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German footballer (born )

Manuel Peter Neuer (German pronunciation:[ˈmaːnu̯eːlˈnɔʏ.ɐ,-ɛl-]; born 27 March ) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential goalkeepers in the history of the sport,^{[nb 1]} 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.^[3][4][28] He was named the best goalkeeper of the decade from to by IFFHS.^[29]

Neuer started his career at Schalke 04 where he won the DFB-Pokal and DFL-Ligapokal, and was appointed club captain in In , he signed for Bayern Munich and has since won 28 trophies, including eleven Bundesliga titles and two UEFA Champions League titles in and , both as part of trebles, being the only goalkeeper in history to achieve the Europe