This period is regarded as the golden era of Spanish soccer. Following his heart attack, Casillas announced he would run as a candidate to helm the the Spanish Football Federation, but he dropped the plans two months ago.
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Timothy Olyphant 53 Years. Manindra Agrawal 55 Years. Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry 66 Years. He began dating Sara Carbonero and the couple welcomed a son named Martin. 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 professional career matches, and holds the record for the most clean sheets in the UEFA Champions league, as well as for the Spanish national team.
Casillas debuted for Spain at the under level. He was later made captain of the U17s. Initially second-choice, he soon worked his way up to first-choice and eventually earned his first senior cap following some brilliant performances at club level. 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.
In starting the — UEFA Champions League group stage fixture against Olympiakos on 15 September , he became the youngest goalkeeper ever to feature in the competition at the time, aged 18 years and days; a record which was only broken in October by Mile Svilar. In May , he became the youngest ever goalkeeper to play in and win a Champions League final when Real Madrid defeated Valencia 3—0, just four days after his 19th birthday.
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 2 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 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 Casillas came on and pulled off several key saves to deny a rampant Bayer Leverkusen the Champions League crown.
Real Madrid won 2—1. In July , following his heart attack two months earlier, Casillas returned for pre-season training. Later that month, Porto announced that he had been given a role with the club's coaching staff as he continued his recovery.
In August, he was named in Porto's squad for the —20 season. In September, he shared the results of his medical tests on social media; at the end of the month, he stated that he would wait until March of the following year to see how he is progressing with his recovery before deciding whether to return to playing or retire.
In October, he posted a photo of himself working out in the club's gym on Instagram. He resumed training on 4 November. On 1 May , during Porto's morning training session, Casillas was rushed to hospital after suffering a heart attack at the club's training ground, where his situation was stabilized.
Later that evening, Casillas, whose situation had improved, published a statement on Twitter himself with a picture where he gave thumbs up and thanked for the support he had received.
Later that month, it was announced that his wife was suffering from cancer. On 2 April , Casillas played his 1,th match as a professional in Porto's 2—0 loss at Belenenses. In May, he won his first trophy with the club as they won the league title for the first time since On 17 May , he renewed his contract with Porto for another year.
In November, he hinted a return to the Spain football team and Real Madrid. On 11 March , Casillas set a new personal record for clean sheets in a single season with his sixteenth clean sheet in a 4—0 away win over Arouca. Widely considered by pundits, as well as both former and current goalkeeping colleagues, as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, Casillas was given the nickname "San Iker" "Saint Iker" throughout his career, for his precocious performances as a youngster, and due to his ability to produce acrobatic and decisive saves.
In his prime, he was a spectacular, well-rounded, and athletic keeper, who was known in particular for his outstanding agility, reflexes, consistency and shot-stopping, as well as his foot-work, positioning between the posts, concentration, and speed when rushing off his line in one on one situations; he has also stood out for his penalty-saving abilities.
In spite of his reserved character, he has been highly regarded for his strong personality, calm composure under pressure, ability to organise his defence, and leadership from the back throughout his career, as well as his reading of the game. Gianluigi Buffon described Casillas as the best goalkeeper of his era with his hands. He was also known for his ability to save the ball with his feet, with former goalkeeper Manuel Almunia likening him to compatriot Luis Arconada , who also served as an inspiration to Casillas, and to whom he was often compared throughout his career, due to his quick reactions, movement, and excellent footwork.
Regarding Casillas's playing style and goalkeeping ability, Almunia commented in "Iker's a strong goalkeeper, leaps well, good diving in either direction The following day, he became the most-capped European player by earning his th cap in a 6—1 friendly win over South Korea in Salzburg in a pre-tournament warm-up match; he was later replaced by debutant Sergio Rico in the second half.
This was his final international appearance. During the tournament, he was the second-choice goalkeeper behind David de Gea; Casillas did not make an appearance during the tournament as Spain was eliminated in the Round of 16 following a 2—0 defeat to Italy.
After much speculation about his future, on 11 July Casillas signed with Portuguese Primeira Liga side Porto on a two-year deal with the option of a one-year extension. Former international teammate Xavi, who earlier that summer left Barcelona after a similarly long and successful career, claimed that Real Madrid were ungrateful of Casillas' service to the club. On 29 September , he overtook Xavi to become the player with the most appearances in the Champions League, making his record nd Champions League appearance in a 2—1 home win over Chelsea.
That season, Casillas also broke Edwin van der Sar's record for the most clean sheets in Champions League history, keeping his 51st clean sheet in the competition on 20 October , in a 2—0 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv, as his team climbed top of Champions League Group G. On 5 September , Casillas kept a clean sheet in his th game as Spain's captain, a 2—0 Euro qualifying win over Slovakia at the Estadio Carlos Tartiere in Oviedo. On 13 November, Casillas kept his th international clean sheet with Spain in a 2—0 friendly win over England, in Alicante, becoming the first goalkeeper ever — male or female — to reach this landmark.
In the middle of , it was announced that Carlo Ancelotti would be Real Madrid's head coach for the —14 season. Real Madrid started the season with a 2—1 victory over Real Betis in which Casillas was benched once again.
He made his first start in days in the Champions League group stage match against Galatasaray, but was injured in the 14th minute after Sergio Ramos caught him with an accidental elbow as the goalkeeper came from his line to make a routine catch.
In February , he became the first goalkeeper to play in every round of the Copa del Rey prior to the final without conceding a goal. Following the Champions League win, the —15 season saw Casillas return to being the club's first choice goalkeeper, despite competition from new arrival Keylor Navas , as he then went on to win the UEFA Super Cup, with Real Madrid defeating Sevilla 2—0 on 12 August In the team's opening match, he made two mistakes leading to goals from Stefan de Vrij and Robin van Persie as the champions were defeated 5—1 by the Netherlands.
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