A goalkeeper.

In football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defense between the opponent's offense and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal. The goalkeeper is the only player who is permitted to touch the ball with his hands or arms in open play. Each team is required to have a goalkeeper on the field at all times during a match. If a goalkeeper is forced to leave the field due to injury or being sent off, another player must occupy the post, even if the team has no substitute goalkeeper available and/or has used up its allotted substitutions. Image File history File links Soccer_goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Soccer_goalkeeper. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... All the positions. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Misconduct in football (soccer) is any conduct by a player which is deemed by the referee to warrant a disciplinary sanction (caution or dismissal) in accordance with Law 12 the Laws of the Game. ... A substitute is a player in football (soccer) who is brought on to the pitch during a match in exchange for an existing player. ...

Goalkeeper is often abbreviated GK in lineup cards, match reports, and TV captions. The terms keeper and goalie are also commonly used. This position is colloquially referred as 'custodian' or 'the man between the posts'.

When assigning numbers to players on the team, if a squad number system is not in use, the number 1 shirt is usually reserved for the goalkeeper. Notable exceptions include Ubaldo Fillol, who wore the numbers 5 and 7 at the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cups, and Vítor Baía, the Portuguese keeper who wore 99 in the latter part of his career. In team sports, the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the number worn on a players uniform. ... This article is about the number one. ... Ubaldo Matildo Fillol nicknamed El Pato (English: The Duck) is a an Argentine football coach and former goalkeeper. ... The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup, was held in Argentina between June 1 and June 25. ... Qualifying countries The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup, was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11. ... Vítor Manuel Martins Baía, pron. ...

History

Football, like many sports, has experienced many changes in tactics that have generated positions, as well as made positions disappear. Goalkeeper is the only position which is certain to have existed since the creation of the rules of the sport. Even in the early days of organized football, when systems were limited or non-existent and the main idea was for all field players to attack and defend, teams had a designated member to play as the goalkeeper.

The earliest account of football teams with player positions comes from Richard Mulcaster in 1581, however, he does not specify goalkeepers. The earliest specific reference to keeping goal comes from Cornish Hurling in 1602. According to Carew: "they pitch two bushes in the ground, some eight or ten foote asunder; and directly against them, ten or twelue score off, other twayne in like distance, which they terme their Goales. One of these is appoynted by lots, to the one side, and the other to his aduerse party. There is assigned for their gard, a couple of their best stopping Hurlers". ^[1] Other references to scoring goals begin in English literature in the early sixteenth century, for example in John Day's play The Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green (performed circa 1600; published 1659): "I'll play a gole at camp-ball" (an extremely violent variety of football, which was popular in East Anglia). Similarly in a poem in 1613, Michael Drayton refers to "when the Ball to throw, And drive it to the Gole, in squadrons forth they goe". It seems inevitable that wherever a game has evolved goals, some form of goalkeeping must also be developed. David Wedderburn refers to what has been translated from Latin as to "keep goal" in 1633 (however, contrary to media reports in 2006 he does not refer to the noun "goalkeeper". This is important as being a goalkeeper implies a fixed position throughout a match, whereas "keeping goal" suggests a temporary, fluid position accorded to whichever player or players find themselves nearest the goal. Wedderburn provides no evidence of such a fixed position on the field. It is not clear that what he meant by a goal was the same as modern usage; his word "metum" in the original Latin means the object to mark the end of a chariot race). Richard Mulcaster, one of the greatest British educational visionaries, is known best for his headmasterships and paedegogic writings. ... Events January 16 - English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism April 4 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. July 26 - The Northern Netherlands proclaim their independence from Spain in the Oath of Abjuration. ... Pub Sign at St. ... This page is about the year. ... There have been several well-known people called John Day: John Day (Old Testament scholar), D.D., Professor of Old Testament Studies in the University of Oxford, Fellow, Tutor in Theology, and Dean of Degrees, Lady Margaret Hall John Day (fl. ... Camping was a team ball game played in Medieval England and was a forerunner of football. ... Norfolk and Suffolk, the core area of East Anglia. ... Drayton, 1628 Michael Drayton (1563 – December 23, 1631) was an English poet who came to prominence in the Elizabethan era. ... David Wedderburn may refer to: David Wedderburn, Aberdeen Grammar School Master of Aberdeen Grammar School Sir David Wedderburn, 1st Baronet (1775–1858), Scottish Member of Parliament for Perth Burghs 1805–1818 Sir David Wedderburn, 3rd Baronet (1835–1882), Scottish Member of Parliament for South Ayrshire 1868–1874 and for Haddington...

