Former Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas has retired from soccer at the age of 39.
🗣️ Iker Casillas: "I was 16 years old. I left school, went home, changed my clothes, got in a taxi, and I met all the stars – everything you thought impossible when you were a kid."
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 4, 2020
⏪ @IkerCasillas looks back on his time at Real Madrid...@realmadriden | #UCL
Casillas made 725 appearances for Real during a 16-year career at the Bernabeu, winning three Champions League titles and five La Liga crowns.
He also helped Spain win the 2010 World Cup and two successive European Championships in 2008 and 2012.
Most appearances. Most clean sheets. Three-time winner 🏆 🏆 🏆@IkerCasillas loved playing in the UCL.
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 4, 2020
(via @ChampionsLeague) pic.twitter.com/HOrWsCTSLC
⭐️ E T E R N O ⭐️
— Selección Española de Fútbol (@SeFutbol) August 4, 2020
🏆 Campeón de Europa Sub-17
⭐️ Campeón del mundo Sub-20
🏆 Campeón de Europa (2008 y 2012)
⭐️ Campeón del mundo (2010)
Pero sobre todo, un compañero excepcional 👏🏻#Grac1as, @IkerCasillas 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/XP4vknTLrT
⌛ 25 years at @RealMadrid
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) August 4, 2020
📍 725 first-team matches
🏆 19 titles
✨ 1 legend
👉 @IkerCasillas#Grac1as | #RealMadrid pic.twitter.com/eo4mm2FvQo
Casillas joined Porto in 2015 but has not played since suffering a heart attack during training in April 2019.
Casillas won 167 international caps for Spain between 2000 and 2016. Only Sergio Ramos has made more appearances for the national side.
Where it all started for Iker Casillas!
— SMFutball (@SMFutball) August 4, 2020
The penalty save that won the 1997 #U16EURO for Spain 🇪🇸🏆#Grac1aspic.twitter.com/ayLB3tUAwe
[Source: BBC]
