Biography
Iker Casillas is one of the best goalkeepers, the former captain of the Spanish national team, world champion and Portugal, two-time champion in Europe. The owner of a plurality of titles and awards is included in the top three of the sexiest football players of the world, which adds to millions of fans and the army of female fans.Childhood and youth
Iker Casillas was born on May 20, 1981 in the city of Mostolez, Spain. Mother Maria Del Carmen worked as a hairdresser, and Father José Louis served in the Ministry of Education. There is a brother Unai Fernandez. The family was not sporty, none of the members did professional football professionally. However, his father was from Bilbao and was a fan of the Atletico team.
Mostoless is a provincial town near Madrid, its inhabitants are representatives of the working class. Iker with friends went out to play the park, located next door, which determined his further biography. The matches were conducted by the quarter for the quarter. Even the "Final Champions League" was. In childhood, the boy sometimes went to look at the game "Real". It was, according to him, the brightest moments of childhood.
Personal life
In the youth, Iker twisted novels with models, until he met the future wife. He met for 4 years with Miss Spain - 2003 Eva Gonzalez. According to rumors, the couple squeezed out due to the work of the girl - a contract for advertising for women, which caused bangs and inspired cries to goalkeeper.During the unsuccessful moments on the field towards the Iker from the tribune, female hygiene facilities were filled. It was funny to everyone except football player. Gonzalez and Casillas broke up without scandals. The former girl recalls him only with good words:
"Our story is over, but this does not mean that we do not have many grateful words to each other."After the end of the relationship with Eva Casillas spent time in the company of another model of Adriana Artines. This connection lasted long.
In 2009, the world football legend met Sarah Carbonero, she worked as a sports reporter and was a beautiful journalist woman. Their relationship developed brightly and rapidly.
Before the meeting with Iker Sarah was called cunning heart and career. According to the paparazzi, the novels helped her in moving up the career ladder. At first, Carbonero had an intrigue with a journalist of the MARCA radio station David Sanchez. Then another media worker appeared, which, according to rumors, helped her get a job on the sports channel of Spain Lasexta.
Meeting Carbonero and Casillas occurred at the Confederations Cup in South Africa. Spain then unexpectedly lost the semi-finals of the US national team. Sarah took a post-time interview with the team. Ikero from the journalist got a couple of non-premium comments about the unsuccessful game. He did not remain in debt and answered the same. Goalkeeper left, without waiting for the end of the interview, but the luxurious green-eyed brunette immediately smeared him into the soul.
Soon the goalkeeper decided to block the blame for the sharpness and sent Sara a bouquet of flowers, but she apologized. Casillas turned out to be persistent, again and again sent presents. Finally, the heart of the journalist melted.
In the press, rumors about the stormy novel of Iker and Sarah appeared in the press. The football player was even blamed that he was too much time busy his beloved and distracted at her during the matches. So, at the 2010 World Cup, goalkeeper missed the goal during the game with the Swiss team, seeing on the executive place.
On the whole world about the relationship, the couple stated during an interview that Carbonero took from Iker after the victory of Spain on the match. The goalkeeper in the lively kissed the reporter.
In January 2014, Sarah gave birth to the firstborn, who was called Martin. And in June 2016, the second son of the star couple appeared in the Madrid Hospital of Ruber International Hospital, the second son of the star couple appeared, he was unarked Lucas.
The audience was waiting for 6 years, when the novel of the beautiful pair of Spain will end with the wedding. Rumors marked them more than once, in the press even discussed a wedding gift in the form of a house with five bedrooms, allegedly presented by the bride as Casillas. The ceremony took place only on March 20, 2016 in full secrecy. In the presence of only one guest, a 2-year-old son, they became husband and wife.
May 1, 2019 the goalkeeper suffered a heart attack. The heart attack happened during a training session, the football player made an operation and after 5 days discharged from the hospital. Casillas stubbornly denied rumors about the completion of his career due to illness, but understood that he could not immediately return to the field. Therefore, he planned to be a link to the team and its leadership.
In addition to the heart attack, another misfortune happened in the football player family. His wife, Sarah Carbonero discovered cancer. The spouse was operated on - removed the malignant ovarian tumor.
