Squad No: 1
Position: Goalkeeper
Age: 24
Birth Date: Mar 27, 1986
Birth Place: Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Height: 6' 3" (1.90m)
Weight: 176 lbs (80 kg)
Club: Schalke 04 (Germany)
International Caps: 5
Club History
Schalke 04 (GER): 2005-
from Wikipedia (full wiki)
After progressing through the youth teams, Neuer made his U-21 debut on 15 August 2006 against the Netherlands. He won the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship with the Germany national under-21 football team in Sweden and kept a clean sheet in the final against England.
Neuer was called-up on 19 May 2009 to the senior Germany squad for a tour of Asia. He made his debut on this tour in a match against United Arab Emirates on 2 June. He played in the November friendly against the Ivory Coast that ended 2–2. Although he took responsibility for the first goal conceded, manager Joachim Löw refused to blame him and instead commended him for doing his best.
The shocking death of keeper Robert Enke in November 2009 saw him elevated as the second choice goalkeeper under René Adler. However, Adler suffered a serious rib injury which ruled out of the World Cup. Neuer was then called to become Germany's No.1 goalkeeper ahead of Tim Wiese and Hans-Jörg Butt for the upcoming tournament.
from ESPN SoccerNet
A baby-faced member of the German Under-21 side that triumphed at the 2009 European championships, Neuer's main assets are his sharp reactions and superior distribution by hand or foot.
However, he can suffer lapses in concentration and will come under the spotlight if he replaces the injured Rene Adler. Still, experience will ease his progress and Neuer has certainly improved since he was first called up to the senior national team for a tour of Asia at the end of last season.
He has been with hometown club Schalke since the age of five and likes nothing better than to clamber up the stadium fencing and celebrate a victory with the club's fans. Schalke coach Felix Magath calls him the 'public face of the club', but rumours are rife that he may be on the move soon to Bayern Munich.
from FIFA.com
At just 24, Manuel Neuer has long enjoyed a cult status among Schalke 04 fans. The goalkeeper has played for the club since 1991 and embodies the passion of the Royal Blues with his spectacular saves and emotional celebrations. His likeable qualities have made the Gelsenkirchen-born player popular throughout Germany and his abilities between the posts make him one of the leading goalkeeping talents of the three-time world champions.
With fantastic reflexes and a much-improved command of his penalty area, Neuer has already made a name for himself on the European stage in the UEFA Champions League. Besides thwarting opposing strikers, the blond-haired keeper also likes to involve himself in the playmaking and offensive game of his own team. He has an unerring ability to throw the ball over half the length of the pitch with pinpoint accuracy to launch his side’s attacks.
Last year, the Schalke man was the number one for the German U-21s at the European Championship in Sweden, where his solid performances were instrumental in his side lifting the title, conceding a solitary goal throughout the entire tournament. Just prior to that success, on 2 June 2009, Neuer made his full international debut in a friendly against United Arab Emirates (7-2) in Dubai.
The 1.90m-tall keeper is set to be Germany's No1 for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™, following injury to Rene Adler. Long term, however, Neuer is regarded as equally as bright a prospect as his Bayer Leverkusen rival. Indeed, several top clubs have already reportedly made enquiries about him and record Bundesliga winners Bayern Munich are continually linked with a move for his signature.
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