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.

1. 1
   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.
2. 2
   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.
3. 3
   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.
4. 4
   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.
5. 5
   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.
6. 6
   Andreas Köpke

   Germany's Euro 1996-winning keeper who had his finest club years at Nuremberg and Eintracht Frankfurt and earned 59 international caps.
7. 7
   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.
8. 8
   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.
9. 9
   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.
10. 10
    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.
11. 11
    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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