Who is the best goalkeeper in Bundesliga history?

From Sepp Maier's acrobatics to Manuel Neuer's sweeper-keeper revolution — rank the best goalkeepers in Bundesliga history.

Manuel Neuer

Bayern Munich's revolutionary sweeper-keeper who holds the Bundesliga clean sheet rate record and won 11 Bundesliga titles, redefining the goalkeeper position for a generation.

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Oliver Kahn

Bayern Munich's imposing 'Titan' who won 204 Bundesliga clean sheets across his career and was named FIFA World Player of the Year runner-up in 2002.

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Sepp Maier

Bayern Munich's beloved 1970s custodian who won four Bundesliga titles and the World Cup with West Germany, holding the then-clean sheet record for decades.

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Roman Weidenfeller

Borussia Dortmund's commanding keeper who made 355 Bundesliga appearances — a club record — and was the backbone of the back-to-back title side of 2011 and 2012.

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Jens Lehmann

Fearless and eccentric keeper who won the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund before becoming Arsenal's Invincibles stopper and playing at the 2006 World Cup.

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Andreas Köpke

Germany's Euro 1996-winning keeper who had his finest club years at Nuremberg and Eintracht Frankfurt and earned 59 international caps.

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Marc-André ter Stegen

Gifted shot-stopper who impressed at Borussia Mönchengladbach for four seasons before Barcelona signed him, heralding a future era of sweeper-keepers.

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Lukas Hradecky

Bayer Leverkusen's cool, modern keeper who became the first Bundesliga champion to boast a 0.5 goals-against average when Leverkusen won the 2023-24 title unbeaten.

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René Adler

Talented Hamburger SV keeper once tipped to be Germany's best before injuries curtailed his career, regularly producing match-winning displays in the Bundesliga.

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Bodo Illgner

1. FC Köln's gifted keeper who was Germany's No. 1 at the 1990 World Cup and helped West Germany lift the trophy before moving to Real Madrid.

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Tim Wiese

Werder Bremen's flamboyant and fearless goalkeeper who was one of the most entertaining and consistent stoppers in the Bundesliga during the 2000s.

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