Biography iker casillas real madrid jersey

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. Having spent the majority of his career at Real Madrid , Casillas is one of the few players to achieve over 1, professional career matches , and also holds the record for the most clean sheets for the Spain national team.

At club level, Casillas started his career with the Real Madrid youth team , eventually gaining promotion to the main team in , where he became the youngest goalkeeper to play in the final of the Champions League , and to win the title, at 19 years and four days. Casillas became the first choice goalkeeper at Real Madrid, winning two Champions Leagues and La Liga titles in his first three seasons, establishing himself as one of the best goalkeepers in the world.

While at Porto, he broke the record for most consecutive seasons played in the UEFA Champions League 20 and amassed the most appearances in the competition He ended his playing career in February , after almost a year on the sidelines following a heart attack he suffered during a training session with Porto in May With international caps, Casillas has the second most appearances for the Spain national team, making him the eighteenth- most capped footballer of all time.

In , he was made captain , and went on to lead the team to the European Championship title that year.

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Casillas also led Spain to their first World Cup win in , where he kept a joint—record five clean sheets, winning the Yashin Award for the best goalkeeper of the tournament. Spain became the first nation to retain the European Championship, winning the title again in , where he set the record for most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal in the competition In , Casillas became one of six players to represent Spain at four World Cups.

In , Casillas placed fourth overall in the Ballon d'Or , and has been selected for the UEFA Team of the Year six consecutive times from to , a record for a goalkeeper. He was named as the second-best goalkeeper of the 21st century, behind Gigi Buffon, and the second-best goalkeeper of the past 25 years by the same organisation.

On 27 November , at age 16 and still a junior, he was first called up to the senior team squad to face Rosenborg in the UEFA Champions League , although he remained on the bench throughout. After spending a season with the C-team [ 9 ] in the fourth tier , during which they won their regional group, [ 10 ] he came into contention as the club's first-choice between the posts.