Manuel Neuer and his wife Anika Neuer have separated after nearly three years of marriage and just weeks after the birth of their second child, Sport Bild reported.

Second Child Born in August

The separation comes roughly two months after Anika Neuer gave birth to the couple’s second son at the end of August, according to Sport Bild. Their older son, Luca, was born in March 2024, as noted by T-Online. The split was reportedly initiated by the 40-year-old FC Bayern Munich captain, Merkur reported.

Neither Manuel nor Anika Neuer responded to media inquiries regarding the breakup. “Everything else falls into the privacy of both and will not be commented on,” a media adviser for the goalkeeper told Sport Bild.

Wedding at Lake Tegernsee

The family has lived in a three-story hillside villa in the Bavarian town of Tegernsee, roughly 45 minutes south of Munich, according to t-online München. Despite the separation occurring in October, according to information from RTL cited by T-Online, the two have continued to live in the same house for the sake of their children, according to Bunte.

Manuel Neuer Ends Second Marriage

This is the second divorce for the veteran goalkeeper. Manuel Neuer was previously married to dressage rider Nina Neuer from 2017 until their divorce in 2020, Sport Bild reported. Following the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, he also ended a five-year relationship with Kathrin Gilch, according to the same report.

While the player’s representatives have declined to provide further details, German outlets report that official confirmation of the separation timing remains limited to the statements issued by family advisers and media reporting.

Home at Lake Tegernsee

The municipality of Tegernsee has roughly 3,700 residents. Manuel Neuer moved there at the end of 2016 from a city villa in the upscale Bogenhausen district of Munich. From his hillside property at the Leeberg, the goalkeeper can see into the garden of FC Bayern patron Uli Hoeneß. The former player, manager, president, and current honorary president of the club lives on the opposite side of the lake in the small spa town of Bad Wiessee, which has a population of just under 5,000.

On the lakesite, Neuer’s glass-fronted country-house-style villa features a large terrace next to a small patch of grass. In May 2020, during strict coronavirus contact restrictions, Neuer used this lawn as a football pitch for goalkeeping practice with his friend Toni Tapalovic.

The property also features close proximity to the Mangfallgebirge mountains, where Neuer and his family have regularly ridden mountain bikes and where they renovated the historic Valepp forestry lodge for five million euros.