In March 2021, Iker told that they were bred, but they would continue to bring up children together.
Since 2012, the goalkeeper leads an account in "Instagram", where it is divided by working moments and rare photos with details of personal life. About the Iker released the book "Casillas. The modesty of champion ", the author of which made Enrique Ortego. Unlike other football players, he does not make tattoos and it is rarely noticed with alcohol.
"RealMadrid"
In childhood, Iker was interested in everything that is connected with football, but goalkeepers caused the main interest. The idols of young casillas were Buyo, Kanisares, Schmeyhel. Once at school, near the house of the future goalkeeper legends, the Day of Open Doors of the Real Madrid Club was held.
The father took the boy to the sample, then he was 8 years old. He liked the coaches, but was too young, and Iker took only 6 months. From this point on, the path to big football began. The goalkeeper fell into the junior team under the top of the coach Vicente del Bosque.
Until 1999 he played in the youth composition. Three times he won the world championship in the age categories U-15, U-16, U-21 and the Meridian Cup. Iker seriously declared his talent in the final match "Real" against Valencia on the UEFA Champions League. Next, during the year, Casillas played for Dupil "Real Madrid C", "Real Madrid Castilla", and in 2000 he returned to the main team.
After the Final of LCH UEFA - 2001/2002 ("Madrid" - "Bayer", 2: 1) Iker, possessing excellent physical data (height 181 cm, weight 84 kg), firmly took the place of the first goalkeeper of the Royal Club. In the 2002/2003 season, the young goalkeeper defended 38 matches and helped the team to become a champion of Spain, and also played in the 15 champions League matches.
In 2014, Casillas, for the third time, managed to win the LCH with the "Real", at the head of which then stood Carlo Anchelotti, who changed at the post in 2013, Jose Mourinho.
With Jose, the cavities were not in the best way. Ten years of Casillas was invariably the first goalkeeper of the Royal Club, and only in December 2012 in the match with "Malaga" first sat on the reserve bench. In the gate he replaced Antonio Adan. This coaching solution caused a storm of indignation by fans. The scandal in the press and the near football circles broke out.
Mourinho also adamantly stated that it was a technical solution of the coach. The conflict between the mentor and the player gained momentum, and Casillas continued to sit on the spare shop.
After the arrival at the head of the coaching composition of the Ancelotti, the Captain did not immediately work immediately. Season 2013/2014 Iker played only a cup goalkeeper. But next season, the mentor entrusted the favorite player of Madrid already 90% of games in the main composition.
The best saves of the Iker fell on a career in Real in 2009-2014.
In July 2014, Casillas were offered to go to Arsenal. He commented on the contract definitely:
"Go to" Arsenal? " There is no better club in the world than Real. "About your departure in 2015 from Real, Goalkeear said:
"I understood that my time in Real was coming to an end. It was January-February 2015. The team was not a very good atmosphere. Then I thought I was doing. As a result, we came to the belief that I should leave. I think that then was the right moment. I thought about the rest of the "Real" after the victory in the Champions League in 2014. "Spanish national team
The first appearance of Casillas Iker in the national team took place at Euro-2000. He went out on the field, replaced by the injured Santiago Canish Championship at the World Championships in Japan and Korea. Goalkeeper successfully played a match against Paraguay. After winning the penalty from the Ireland team, the Spaniards came out to the next stage.At Euro 2004, the goalkeeper played in the main composition of 8 matches. In 2008, the Spanish team won the European Championship under the guidance of Casillas in the role of Captain. The victory team found and at the World Championships in 2010. FIFA called Iker the best goalkeeper of this event, he also received the Golden Glove.
On the field of the Spanish national team, Sergio Ramos and Havi came out with Casillas. Sergio - defender "Real", but with Havi Ikera, had to configure on the field. After all, his comrade is the star "Barcelona".
