Sepp Maier
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Josef Dieter "Sepp" Maier (born 28 February 1944) is a German former professional football goalkeeper who competed for Bayern Munich and the German national football team.
He was regarded as one of Germany's top goalkeepers by his quick reflexes, agility, adaptability, and consistency; in addition to his shot-stopping skills, he was also known for his personality throughout his career, making him a fan favorite.
Personal life
Maier was known for his overlong shorts and being the first goalkeeper to wear the now-standard, outsize, "Mickey Mouse" gloves, as well as his sense of humor. He's remembered for an incident in which he became ill during a match at Olympiastadion, as the opposing team did not have to worry about his goal. A duck strode onto the pitch, and Maier attempted to catch it.
Maier was lauded by the Bavarian government with the Life Achievement Award in June 2009.
Club career
Maier, a native of Metten, Bavaria, worked at Bayern Munich for his entire career. In 1958, he began playing for Bayern's youth teams. He was a member of the legendary Bayern team, which also included Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Müller, who won four West German league titles, three German cups, and three European cups ( 1974 defeating Leeds United, 1976 defeating AS Saint-Étienne). He had achieved success in Europe as Bayern lifted the European Cup Winners Cup in 1967, defeating Rangers F.C. In the final, the winner would qualify for the second time. Maier allowed just one goal in five games of the four European finals, with the 1974 title being re-invaded in a replay.
In 1975, 1977, and 1978, Maier was voted German Footballer of the Year. He appeared in 442 straight Bundesliga games from 1966 to 1979, setting a new German national record.
International career
Maier was selected in the West Germany squad for four consecutive World Cups. He served as a non-playing substitute to Hans Tilkowski in 1966 in England. He was the undisputed starter at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, and he appeared in all games (including the infamous 4–3 loss to Italy after extra time) except in the third match.
He reached the top of his international career in 1974 FIFA World Cup, on home soil, at the top of his footballing abilities, as the Germans advanced to the final with a legendary squad featuring Franz Beckenbauer, Berti Vogts, Gerd Müller, and Paul Breitner. In the final in Maier's own hometown Munich, the hosts defeated a Johan Cruyff-led Netherlands team 2–1.
Maier continued his good showing but not enough to prevent his team from progressing to the second round four years later at the World Cup in Argentina, just shy of his peak but still strong. Maier won the 1972 European Championship with West Germany and then reached the final in 1976, losing on penalty kicks to Czechoslovakia. On this occasion, he was on the receiving end of the first Panenka penalty. All in all, he earned 95 caps for his country.
Post-playing career
Maier joined both club and country, as well as mentor Oliver Kahn. Jürgen Klinsmann ended his contract with the national team in October 2004 after Maier spoke out in favour of Kahn over Arsenal's Jens Lehmann in a controversy over who should be the team's first-choice goalkeeper. In 2008, he rejoined Bayern as the head goalkeeping coach, and retired as the Bayern head goalkeeping coach.