He was born on May 20, 1981, small when he was only six years came at the weekend by the hand of his father at a nearby school playground. Shortly after Iker was to test Real Madrid with his father. There in the Bernabeu, Antonio Mosque had the good eye to see the qualities of this goalie all the fame that has come very early but has managed to keep our feet on the ground.
The young Iker continued its excellent progress, the fry first, then children and finally in juveniles. Then came the 97/98 season, Real Madrid went to Rosenborg with low Contreras Illgner and into the goal. Canizares suffered a stroke but eventually played. Heynckes had to resort to youth team goalkeeper to complete the call: Iker Casillas. The emergency call struck the player ... at the Institute, in the middle classes.
His official debut in First Division with the first team came in Athletic 2 - Real Madrid 2, 12/09/1999. His maturity and especially his courage and amazing reflexes, he overestimated as one of the best goalkeepers in Europe. In 2000 he was awarded the Bravo Trophy for Most Promising of the year. He became the youngest goalkeeper to play-and win-final of the Champions League.
Iker seemed immovable in the ownership, the young goalkeeper Madrid "saved" on more than one occasion the white set with huge performances. Despite his youth, was proclaimed European Champion in 2000, Champion of Champions League and the Supercopa of Spain in 2001.
But in the 2001/2002 season, began to discuss its effectiveness in air balls and slowly began to lose the title, from the February 24, 2002 to the final of the Champions League did not play any minute, but his outstanding performance against Bayer revived her figure and gave a more European Cup set to white.
With the Spanish team was European Champion and European Champion sub16 sub20. His debut with the Spanish team took place on 06/03/1900 absolute in a friendly between Sweden and Spain that ended with a tie. Subsequently produced his debut in a competitive match, the 1-2 Bosnia 09/02/1900 in Spain.
Participated in the World Cup in Korea / Japan 2002, where he was one of the figures of the Spanish group and a permanent fixture, with particular emphasis on his performance against Eire in the second round, being the architect of the pass to the quarterfinals of the Spanish team.
In the current 2002/03 season, its ownership is undisputed and Sunday to Sunday shows he is polishing defects over the years it and placed it as the best, as one of the best goalkeepers in the world and one of the best goalkeepers in the history of Spanish football. Do not forget that Iker is just 22 years and well have many years ahead of the elite, his best is yet to come.
You only need to check out the prize list of Iker in which there are already 2 European Cups and 1 Intercontinental to realize what Casillas mean figure for Spanish football and Real Madrid, the day you decide to hang the gloves .
Despite his youth is one of the best goalkeepers in Europe. Noted for its early maturity and for its impressive speed reflexes and hand to hand but should polish defects in the air.
Leads played over 200 games with the Madrid shirt to date. Spanish has been capped 30 times so far.
During a Champions League match in the 2002/03 season, Iker Casillas took a monumental tantrum with Oliver Kahn, who refused very bad manners to change his shirt. The Spanish goalkeeper German said that "as a goalkeeper is very good, but as a person leaves much to be desired. Sometimes in life you have to be more humble. " Iker said, "I went to change his shirt and told me not a bad gesture. It seemed that I was spared. Education must be provided and more when you lose by 3-1, "he said Casillas. Subsequently, the controversial German goalkeeper and cold reconsidered and recognized his mistake by sending his shirt and inviting Casillas to spend a day with him in Munich. Something I agreed and thanked the Spanish goalkeeper.
