Here is all you need to know about Manuel Neuer’s wife Anika Bissel, their relationship, kids and age difference
All eyes were on the UCL Draw today. As for Bayern Munich, they were drawn against Arsenal.
Meanwhile, Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer knows that they are against a very ‘strong’ team as “they’re currently top of the Premier League for a reason.” The legendary goalkeeper calls it as an ‘intriguing clash’. While he will be preparing for the hard game, his wife Anika will be in full support for the husband and his team.
Who is Anika Bissel wife of goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and what is their age difference
Bild reported last year that Anika Bissel, a handball player for Regensburg, and Manuel Neuer, the goalkeeper for Bayern got married. At the town hall close to Tegernsee Lake, the wedding was held in the afternoon on November 12.
About 20 guests could fit in the tiny wedding hall on the town hall’s first floor for this intimate family wedding. Up until 2014, Neuer was romantically involved with Kathrin Gilch. Neuer then started dating Nina Weiss in 2015.
In a civil ceremony on May 21, 2017, Neuer and Weiss tied the knot in Tannheim, Austria. Two weeks later, on June 10, they had a church wedding in the Cathedral of Santissima della Madia in Monopoli, Italy. However, it didn’t last long and they got separated in 2020. He then started dating a much younger, Anika to whom he is married now.
Manuel Neuer with girlfriend Anika Bissel at a handball Bundesliga game yesterday 📸 @SPORT1 pic.twitter.com/wTmj00T7nw
— Bayern & Die Mannschaft (@iMiaSanMia_en) December 4, 2022
Who is Anika Bissel?
Anika Bissel is a handball player who was born on June 11, 2000 in Erlangen. The two got married last year according to the reports. Bissel legally changed her last name to Neuer on one of her social media sites, but the pair kept their marriage a secret. She has kept her profile private @anikaneuer3.
While she is aged 23, Manuel is 37 with the two having a 14 year age difference.
She would miss the remainder of the season with ESV 1927 Regensburg because of pregnancy, according to sources in October 2023. The couple’s anticipated child’s birth is scheduled during the spring of 2024.
According to Bunte which is a top selling people magazine, Anika lives in her own flat but spends as much time as possible at the footballer’s opulent home.
Anika Bissel’s brother is also a handball player like her
Anike’s brother Christopher plays handball for HC Erlangen in the highest level in Germany, just like her sister Anika and both siblings are lefties.