Iker Casillas Fernández is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Popularly dubbed “San Iker” (“Saint Iker”) for his ability to produce spectacular saves, Casillas is widely considered to be one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time.
With 167 international caps, Casillas has the second most appearances for the Spain national team, making him the joint tenth-most capped footballer of all time.
Casillas became the nation’s first-choice goalkeeper at the 2002 World Cup and went on to play at UEFA Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup. In 2008, he was made captain and went on to lead the team to the European Championship title that year.
How many goals did Casillas concede for Real Madrid?
He made his debut when he was 18 and 115 days old (on 12th September 1999), making him the 17th youngest player but the youngest ever goalkeeper in Real Madrid’s history. 3. He has conceded 751 goals in 725 games, at an average of 1.03 goals per game.
Who replaced Casillas at Real Madrid?
Casillas was eventually replaced by Diego Lopez by Mourinho as the number one and would eventually leave the Bernabeu under Carlo Ancelotti saying, “This was an inheritance from the previous era,” as he left