Initially, goalkeepers would typically play between the goalposts and had limited mobility, except when trying to save opposition shots. Throughout the years, goalkeeping has evolved, due to the changes on systems of play, to be a more active role. The original Laws of the Game permitted goalkeepers to handle the ball anywhere in their half of the pitch. This was revised in 1912, restricting use of the hands by the goalkeeper to the penalty area and goal box. The Laws of the Game (also known as the Laws of Football) are the rules governing a game of association football (soccer). ... The penalty area (colloquiallly also known as the 18-yard box or penalty box), is an area of an association football (soccer) field. ...

In the mid twentieth century, goalkeepers like Amadeo Carrizo pioneered a playing style that involved more mobility. He also helped introduce new techniques and strategies that would become a standard for the position. Carrizo was the first goalkeeper to wear gloves, the first one to leave the penalty area to defend his goal and the first one to use goal kicks as a strategy to start counter attack plays.^{[citation needed]} Amadeo Raúl Carrizo (born June 12 1926 in Santa Fe, Argentina) is a former football (soccer) goalkeeper. ...

In 1992, the International Board made changes in the laws of the game that affected goalkeepers. Notably the back-pass rule, that prohibits goalkeepers from handling the ball with their hands when receiving a deliberate pass from a teammate that is not made with their head, shoulder, or chest. As a result, all goalkeepers were required to improve controlling the ball with their feet. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) (also known as or simply The International Board) is the body that determines the Laws of the Game of association football (soccer). ... Even inside the penalty area, a goalkeeper cannot use his hand to catch the ball if his teammates pass back the ball to him by feet. ...

General play and technique

The goalkeeper position is the most specialized of all positions on the field. Unlike other players, goalkeepers may touch the ball with any part of their body except when they aren't in the penalty area where they are not allowed to use their hands and arms. The penalty area (colloquiallly also known as the 18-yard box or penalty box), is an area of an association football (soccer) field. ...

Although goalkeepers have special privileges under the laws of the game, they are otherwise subject to the same rules as any other player. Goalkeepers are often the tallest member of the team and most stand over 6ft tall in western countries, with many well known keepers standing particularly tall at 6 ft 4 inches (193 cm). Famous examples include Peter Schmeichel, David Seaman and José Luis Chilavert who stand around this height. Other keepers are even taller. Petr Cech, Shaka Hislop, Edwin van der Sar and Andreas Isaksson stand around 6 ft 6 inches (198cm). Peter BolesÅ‚aw Schmeichel MBE (IPA: , born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the Worlds Best Goalkeeper in 1992 and 1993. ... David Andrew Seaman MBE (born 19 September 1963 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is a former English football goalkeeper who played for several clubs, most notably Arsenal and most recently with Manchester City. ... José Luis Félix Chilavert (born July 27, 1965 in Luque, Paraguay) is a former football goalkeeper. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Neil Shaka Hislop (born February 22, 1969 in Hackney, London) is a 6 ft 6 inch football goalkeeper who currently plays for West Ham United F.C. Hislop is the first choice keeper for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team. ... Edwin van der Sar (born 29 October 1970 in Voorhout) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. ... Andreas Isaksson was born on October 3, 1981 in Trelleborg and is a Swedish football player (goalkeeper) and national team player for Sweden. ...

