Sepp Maier

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

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Born 1944

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Updated 2026-05-29

Sepp Maier spent seventeen seasons as Bayern Munich's wall between the posts, racking up 709 matches that made him the club's appearance record holder until 2024. Known as "Die Katze von Anzing" for reflexes sharp enough to define goalkeeper excellence, he was West Germany's answer to penalty-box poetry.

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Josef Dieter "Sepp" Maier 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" 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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