Iker Casillas

To me Casillas is simply San Iker, one of the greatest goalkeepers who ever lived. He anchored both Spain and Real Madrid through their golden era with reflexes that felt supernatural rather than merely athletic. At 185 cm he wasn't a towering keeper, which makes his reaction-based shot-stopping all the more remarkable, pure instinct over physical dominance. The 2008 IFFHS best-keeper honor and Golden Foot only confirm what fans already felt. What moves me is the arc: a boy from Móstoles becoming the last line of the most feared national side in football. For any admirer of the position, his name is non-negotiable.

Name (English)

Iker Casillas

Name (Japanese)

イケル・カシージャス

Reading

いける・かしーじゃす

Born

May 20, 1981 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rooster

Origin

Móstoles, Community of Madrid, Spain

Height

185 cm

Occupation

association football player

Awards & achievements

• 2000 Bravo Award
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Sports Merit
• 2008 IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper
• Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit
• 2017 Golden Foot

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ikercasillas/
• Xhttps://x.com/CasillasWorld
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iker%20Casillas
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11584

Tags

• Community of Madrid
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.