Sepp Maier

German footballer

Sepp Maier (born 28 February 1944) is a former German football player. He played for Bayern Munich and the German national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time.[1]

Sepp Maier
Maier in 2012
Personal information
Full name Josef Dieter Maier
Date of birth (1944-02-28) 28 February 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth Metten, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1952–1959 TSV Haar
1959–1962 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1980 Bayern Munich 536 (0)
National team
1961–1962 West Germany Youth 11 (0)
1963 West Germany Amateur 4 (0)
1966–1979 West Germany 95 (0)
Teams managed
1988–2004 Germany (goalkeeping coach)
1994–2008 Bayern Munich (goalkeeping coach)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  West Germany
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 1966 England
Third place 1970 Mexico
Winner 1974 West Germany
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1972 Belgium
Runner-up 1976 Yugoslavia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics change

Club change

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich 1962–63 Oberliga Süd 4 0 1[a] 0 5 0
1963–64 Regionalliga Süd 23 0 7[b] 0 6[c] 0 36 0
1964–65 36 0 6[c] 0 42 0
1965–66 Bundesliga 31 0 6 0 37 0
1966–67 34 0 5 0 9[d] 0 48 0
1967–68 34 0 4 0 8[d] 0 46 0
1968–69 34 0 6 0 40 0
1969–70 34 0 3 0 2[e] 0 39 0
1970–71 34 0 7 0 8[a] 0 49 0
1971–72 34 0 5 0 8[d] 0 47 0
1972–73 34 0 5 0 5[e] 0 3[f] 0 47 0
1973–74 34 0 4 0 10[e] 0 48 0
1974–75 34 0 3 0 7[e] 0 44 0
1975–76 34 0 7 0 9[e] 0 2[g] 0 52 0
1976–77 34 0 4 0 6[e] 0 4[h] 0 48 0
1977–78 34 0 3 0 6[i] 0 43 0
1978–79 34 0 1 0 35 0
1979–80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 536 0 63 0 86 0 21 0 706 0
  1. 1.0 1.1 Appearance(s) in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
  2. Appearances in Intertoto Cup
  3. 3.0 3.1 Appearances in Regionalliga promotion play-offs
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Appearances in European Cup
  6. Appearances in DFB-Ligapokal
  7. Appearances in European Super Cup
  8. Two appearances in European Super Cup, two appearances in Intercontinental Cup
  9. Appearances in UEFA Cup

International change

Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
West Germany 1966 3 0
1967 4 0
1968 5 0
1969 6 0
1970 9 0
1971 8 0
1972 7 0
1973 5 0
1974 12 0
1975 6 0
1976 6 0
1977 8 0
1978 12 0
1979 4 0
Total 95 0

References change

  1. ""The Cat from Anzing" turns 69 | Sepp Maier | FC Bayern Munich".
  2. "Sepp Maier". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 2 November 2023.