife/Spouse	• First Wife- Nina Weiss (m. 2017; sep. 2020) • Second Wife- Anika Bissel (m. 2023-present)
Children	Son- Luca (born on 14 March 2024) Daughter- None
Parents	Father- Peter Neuer (police officer) Mother- Marita Neuer
Siblings	Brother- Marcel Neuer (Football Referee) Sister- None
Favourites
Goalkeeper (Football)	Jens Lehmann
Food	Potato fritters with salmon and salad
Colour	Green
Music Band	U2
Song	"No Games" by Serani
Style Quotient
Car Collection	560 HP Audi RS6, 560 HP Audi RS6, Touareg (manufactured by Volkswagen)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Manuel Neuer

• Manuel Neuer is considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world. He is known for his incredible reflexes, exceptional shot-stopping ability, outstanding distribution skills, leadership, and charitable work.

• While growing up in Ruhr in a close family environment together with his older brother Marcel, Manuel idolised German footballer Jens Lehmann.

• He reportedly received his first football when he was two years old.
  

  Manuel Neuer’s childhood photo

• He developed an interest in the game at an early age and would often play on the street, in the garden, in the yard, or on the surrounding football pitches.

• In childhood, he was very shy, an attribute he kept even after he grew up into a world-class footballer.

• Manuel attended Gesamtschule Berger Feld, like many other notable footballers, such as Mesut Özil.

• He played his first football match on 3 March 1991, 24 days before his fifth birthday.
  

  A childhood photo of Manuel Neuer

• On 15 August 2006, Manuel Neuer made his Germany under-21 debut against the Netherlands.

• On 19 August 2006, he made his Bundesliga debut for Schalke. Soon, the media started reporting him as a potential successor to his idol Jens Lehmann for the German national team.
  

  A photo of Manuel Neuer from his early Schalke days

• After Robert Enke died in 2009 and René Adler suffered an injury, Manuel Neuer became  Germany’s first-choice goalkeeper for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

• Manuel captained Schalke for the 2010-11 season and led the team to its first Champions League semi-final appearance, where they played against Manchester United.

• Schalke fans heavily criticised him when he announced his decision to end his contract with the team after the 2011-12 season.

• On 1 June 2011, he moved to Bayern Munich after signing a five-year contract of €22 million; this made him the second most expensive goalkeeper of all time after Gianluigi Buffon.

• He helped Bayern reach the 2011–12 Champions League semi-finals by saving penalty kicks from both Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaká.
  

  Manuel Neuer saved a penalty kick from Cristiano Ronaldo in the 2011–12 Champions League semi-final

• In February 2011, he advocated for homosexual footballers to go public over their sexuality following which a South American publication reported that he was gay.

• On 2 May 2014, he extended his contract with Bayern until the summer of 2019.

• Manuel is often referred to as a “sweeper-keeper” for his activities outside the penalty area. He earned this title during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Reportedly, Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola trained him for his outfield roaming ahead of the tournament. Germany won the tournament, and Neuer won the Golden Glove award for the tournament’s best goalkeeper.
  

• On 20 April 2016, he further extended his contract with Bayern until 2021.

• On 19 July 2017, it was announced that he would succeed Philipp Lahm as the captain of both Bayern and the Germany national team.

• On 17 June 2018, he captained Germany’s national team for the first time in the World Cup.
  

  Manuel Neuer during the 2018 World Cup

• On 21 May 2020, Manuel extended his contract with Bayern until 2023. He later again extended his contract with the club until 2024.

• On 17 June 2021, he became the first German goalkeeper to earn his 100th cap with the national team.

• He was named in Germany’s squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, making him the first German goalkeeper to feature in four consecutive World Cups.

• Manuel runs a charity foundation, Manuel Neuer Kids Foundation. In November 2011, he appeared in a celebrity edition of Wer wird Millionär?, the German version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, and won €500,000.
  

  Manuel Neuer won €500,000 in Wer wird Millionar

• In November 2022, he talked about his skin cancer and revealed that three surgeries were performed on his face to cure it. He later promoted sun cream along with German tennis player Angelique Kerber.
  

  Manuel Neuer and Angelique Kerber promoting a sun cream brand

• In December 2022, he suffered an injury while skiing following which he could not play for Bayern Munich for the rest of the season.

• When he doesn’t play football, Tennis becomes his second favourite sport.

• He is a music lover and loves playing the drums. He has played the drums during live performances with the German rock band “Silbermond.”

• He is popular off-the-pitch too. He voiced a character in the German version of Monsters University in 2013. He has also appeared in a TV advertisement for a global soft drink brand.

• According to Manuel, had he not become a footballer, he would have become a physiotherapist, working in a rehabilitation centre.

• He is a nature lover and often spends time in mountains, forests, and riversides.

• He is a dog lover and often shares pictures of his pet dogs on social media.
  

  Manuel Neuer with his pet dogs

• He loves cycling and often shares his riding experience on social media.
  

  Manuel Neuer riding a bicycle in Croatia

• He is often spotted consuming alcoholic beverages on various occasions.
  

  Manuel Neuer enjoying a mug of beer with Nina Weiss