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Iker Casillas

SOCCER PLAYER

1981 - Today

Iker Casillas

Iker Casillas Fernández (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈikeɾ kaˈsiʎas feɾˈnandeθ]; born 20 May 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and currently works as a football commentator. Popularly dubbed "San Iker" ("Saint Iker") for his ability to produce miraculous saves, Casillas is considered to be one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time. He is known for his athleticism, quick reactions and outstanding shot-stopping ability. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Iker Casillas has received more than 9,395,128 page views. His biography is available in 90 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 88 in 2019). Iker Casillas is the 163rd most popular soccer player (down from 148th in 2019), the 264th most popular biography from Spain (up from 308th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

Iker Casillas is most famous for being a goalkeeper for the Spanish national team and Real Madrid.

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    Iker Casillas facts for kids

    In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Casillas and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

    Casillas in 2021

    Date of birth(1981-05-20) 20 May 1981 (age 43)
    Place of birthMóstoles, Spain
    Height1.85m
    Playing positionGoalkeeper
    1990–1998Real Madrid
    YearsTeamApps(Gls)
    1998–1999Real Madrid C27(0)
    1999–2000Real Madrid B4(0)
    1999–2015Real Madrid510(0)
    2015–2020Porto116(0)
    Total657(0)
    1996Spain U151(0)
    1996–1998Spain U1619(0)
    1997–1999Spain U1710(0)
    1999Spain U184(0)
    1999Spain U202(0)
    1999–2000Spain U215(0)
    2000–2016Spain167(0)
    • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
    † Appearances (Goals).

    Iker Casillas Fernández (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈikeɾ kaˈsiʎas feɾˈnandeθ]; born 20 May 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and currently works as a football commentator. Popularly dubbed "San Ik

    Iker Casillas

    Spanish footballer (born 1981)

    In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Casillas and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

    Iker Casillas Fernández (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈikeɾkaˈsiʎasfeɾˈnandeθ]; born 20 May 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and currently works as a football commentator. Popularly dubbed "San Iker" ("Saint Iker") for his ability to produce miraculous saves, Casillas is considered to be one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time.[nb 1] He is known for his athleticism, quick reactions and outstanding shot-stopping ability. Having spent the majority of his career at Real Madrid, Casillas is one of the few players to achieve over 1,000 professional career matches, and also holds the record for the most clean sheets for the Spain national team. Currently, he works for RTVE, Movistar Plus+ and Azteca Deportes.

    At club level, Casillas started his career with the Real Madrid youth team, eventually gaining promotion to the main team in 1999, wher

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