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

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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

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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

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  1. ""The Cat from Anzing" turns 69 | Sepp Maier | FC Bayern Munich". Archived from the original on 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  2. "Sepp Maier". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 2 November 2023.