Twenty-eight years ago today Iker Casillas Fernandez was born in the town of Mostoles. His life has been full of ups and downs and plenty of sacrifice to make it to where he is now. Casillas has made all his dreams come true since first enrolling in Real Madrid's academy in 1990, and now he can boast of being the best goalkeeper in the world. A humble, hard-working goalkeeper with years of football left to be played.
Iker Casillas’ relationship with Real Madrid dates back to 1990, the same year he began working his way up through the ranks until finally earning a starting role with the First Team in the 1999/00 season.
Although Casillas was asked by Jupp Heynckes to travel with the First Team for a match against Rosenborg two seasons earlier, he continued playing for Real Madrid C until being promoted to Castilla the following season. His rapid ascent didn’t go unnoticed by the Spanish national team youth system, and in 1996 Iker won the Under-15 European Championship. Two years later he repeated as an Under-17 champion after saving a penalty kick, and in 1999 he returned from the Under-19 European Championship with another gold medal around his neck. The following year he was awarded the Bravo Trophy, which is presented to the best European footballer under the age of 21.
No one has challenged Casillas as the the starting keeper of the First Team since 1999/00, and at the age of 28 he is one of the squad’s most experienced players and one the team’s captains. The press hailed him as one of the “Heroes of Glasgow” after he stepped in for an injured César in the second half of the 2002 Champions League Final against Bayer Leverkusen only to make three brilliant saves in the waning minutes of the match. A few days later he was called up by Spanish national team, and an untimely injury suffered by Cañizares days before the World Cup in Japan and Korea gave Iker the starting role between the posts. He’s been the number one keeper for Real Madrid and Spain every since.
Agile, quick, intelligent, and nearly unbeatable, Casillas is well on his way to becoming the best active goalkeeper in the world.
Happy birthday, Iker!
(realmadrid.com)
anyhoo, Happy birthday to Peter—the cacarot—Cech, also Mexican goalkeeper who I can’t remember the name… hari ini, selaen Indonesia ngerayain hari kebangkitan nasional, ada juga happy international goalkeepers’ birthday!!! Hehehe… o ia, tgl 19 kemaren, Manuel Almunia jg ultah! bnyk keeper yg ultah yaaaaaaa...
Aih… Iker gw tambah mateng aja, tambah bijak, tambah dewasa. He’s a mature man, I love that. I love his personality, I love his physical presence, I love his ability, I love his loyalty, I love his integrity, I love his responsibility, I love his sensitivity, I love his voice, I love the way he look, talk, smile, laugh, cry, even when he is angry… I love everything he has; I love the way he is.
Gw udh blg blm Iker gw jg lg d London? Blm y?? hehehe… ia nh Iker ikut gw k London, abisnya dy jg lg g ada kerjaan. Latihan udh g seintensif kmrn2, lagian dy jg tiba2 pngn spend more time with me katanya. Aga manja y dy… awawawaw… Jd dr mulai hr Jumat kmrn tuh, dy sengaja jemput gw k London, gara2nya E blg ma Iker klu gw pusing n mual2 plus kontraksi d kampus. Emg bener tuh, gw sampe mw ngsms Iker, kayanya udh g kuat mw flight k Madrid waktu itu. Eeeeeeeeeeh keburu E yg ksh tw Iker, langsung lah dy dtg jemput gw…
Nah hr Sabtu paginya qt br balik k Madrid, sampe hr Senen pagi, balik lg k London. Ck, ck, ck… emg ribet y jadwalnya. Selama itu tuh iker g mw jauh dr gw, gw jg tiba2 jd g bs aja jauh dr dy. Bawaan bayi kali y… hehehe…
Tepat jm 00.00 td mlm, gw mw ksh surprise dulu k Iker. Gw bw birthday cake bwt Iker, setelah dg susah payah gw selundupin tanpa sepengetahuan Iker. Kuenya g seheboh kue Jorge, kuenya simple n g terlalu gede, abis cm bwt qt b’2 doang…
tuh d syal pinggiran kuenya ada tulisan Iker Casillas lhooo... lucu kan kuenya, simpel, g pake kembang api yg lg nyala segala... ^^
trus tentang kado n acaranya, selama seminggu kmrn gw udh beribet calling sana sini, order ini itu, reserve mcm2… mdh2an Iker suka…
Once again, happy birthday sweetheart, I love you…
A love C...
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