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(Gelsenkirchen, Renania del Norte-Westfalia, Alemania, 27 de marzo de 1986) es un futbolista alemán que juega como portero y su equipo actual es Bayern Múnich de la Bundesliga de Alemania. También es internacional y capitán de la selección de Alemania.
Es internacional absoluto con la selección alemana desde 2009, en la que es el portero titular y con la que ha disputado el Mundial de Sudáfrica 2010, la Eurocopa 2012, el Mundial de Brasil 2014 y la Eurocopa 2016. Fue elegido por la IFFHS como Mejor Portero del Año en 2013, 2014, 2015 y 2016. En 2014, además de ganar la Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 2014, fue nombrado guante de oro del campeonato,2 y también fue elegido en el once ideal del mundial Brasil 2014.3 En 2016, luego de la Eurocopa, sucedió a Bastian Schweinsteiger como capitán del seleccionado teutón.
Neuer in 2007
Neuer started the 2007–08 season by playing in three matches in the German League Cup.On 5 March 2008, in the first knockout round of the UEFA Champions League against Porto, he almost single-handedly kept Schalke in the game with several saves, forcing the game into penalties. He then saved penalties from Bruno Alves and Lisandro López to help Schalke advance to the quarter-finals. For his heroics, he was shortlisted for the 2007–08 UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year award; he was the youngest as well as the only Bundesliga goalkeeper on the list. He was one of only three Bundesliga players to play every minute in the 2007–08 season. He finished the season by making 50 appearances in all competitions.
In the 2008–09 season, Schalke finished eighth in the league table and missed out on a Europa League spot. However, his good showing at the 2009 Under-21 European Championships sparked interest from Bayern Munich, with Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge declaring interest in signing the young goalkeeper. Schalke's new manager Felix Magath, however, insisted that Neuer "will play for Schalke next season". In November, he was the only German goalkeeper in the list of five nominated goalkeepers for the UEFA Team of the Year.
Neuer finished the 2009–10 season with 39 appearances.
For the 2010–11 season, Neuer was appointed captain and led the team to its first Champions League semi-final appearance.He also won the DFB Pokal in his final season with the club, as Schalke defeated MSV Duisburg 5–0.[32] On 20 April 2011, he announced that he would not be extending his contract with Schalke, which was set to expire at the end of the 2011–12 season.He earned criticism by Schalke fans, who were disappointed with him leaving for a rival club. Neuer finished the season with 53 appearances.
FC Bayern
2011–12 season
Neuer saving Juan Mata's penalty kick in the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final
On 1 June 2011, Schalke and Bayern Munich confirmed that Neuer would move to Bayern in July 2011. Neuer signed a five-year contract that lasted until June 2016. The move was worth a reported €22 million.[citation needed] After hostilities of Bayern fans against Neuer (some fans were unhappy about Bayern buying a Schalke keeper), a round-table discussion between Bayern and group of supporters' representatives took place on 2 July 2011. Among other things, it was decided that Manuel Neuer will be "regarded as a full member of the FC Bayern Munich team, who should be treated with due respect. Furthermore, hostility towards him should cease". Right in the first weeks at Bayern, after a 0–0 draw with 1899 Hoffenheim, Neuer broke the Bayern Munich record for most competitive clean sheets in a row, having gone over 1,000 minutes without conceding. He improved the record formerly held by Oliver Kahn.