Manuel Neuer: life and career of the greatest goalkeeper of our time

Manuel Neuer is a German goalkeeper born in Gelsenkirchen in 1986. At first he played for Schalke, and then moved to the Munich Bayern Munich. This is an amazingly talented player, about whom for a long time already form the whole legends. Well, it's worth to tell about the most interesting facts concerning this goalkeeper.

Talent since childhood

Manuel Neuer is a person who has a goalkeeper gift from childhood. Literally from the age of three he stands at the gate! There are even unique shots that prove this fact! This is a video recorded by the parents of Manu, where little Neuer stands at the gate and monitors the game of the team. The action took place in a small sports hall. By the way, the video shows how Manu runs out of the gate. Apparently, it's in his blood - to be a goalkeeper, as well as an attacker, midfielder and defender. Everyone jokes about it: fans, team-mates, trainers. All fans and people watching football are familiar with the goalkeeper's habit of going out into the middle of the field during the game and helping the Bavarians to win by performing transfers. Many gloating fans of other clubs are waiting not to wait, when Manuel Neuer will make a mistake and will not have time to return to his vacant place. Then the opponents allegedly show how to behave on the field, and score a goal. However, Manuel Neuer is a unique footballer who does not allow oversights. He always returns to the gate in time and keeps them dry.

"Schalke", "Bavaria" and the national team

In the "Schalke 04" Manuel Neuer spent a lot of years. First he studied at the football school (from the age of five), then played in the youth team, then in the second team. So he made his way to the main team. With Gelsenkirekhsky club he became the owner of the Cup of the German League and the German Cup. After playing for the main team for five years, he received an invitation from the "Bavaria" and agreed to move. Manuel Neuer got to Munich for 18 million euros, and he was immediately put in the starting lineup. For the first, debut, weeks, he managed to break the club's record by the number of "dry" minutes. More than a thousand - this is the figure. This happened earlier only to Oliver Kahn.

In the national team, Manu showed himself at a decent level. Not without reason in 2014, after the successful World Cup, he was awarded a gold glove as the best goalkeeper of the tournament. In general, Neuer is full of rewards and achievements. The best goalkeeper of the Bundesliga, the two-time football player of the year in Germany, twice is the goalkeeper of the year, and also the owner of the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt. What can we say about what successes he achieved in the "Bavaria"! With this club he more than once became the champion of the Bundesliga, the Cup and the Super Cup of Germany, the Champions League, the UEFA Cup ... in general, even one number of awards and titles can be judged on this goalkeeper as a true professional in his field.

About the life of the great goalkeeper

Manuel Neuer, whose photo shows us a young, smiling and nice guy, all his friends, friends and teammates is characterized as extremely friendly and sympathetic person. He sends most of the money he earns to charity. In 2011, he won 500,000 euros in the program, which is analogous to the Russian "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" And said that this would also benefit the needy. But this is not all that you can tell about such a person with a capital letter, like Manuel Neuer. Interesting facts do not end here. Manu has his own charity fund 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 we say in conclusion? Manuel Neuer is a goalkeeper with superbly developed technique, excellent reaction and a wide soul. And this can be stated with absolute certainty.