Name: Iker Casillas
Born: Madrid, Spain
Nationality: Spain
Position: Goalkeeper
DOB: 20/5/1981
Current Club: Real Madrid
Iker Casillas has been a solid last line of defence for Real Madrid since 1999. A young goalkeeper, he can make up for the experience with acrobatic saves that a traditional goalkeeper more experienced wouldn't have thought possible.
Always willing to put his body on the line, Casillas has had plenty of successful one on one situations.
He made his international debut against Sweden in 2000, earning a spot for the national team in Euro 2000.
Two years later, he represented Spain in the World Cup, in a much more successful campaign in terms of playing time and victories, stopping 3 penalties in that tournament alone.
His debut season with Real Madrid was a memorable one, winning the Champions League, and the League title. He would give the spot to Cesar Sanchez before taking it back during the 2001/02 Champions League finals against Bayer 04 Leverkusen, which they won.
In Euro 2004, Spain were eliminated from the group stages itself, when surprise champions, Greece, and runners-up Portugal going through the next round.
Casillas' Real Madrid team also started to fall below expectations, not winning the league for two years in a row.
Career History: 1999 Real Madrid
Youth
Honours
1999
U-20 FIFA World Cup
2000
UEFA Champions League
U-21 European Footballer of the Year
2001
La Liga
2002
UEFA Champions League
Intercontintental Cup
European Supercup
2003
La Liga
Spanish Super Cup
