Thu 19 November 2020 | 8:30
A look at the Top facts about Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Barcelona's goalkeeper including his career, childhood and love life as well as his most interesting quotes.
Marc-Andre Ter Stegen was so good throughout the 2019-20 season that many fans backed him up to be the first-choice goalkeeper of Germany National team ahead of
Manuel Neuer
.
Ter Stegen and Neuer had some tense exchanges of words until Bayern's 8-2 hammering of Barcelona put an end to the discussion. Despite the heavy loss, Ter Stegen showed throughout the season that he is among the best goalkeepers in the football world.
Barcelona
ended the year with no silverware but Ter Stegen had many great moments. He became the first Barcelona goalkeeper in the current century to provide an assist in La Liga as he set up two goals for Luiz Suarez and Antoine Griezmann in the games against Getafe and Mallorca.
Arguably the best moments of Ter Stegen in 2020 came against Dortmund in UCL group stage when he saved Marco Reus penalty with unbelievable coolness. He reached 200-games milestone at Barcelona and extended his contract with Barcelona until 2025.
Ter Stegen missed the first two months of the 2020-21 season due to injury, but was back for the game against Dinamo Kiev in the Champions League and made some superb saves to help his team win 2-0.For now let's have a look at the top facts about Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Barcelona's goalkeeper.
Top facts about Marc-Andre Ter Stegen you might want to know
In the following article we will take a look at the Top
facts about Marc-Andre Ter Stegen
, Barcelona's goalkeeper. First we present you with some of the general information.
Full Name:
Marc-Andre Ter Stegen
Date and Place of Birth:
April 30, 1992/ Monchengladbach, Germany
Height & Weight:
Marc-Andre Ter Stegen height is 1.88 m and he weighs78 kg
Family Members:
Erich Kaus (Father), Renate Kausa (Mother), Jean-Marcel (Brother)
Marital Status:
Married
Wife:
Daniela Jehle (Current Wife)
Children:
one with Daniela Jehle
Current team:
FC Barcelona
Jersey Number:
1 at Barcelona and 12 at Germany National team
Zodiac Sign:
Taurus
Marc-Andre Ter Stegen Birthday, Zodiac Sign and nationality
First part our article on top facts about Marc-Andre Ter Stegen is about his birthday. Marc-Andre Ter Stegen Birthday is at April 30, 1992. He was born in Monchengladbach, Germany. Marc-Andre Ter Stegen nationality is German although he has Dutch roots.
Marc-Andre Ter Stegen zodiac sign is Taurus. He shares his birthday with many great stars from football and other fields. Some of the most famous figures born on 30th of April are:
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Marc-Andre Ter Stegen Childhood and Parents
At this part we will look at the top facts about
Marc-Andre Ter Stegen Childhood
plus the family and the background he grew up in.
Ter Stegen grew up in Monchengladbach in the west of Germany. He started playing football with his older brother, Jean-Marcel near their home when he was two years old.
When he turned four, he was signed up for their town local club Borussia Monchengladbach by his grandfather. One cool fact about Ter Stegen childhood is that he started playing football as a striker for Monchengladbach youth academy.
"When I first began playing football, I was a striker. I loved scoring goals. I played to score goals. It's what made me happy."
The story of Ter Stegen becoming a goalkeeper is interesting since it was one of his coaches' humiliating comments about his running style that made him change his position:
"At the beginning, it is all about fun. I had a lot of fun. But then, when I was 10 years old, more or less, I had a coach who said that I had a strange running style. I was about to leave... I had a decision to take: if I leave or if I stay, but as a goalkeeper."
Ter Stegen rose through the academy ranks with ease and when he turned 16 he was promoted to Monchengladbach's senior side and this marked the beginning of his professional career.
Marc-Andre Ter Stegen girlfriend, Relationships and Martial Status
The first known
Marc-Andre Ter Stegen girlfriend
was Daniela Jehle, his sweetheart from teenage years. Marc and Daniela has stayed together ever since they met for the first time. Daniela has four siblings, two sister, one half-sister and one brother.
One interesting fact about Daniela Jehle is that she was studying at high school in California, but decided to go
