Iker Casillas has won hard have become one of the best goalkeepers, but the best bass sticks in history of national and international football. Idol on and off the field, the man from Madrid exploited its charisma and character, together with its great quality, to serve as captain in capital letters at both Real Madrid and the national team.
Iker achieved what very few Madridistas have achieved in the contemporary history of Spanish football, to be liked and to be admired and respected by an important sector of Barça's fans, who valued the good spirit of the merengue goalkeeper and the recognized and strong friendship that he had and maintains with icons
Barça as Xavi Hernández. At the colloquial level, Iker It would be for many ‘the perfect son-in-law’, even for more than one azulgrana.
Synonymous with implausible stops at key moments
‘San Iker’ or ‘El SantoSome of his nicknames will always be remembered for his improbable stops at key moments, both with Real Madrid and La Roja, giving magical moments to soccer fans.
Casillas developed most of his sports career at Real Madrid, first in their lower categories and from 1999 to 2015 in the first white team, taking over the captaincy between 2010 and 2015. Highlight that He is the second player with the most games in the history of the club, with a total of 725, just behind another merengue idol, Raúl González with 741.
Iker Casillas reviews with Iniesta some of the historical moments lived:
He was an absolute international with the Spanish team from 2000 to 2016, being its undisputed captain for ten, since 2006.
He is the Spanish international with the most games in history and the seventh worldwide with 167. He captained the Red to proclaim himself two-time champion of Europe (he held the trophies of the Euro Cups of 2008 and 2012) and world champion (2010).