'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Germany is a country renowned for producing some of the game's best goalkeepers in recent years. With the likes of Marc Andre Ter Stegen, Kevin Trapp and Manuel Neuer to name a few, Germany has a lot of depth in their goalkeeping department.
The Germans have always had top shot-stoppers in the past as well, with the likes of Harald Schumacher, Bodo Illgner, Andreas Kopke and Jens Lehmann to name a few, all representing Germany at World Cup.
Since the Bundesliga was founded in 1963, goalkeepers have recorded numerous clean sheets during the course of their careers in the league. However, here we take a look at five of the all-time record holders for the most shutouts in Bundesliga history.
#5 Ulrich Stein (146 clean sheets)
Former German goalkeeper and European Cup winner, Ulrich Stein began his career playing for Arminia Bielefeld in 1978. In two seasons he left Arminia Bielefeld to join Hamburger SV in 1980.
Stein would go on to spend seven years at the club, where he lifted the European Cup in 1983. Eintracht Frankfurt lured the talented shot-stopper away from Hamburger SV in 1987 as Stein would go on to represent the club for eight years.
With a reputation for sudden outbursts, Stein was involved in many controversies during his playing career, most notably when he was removed from the national team for referring to then manager Franz Beckenbauer as a laughing stock to the footballing community.
However, Stein was a good keeper who kept 146 clean sheets in 512 Bundesliga appearances and was part of the German squad that finished runners-up in the 1986 World Cup.
#4 Eike Immel (148 clean sheets)
Former German goalkeeper and Bundesliga veteran, Eike Immel had a long career that spanned 20 years as he played in Germany and England. The German shot-stopper began his career at Borussia Dortmund in 1978 and went on the play for nine years at the club.
In 1986, Immel decided to move and join VfB Stuttgart where he would win a Bundesliga in 1992 and went on to play for nine years with the club.
With 534 Bundesliga appearances between the sticks, Immel kept 148 clean sheets for the two German clubs he played for. He was also part of the national team that won the Euro 1980 and was a runner-up in two World Cup finals in 82 and 86. The veteran goalkeeper then moved to join Manchester City in 1995, where he would spend his final two playing seasons before retiring in 1997.
#3 Manuel Neuer (169 clean sheets)
Germany and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has produced some of the most outstanding shot-stopping displays in modern history and is widely considered to be the best active goalkeeper on the planet.
Neuer began his career at Schalke as he worked his way up the ranks and made his debut in 2006 as a 20-year-old. The German tank as he as referred to played for Schalke for five seasons before making the move to German giants Bayern Munich in 2011.
Neuer won the German Cup during his time at Schalke, before going on to claim every award there is to win with Bayern Munich. Neuer was part of the German starting eleven that won the World Cup in 2014. Also that year, the German shot-stopper was voted third behind only Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the race for the Ballon d'Or award.
Having kept 169 clean sheets in 346 appearances so far, the 31-year-old is well on course to topple the all-time clean sheet record provided he stays in the Bundesliga.
#2 Oliver Reck (177 clean sheets)
Former German goalkeeper and Bundesliga veteran Oliver Reck made his debut playing for Kickers Offenbach in 1983. After two seasons with the club, Weder Bremen signed the talented goalkeeper in 1985 and was the club where Reck would spend a majority of his playing career.
The German played second fiddle to Oliver Khan in the national side but was part of the nation's triumph in Euro 1996. A multiple Bundesliga winner in 1887-88 and 1992-93, Reck was a key figure for Bremen during his 13 years at the club.
In 1998, the German opted to leave Bremen for Schalke where he enjoyed a fruitful five seasons, winning two German Cups. He is the current manager of German side Kickers Offenbach who play in the fourth tier of German football.
The German kept 177 clean sheets in 471 Bundesliga appearances during his 20-year career and is second on the all-time clean sheets list behind Oliver Kahn.
#1 Oliver Kahn (204 clean sheets)
Former German captain and goalkeeper, Oliver Kahn is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers the world has ever seen. The strong, big German machine between the sticks made 557 Bundesliga appearances during his time with Karlsruher SC and Bayern Munich.
Kahn began his career at Karlsruher SC, as he worked his way up the ranks and made his debut in 1987. After seven seasons at the club where his father played before him, Oliver Kahn joined Bayern Munich.
In a career that spanned two decades, Kahn was admired all over the world for his goalkeeping and sportsmanship. The German kept 204 clean sheets in the Bundesliga and holds the record for the most number of shutouts recorded by a goalkeeper in Bundesliga history.
