Manuel Neuer

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Birth Name: Manuel Peter Neuer

Place of Birth: Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany

Date of Birth: 27 March, 1986

Ethnicity: German

Manuel Neuer is a German professional footballer. A goalkeeper, he plays for and captains Bayern Munich. He was previously with Schalke 04 II and Schalke 04, and the Germany national team; and also captained the latter two. He is 6′4″.

He is married to handball player Anika Bissel, with whom he has a son.