Iker Casillas

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Iker Casillas

Post by williamjblazkowicz » Tue Aug 04, 2020 1:11 pm

Has announced his retirement from football at the age of 39.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53652195

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Re: Iker Casillas

Post by FactualFrank » Tue Aug 04, 2020 1:54 pm

There was a documentary on last week which featured him quite a lot.

In my view one of the best keepers ever. A shame we didn't get to see him in the Premier League.

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Re: Iker Casillas

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Tue Aug 04, 2020 2:25 pm

One the very best goalies ever.

Didn't realise he'd played over 1k Pro matches either :shock:

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Re: Iker Casillas

Post by Wellsy1882 » Tue Aug 04, 2020 3:11 pm

wasnt he ill at one point?

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Re: Iker Casillas

Post by BurnleyFC » Tue Aug 04, 2020 3:19 pm

He’s had an outstanding career, no doubt, but he was well overrated in my opinion and was only the Spanish number 1 because of the politics in football over there.

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Re: Iker Casillas

Post by cricketfieldclarets » Tue Aug 04, 2020 4:28 pm

BurnleyFC wrote:
Tue Aug 04, 2020 3:19 pm
He’s had an outstanding career, no doubt, but he was well overrated in my opinion and was only the Spanish number 1 because of the politics in football over there.
absolutely

Real Madrids best ever keeper.

Probably Spains best ever keeper ahead of Zubizaretta.

7 league titles among tonnes of other awards. And 1,000 Professional appearences.

Perhaps Madrid should have signed Hamiltons keeper :D

Honours
Club
Real Madrid C

Tercera División: 1998–99 (Group VII)
Real Madrid[155][156]

La Liga: 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12
Copa del Rey: 2010–11, 2013–14
Supercopa de España: 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012
UEFA Champions League: 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2013–14
UEFA Super Cup: 2002, 2014
FIFA Club World Cup: 2014
Intercontinental Cup: 1998, 2002
Porto

Primeira Liga: 2017–18[53], 2019–20
Taça de Portugal: 2019–20[157]
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2018[56]
International
Spain[155][156]

FIFA World Cup: 2010
UEFA European Championship: 2008, 2012
Spain Youth

FIFA World Youth Championship: 1999[158][159]
UEFA European U-16 Championship: 1997[158][159]
UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup: 1999[158][159]
Individual
Source:[156]

Bravo Award: 2000[160]
La Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year: 2000
La Liga Zamora Trophy: 2007–08
La Liga Best Goalkeeper: 2009, 2012
La Liga Fair Play Award: 2012–13
Primeira Liga Fair Play Award: 2017–18[161]
MARCA Fair Play Award – MARCA's 80th Anniversary: 2018[162]
Dragões de Ouro Award – Porto Athlete of the Year: 2018[163]
Primeira Liga Best Goalkeeper: 2018–19[164]
Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2018–19[165]
Quinas de Ouro Award – Primeira Liga Best XI: 2018–19[166]
Best European Goalkeeper: 2010
IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012[167]
FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
FIFA FIFPro World XI 2nd team: 2013[168]
FIFA FIFPro World XI 3rd team: 2014[169]
FIFA FIFPro World XI 5th team: 2015[170]
FIFA World Cup Golden Glove: 2010[83]
FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2010[81]
UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 2008, 2012
UEFA Team of the Year: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
ESM Team of the Year: 2008
UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (published 2019)[171]
Golden Foot: 2017[172]
Records
Most appearances in the UEFA Champions League: 177 (excluding 4 appearances in the qualifying rounds)[173]
Most group stage appearances in the UEFA Champions League: 94[174]
Second-most victories in the UEFA Champions League: 101 (behind Cristiano Ronaldo)[58]
Most clean sheets in the UEFA Champions League: 57 (excluding 2 in the qualifying rounds)[13]
Most consecutive seasons in the UEFA Champions League: 20[175]
First player in Champions League history to reach the knock-out stages 19 times[173]
First goalkeeper to win 100 Champions League matches[176]
Youngest goalkeeper to play in a UEFA Champions League final: 19 years and four days[12][13]
Youngest goalkeeper to win a UEFA Champions League final: 19 years and four days[12][13]
Most penalty kicks saved in the UEFA Champions League (excluding shoot-outs): 7 out of 23[177]
Most UEFA Champions League titles won by a goalkeeper: 3 (alongside Juan Alonso, Ray Clemence, Sepp Maier, Keylor Navas, Heinz Stuy, Víctor Valdés and Kiko Casilla)[13]
Most appearances in UEFA Club competitions: 188 (177 in the Champions League, 4 in the Champions League qualifying rounds, 2 in the Europa League, 3 in the UEFA Super Cup, 2 in the Intercontinental Cup)[178]
Most appearances for Real Madrid in UEFA Club Competitions: 155[179]
Most IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper Awards: 5 (alongside Gianluigi Buffon)[167]
Most appearances by a goalkeeper in the FIFPro World XI: 5
Most appearances by a goalkeeper in the UEFA Team of the Year: 6[171]
Second-most appearances for the Spain national team: 167 (behind Sergio Ramos)[180][181]
Most international clean sheets: 102[86][102]
Second-most international victories: 121[86][181] (behind Sergio Ramos)[182]
Fewest goals conceded by a FIFA World Cup-winning goalkeeper in a single edition of the tournament: 2 goals in 7 appearances (in 2010, alongside Gianluigi Buffon in 2006 and Fabien Barthez in 1998)[183]
Most clean sheets in a single edition of the FIFA World Cup: 5 (in 2010, alongside Gianluigi Buffon, Pascal Zuberbühler, Oliver Kahn, Fabien Barthez and Walter Zenga)[184]
Most FIFA World Cup tournaments played in by a Spanish player: 4 (alongside Xavi, Andoni Zubizarreta and Fernando Hierro)
Longest unbeaten run at the UEFA European Championship: 509 minutes[89]
Most clean sheets at the UEFA European Championship: 9 (alongside Edwin van der Sar)
Fewest goals conceded in a single edition of the UEFA European Championship: 1 (in 2012, alongside Gianluigi Buffon, Thomas Myhre, and Dino Zoff)
Most penalty kicks saved in penalty shoot-outs at the UEFA European Championship: 3 (alongside Gianluigi Buffon)
Only goalkeeper to stop penalties in two different editions of the FIFA World Cup (excluding shoot-outs): 2002 (vs. Ireland), 2010 (vs. Paraguay)[70]

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