Manuel Neuer is a German goalkeeper born in Gelsenkirchen in 1986. First, he played for Schalke, and then moved to Munich Bavaria. This is an amazingly talented player, about whom whole legends have long been composed. Well, it's worth telling about the most interesting facts regarding this goalkeeper.
Talent since childhood
Manuel Neuer is a person whose goalkeeper gift has been manifested since childhood. Literally from the age of three he stands at the gate! There are even unique shots proving this fact! This is a video recorded by the parents of Manu, where little Neuer stands at the gate and watches the team play. The action took place in a small gym. By the way, the video shows how Manu runs out of the gate. Apparently, it is in his blood to be a goalkeeper, as well as an attacker, midfielder and defender. Everyone jokes about it: fans, teammates, and coaches. All the fans and people watching football are well aware of the goalkeeper’s habit of going out in the middle of the field during the game and helping the Bavarians win by completing programs. Many gloating fans of other clubs will not wait until Manuel Neuer makes a mistake and does not have time to return to his empty place. Then the opponents supposedly show how to behave on the field, and score a goal. However, Manuel Neuer is a unique football player who does not make any mistakes. He always returns to the gate on time and keeps them dry.
Schalke, Bayern and national team
In Schalke 04 Manuel Neuer spent many years. At first he studied at a football school (from the age of five), then he played in the youth team, then - in the second composition. So he made his way to the main team. With the Gelsenkrechna club, he became the owner of the German League Cup and the German Cup. Having played for the main team for five years, he received an invitation from Bayern and agreed to go. Munich went to Manuel Neuer for 18 million euros, and he immediately put in the starting lineup. In the first, debut weeks, he managed to break the club’s record for the number of “dry” minutes. More than a thousand - this is the indicator. Only Oliver Kahn could do this before .
In the national team, Manu also showed himself at a decent level. Not without reason in 2014, after a successful World Cup, he was awarded the golden glove as the best goalkeeper of the tournament. In general, Neuer is full of awards and achievements. The Bundesliga's best goalkeeper, two-time footballer of the year in Germany, twice the goalkeeper of the year, as well as the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt award winner. What can we say about what successes he achieved in the composition of the “Bavaria”! With this club, he repeatedly became the champion of the Bundesliga, the Cup and the Super Cup of Germany, the Champions League, the UEFA Cup ... in general, even by the number of awards and titles you can judge this goalkeeper as a real professional in his field.
About the life of the great goalkeeper
Manuel Neuer, whose photo shows us a young, smiling and pleasant guy, is characterized by all his acquaintances, friends and teammates as an extremely friendly and helpful person. He sends most of the money earned to charity. In 2011, he won 500,000 euros in a program that is similar to the Russian "Who wants to be a millionaire?" and said that all this would also benefit the needy. But this is not all that can be told about such a person with a capital letter, as Manuel Neuer. Interesting facts do not end there. Manu has his own charitable foundation for helping sick children. He regularly comes there, communicates with the kids, plays with them. In addition, he allocated money for the construction of an orphanage.
What can be said in conclusion? Manuel Neuer is a goalkeeper with superbly developed equipment, excellent reaction and a wide soul. And this can be stated with absolute certainty.