Wednesday, July 16, 2008

IKER CASILLAS THE GOALKEEPER.

Iker Casillas the Spanish goalkeeper of both Real Madrid and Spain , was born in Madrid on 20/5 1981 . He is a goalkeeper who is smart , agile, brave with quick feet and a strong arm.

He made his debut for Real Madrid in the year 1999 , replacing the previous goalkeeper Bodo Illenger. He became the youngest goalkeeper to play in a champions league game ever. In the year 2000 in the match between Real Madrid verses Valencia he was 19 years and 4 days. Real Madrid won the match 2-o.

In februry 2008 he signed a new contract with Real Madrid that will keep him at the club till 2017 ,and with an automatic extension if he plays 30 competitive matches during the final season

He was unused in the Euro 2000 cup. But was selected in the2002 world cup to replace Santiago Canizares who was injured when a aftershave bottle fell on Canizares leg and he needed stitches.On june29/2008 Casillas became Spains first goalkeeper captain to win the Euro cup after beating Germany 1-0. Casillas was a goalkeeper for RealMadrid before he got his driving license

After the 2008 Euro cup final in which Spain beat Germany 1-0 . Iker Casillas became the first Spanish captain and as a goalkeeper to win the Euro cup.

This may surprise many of you Iker Casillas was standing between the Real Madrid goalposts before he even had a drivers license.

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