Iker Casillas

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Iker Casillas Fernández was born on 20 May 1981 in Madrid and plays as a goalkeeper for both Real Madrid and the Spanish national team. He is considered as being one of the best goalkeepers of his generation. Indeed he has superb reflexes, agility and great physical condition that allow him to pull out some spectacular saves. He also possesses some great leadership skills that allow him to motivate his defenders and teammate in general.

Trivia:

He is quite superstitious and will touch his crossbar every time Madrid scores a goal.

Casillas once forgot to post his father’s football pools coupon when he was a child. This day his father has predicted the results well and they miss out an estimated £1m.

Casillas was first called up to the first team ace Rosenborg in UEFA Champions League 1997–98.

Since 2009, his girlfriend has been the sports journalist Sara Carbonero.

Iker also has a younger brother named Unai.

Casillas father is named José Luís and his mother is named María del Carmen.

He became the third ever goalkeeper to captain a World Cup winning side when Spain lifted the trophy at the 2010 World Cup.

He was named the world’s best goalkeeper in 2008 by the IFFHS.

One of the saves that Casillas made at the 2002 FIFA World Cup was rated by FIFA as one of the top 10 saves of all time.

He made his full international debut at the senior level against Sweden.

Barcelona Football Club’s win over Manchester United in the European Champions League final did not come as a big surprise to many users of allyoubet soccer betting. The Spanish club had been one of the tournament favorites from the start of the tournament and never lost steam during the games.