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German association football player and coach, goalkeeper (born 1944)

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Sepp Maier, born Josef Maier on 28 February 1944 in Metten, Germany, was a German association football player and coach. He specialized as a goalkeeper and played for FC Bayern Munich, the Germany men's national association football team, the Germany Olympic football team, and the Germany national under-18 football team. His professional career spanned from 1966 to 1979.

Maier participated in the 1966, 1970, 1974, and 1978 FIFA World Cups. He received the German Footballer of the Year award, the Bavarian Order of Merit, and was inducted into Germany's Sports Hall of Fame. He is also the author of the work *Super-Torwart-Training*.

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Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Super-Torwart-Training

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Film & TV

Acting · Metten, Germany

Known for

  • 75 Jahre ARD - Die große Jubiläumsshow — Self2025
  • Beckenbauer — Self - Interviewee2024
  • Best Goalkeeper in the World — Self2021
  • Der Ball war mein Freund - Zum 75. Geburtstag von Franz Beckenbauer — Self2020
  • Servus Uli – A Life for FC Bayern — Self2019
  • The Number One - Germanys Best Goalkeepers — Self2018
  • Kreuzer trifft — Self2017
  • Einwurf - Der Sport-Stammtisch — Self2017
  • Ringlstetter — self2016
  • Sportclub Story — Self2015

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1944

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
40
Total plays
80

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Sepp+Maier">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

1963
West Germany Amateur
Full name
Josef Dieter Maier
Date of birth
( 1944-02-28 ) 28 February 1944 (age 82)
Place of birth
Metten , Germany
Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position
Goalkeeper
1952 1959
TSV Haar
1959 1962
Bayern Munich
Years
Team
1962 1980
Bayern Munich
1961 1962
West Germany Youth
1966 1979
West Germany
1988 2004
Germany (goalkeeping coach)
1994 2008
Bayern Munich (goalkeeping coach)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Josef
Family name
Maier
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Metten
Languages spoken
German
Participant in
UEFA Euro 1976
Position played
goalkeeper
Country for sport
Germany
Mass
75
Official website
www.seppmaier.de
Image
Sepp Maier, 1978.jpg
Height
183
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Commons category
Sepp Maier
date of birth
1944-02-28
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Sepp Maier
start of work period
1966-00-00
end of work period
1979-00-00
number of matches played/races/starts
2
total goals in career
0
number of points/goals conceded
0
different from
Maier
name in native language
Sepp Maier
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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Josef Dieter "Sepp" Maier ( German pronunciation: [ˈjoːzɛf ˈdiːtɐ zɛp ˈmaɪɐ]; born 28 February 1944) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Bayern Munich and the West Germany national team. Regarded as one of football's greatest goalkeepers, he was nicknamed "Die Katze von Anzing" ("the cat from Anzing") for his fast reflexes, agility, flexibility, speed, and consistency. With 709 matches played across seventeen seasons, he was Bayern's all-time record appearance holder, until he was surpassed by Thomas Müller in 2024.

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