Monday, May 20, 2013

Iker Casillas

Iker Casillas, was born on May 20, 1981, small when he was only six years came at the weekend from the hand of his father at a nearby school yard. Shortly after Iker was to prove to Real Madrid with his father. There in the Bernabeu, Antonio Mosque had the good eye to see the qualities of this goalkeeper all the fame that has come so very early but has kept his feet on the ground.
The young Iker continued his great progression, fry first, then children and finally juveniles. Then came the season 97/98, Real Madrid traveled to Rosenborg with low Illgner and Contreras in goal. Cañizares suffered a stroke but eventually played. Heynckes had to use youth team goalkeeper to complete the call: Iker Casillas. The emergency call surprised the player ... at the Institute, in the middle classes.
His official debut in the First Division for the first team came in a Athletic 2 - Real Madrid 2, on 12/09/99. His great maturity and especially his courage and impressive reflexes, he overestimated as one of the best goalkeepers in Europe. In 2000 Bravo received the Trophy for Most Promising of the year. He became the youngest goalkeeper to play-and win-the final of the Champions League.
Iker seemed immovable in ownership, the young goalkeeper Madrid "saved" on more than one occasion the white set with huge performances. Despite his youth, was proclaimed champion of Europe in 2000, Champion League and Super Cup Champion Spain in 2001.
But in the season 2001/2002, began to discuss their effectiveness in the air balls and was gradually losing the title, from the February 24, 2002 until the end of the Champions did not dispute any minute, but his outstanding performance against Bayer reactivated her figure and gave a more European Cup set to white.
 
With the Spanish team was European Champion U16 and U20 European Champion. His debut with the Spanish national team occurred on 03/06/00 in a friendly between Sweden and Spain that ended with a tie. Then there was his official match debut in the 1-2 02/09/00 Spain in Bosnia.
He participated in the World Cup in Korea and Japan 2002, where he was one of the figures of Spanish and undisputed starter set, highlighting especially his performance against Eire in the second round, being the architect of the pass to the quarterfinals of the Spanish team.
In the season 2002/03, its ownership is indisputable and Sunday to Sunday shows he is polishing defects over the years disappear and placed it as the best, as one of the best goalkeepers in the world and one of the best goalkeepers in the history of Spanish football. Do not forget that Iker has only 22 years and well ahead quedarle many years in the elite, the best is yet to come.
You only need to take a look at the palmares of Iker in which there are already two European Cups and one Intercontinental to realize what it will mean Casillas figure for Spanish football and Real Madrid, the day you decide to hang up the gloves .
Despite his youth is one of the best goalkeepers in Europe. Noted for its early maturity and impressive reflexes and speed in the hand to hand but should polish defects in the air.
Bring played over 200 games with the shirt of Madrid to date. Spanish has been capped 30 times to date.
On the occasion of a Champions League match in the 2002/03 season, Iker Casillas took a monumental tantrum with Oliver Kahn, who refused in very bad ways to change your shirt. The Spanish goalkeeper German said that "as a goalkeeper will be very good, but as a person leaves a lot to be desired. Sometimes in life you have to be more humble. " Iker said "I went to change his shirt and shook me a bad gesture. It seemed that life was forgiving me. It should be provided education more when you lose 3-1, "he said Casillas. Subsequently the controversial and cold German keeper reconsidered and recognized his error by sending his shirt and inviting Casillas to spend a day with him in Munich. Something I accepted and thanked the Spanish goalkeeper.

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