At the end of July 2016, Casillas posted on his page in Twitter Fragment of the film "Rambo: First Blood - 2", where Rambo rejects the proposal to stay in the army. He signed a video with the words:
"Gord feel the love of the people today and always."In this way, he stated the world about the completion of a career in the Spanish national team. At the European Championships in 2016, Iker did not defend a single match. In the gate he replaced David de Hea. Players and fans of his talent wrote the words of gratitude and love Gollyper. In Twitter gained the popularity of Hesteg "Thank you, Casillas".
However, there were also angry. So, the goalkeeper "Espanyola" Diego Lopez in the October interview said:
"I am not surprised that Casillas is not invited to the national team. The team has a high competition, and all players must compete with each other in the same conditions. ""Porto"
In July 2015, Real leadership officially announced the transition of a goalkeeper to the Portuguese club "Porto".
After coming to the Iker team in 26 matches, I missed 23 goals. "Porto" dropped out of the Champions League, failed to leave the group with Chelsea, Kiev "Dynamo" and "Maccabi".
And in the 1/16 finals of the Europa League, the team lost to Dortmund "Borussia". After that, the president of the club George Pintu da Kat stated the Casillas Contract:
"The signing has become a big mistake: he did not meet any expectations. Its salary we are not affordable, so it will become our best transfers if he moves to the United States. "March 15, 2017 Casillas after the end of the match with Juventus in the framework of the 1/8 Champions League said he liked to work in the Portuguese club and he would like to continue his career here.
In April, the footballer stated that he would consider himself worthy to speak for the national team. Iker is a leader in the number of matches in the Champions League as of March 14, 2017 (168). Earlier, the ex-defender of Milan, Paolo Maldini, possessed the title.
From 2017 to 2018, the goalkeeper played only three champions League matches. The season until 2019 was a bit more productive: Casillas took part in 10 games, protecting the Gate "Porto".
In July 2019, Iker tried to return to training after a heart attack, which told about Twitter. Later it became known that in "Porto" he will hold a leadership position, and a player from Argentina has found in his place.
In October 2019, Casillas awarded the title of the best goalkeeper of the Portugal Championship last season, and in November he returned to the sport and started training again. Iker's wife passed a chemotherapy course, the treatment was successful. In February, the athlete decided to run for the presidency of the Football Federation of Spain.
Iker Casillas Esha
April 2020 was marked for a rumored rumors about the complete completion of the career. Being on Quarantine, Iker changed her hairstyle - he saw his head and was now bald. On May 20, Casillas approached the 40th anniversary - he turned 39 years old. Already in July, it became known about his decision to become an adviser to the president in the Madrid "Real".On August 4, 2020, the Iker announced a final decision to complete the professional career of the football player. His words commented on Jose Mourinho, Captain "Barcelona" Lionel Messi and other well-known persons.
The Portuguese mentor spoke out of difficult relations with Casillas, but noted that now they managed to become friends. Messi called the goalkeeper with the standard of La League and admitted that he was hard to play against the Iker.
With a farewell speech, the longtime "competitor" of Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon spoke. The defender of the gate of Juventus rated the talent of the enemy and thanked him for the competition for their best players. Cristiano Ronaldo also said that he was proud of the great moments divided with Casillas.
Now Iker devoted his time to communicating with family and friends. In "Instagram" he regularly thanks fans for love and shows new photos.
Achievements
"RealMadrid"
- 2000/2001, 2002/2003, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2011/2012 - Champion of Spain
- 2010/2011, 2013/2014 - Winner of the Spanish Cup
- 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012 - Winner of the Super Cup of Spain
- 1999/2000, 2001/2002, 2013/2014 - Winner of the UEFA Champions League
- 2002, 2014 - Winner Super Cup of UEFA
- 2002 - the owner of the intercontinental cup
- 2014 - Winner of the World Club Championship
"Porto"
- 2017/18, 2019/2020 - Portugal Champion
- 2019/2020 - Portugal Cup winner
- 2018 - Winner of the Super Cup of Portugal
Spain national team (youth)
- 1999 - Winner of the World Youth Championship
- 1997 - European champion (up to 16 years)
- 1999 - Meridian Cup owner
Spanish national team
- 2010 - World Champion
- 2008, 2012 - European Champion
- 2009 - Bronze medalist of the Confederate Cup
- 2013 - Silver Cup of Confederate Cup