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Iker Casillas
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Íker Casillas Fernández (born May 20, 1981 in Móstoles, Madrid) is a Spanish football goalkeeper. He is currently the first choice goalkeeper for Real Madrid and the Spanish national team. He is also the first vice-captain of Spain, as well as one of the vice-captains of Real Madrid.
National team
Casillas was a member of the Spanish teams which won the UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup and FIFA World Youth Championship in 1999. Following his full international debut against Sweden, Casillas was an unused substitute at Euro 2000.
2002 World Cup
He was the first choice goalkeeper at the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan later that year, and enjoyed hero status after Spain knocked out the Republic of Ireland in a penalt... more Iker Casillas biography
Full name: Íker Casillas Fernández
Date of birth: May 20, 1981
Place of birth: Madrid, Spain
Height: 1,85 m
Nickname: Ikerman / San Iker - Saint Iker
Position: Goalkeeper
1999 - present: Real Madrid - 239 (0)
Honors and awards
Domestic:
- Spanish League : 2001 and 2003
- Spanish Super Cup : 2003
Continental:
- UEFA Champions League : 2000 and 2002
- European Supercup : 2002
- Intercontinental Cup : 2002
International:
-FIFA World Youth Championship : 1999
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