Some goalkeepers, such as Pepe Reina, Artur Boruc, Nelson Dida, Sergio Goycochea are specialists at saving penalty kicks. José Manuel Reina Páez (born 31st August 1982 in Madrid), is commonly known as Pepe Reina (his preferred nickname), or José Reina. ... Artur Boruc (IPA pronunciation: ; born February 20, 1980 in Siedlce) is a Polish football player. ... Nélson de Jesus Silva (born October 7, 1973 in Irará, Bahia), best known as Dida, is a Brazilian goalkeeper. ... Sergio Javier Goycochea (born October 17, 1963 in Lima, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a famous retired Argentinian football goalkeeper. ...

Goalkeepers in playmaking and attack

Goalkeepers are not required to stay in the penalty area. They may get involved in play anywhere on the pitch, and it is common for them to act as an additional defender during certain passages of the game. Colombia's René Higuita, Mexico's Jorge Campos and Liverpool's Bruce Grobbelaar were notable for their foot skills and their constant play outside the penalty area. Some goalkeepers have even scored goals; a number of goalkeepers have scored by rushing up to the opposite end of the pitch in order to create an advantage in numbers. This rush – nicknamed a "goalie run" – is risky, and is normally only done late in the game, in order to score a last-minute goal if the goalkeeper's team is losing (and only then, in situations where goal difference is unimportant). The action very rarely succeeds, although players like Michelangelo Rampulla, Jens Lehmann, Peter Schmeichel, Oswaldo Sánchez, Mart Poom, Marco Amelia, Andrés Palop, Brad Friedel, Massimo Taibi, Jimmy Glass and Mark Crossley have been able to score in these situations. José René Higuita Zapata (born August 28, 1966 in Medellín) is a Colombian football goalkeeper, who played 69 international matches for the Colombian team, in which he scored three goals. ... Jorge Campos Navarrete (nicknamed El Brody or Chiqui-Campos) (born October 15, 1966) is a Mexican football coach and former goalkeeper, one of the most notable Mexican players of the 1990s. ... Bruce David Grobbelaar (born October 6, 1957 in Durban, South Africa) was a football goalkeeper for Zimbabwe and a number of clubs, most notably Liverpool F.C. during their dominant 1980s period. ... In sports such as ice hockey and soccer, goal difference (that is, goals scored less goals conceded) is often the first tie-breaker used to rank teams which finish a competition with an equal number of points. ... Michelangelo Rampulla (born 19 August 1962 in Patti), is a retired football goalkeeper. ... For other persons named Jens Lehmann, see Jens Lehmann (disambiguation). ... Peter BolesÅ‚aw Schmeichel MBE (IPA: , born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the Worlds Best Goalkeeper in 1992 and 1993. ... Oswaldo Javier Sánchez Ibarra (born September 21, 1973 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican international goalkeeper, currently playing for Santos Laguna in the Primera División de México as well as for the Mexican national team. ... Mart Poom (born February 3, 1972 in Tallinn; pronunciation: [mÉ‘rt poːm]) is an Estonian football goalkeeper. ... Marco Amelia, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI[1][2], (born April 2, 1982 in Frascati, Rome) is a World Cup-winning football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Italian Serie A club A.S. Livorno Calcio and the Italian national team. ... Andrés Palop Cervera (born October 22, 1973, in LAlcúdia (Valencia), Spain) is a Spanish football goalkeeper. ... Bradley (Brad) Howard Friedel (born May 18, 1971 in Lakewood, Ohio) is an American international football (soccer) goalkeeper who plays for Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League. ... Massimo Taibi (born February 18, 1970 in Palermo, Italy) is an Italian football goalkeeper, who has played in several clubs, mostly in Italys Serie A, B, and C1. ... James Jimmy Glass (born 1973 in London) is a former football goalkeeper, who is chiefly remembered for scoring the goal which kept Carlisle United in the Football League in 1999. ... Mark Crossley (born June 16, 1969) is a veteran Welsh football goalkeeper currently playing for Sheffield Wednesday on loan from Fulham. ...

In some even rarer situations, goalkeepers have even scored goals unintentionally, when a ball punted downfield has caught the opposing goalkeeper out of position. Paul Robinson and Pat Jennings have both scored under such circumstances, co-incidentally both doing so for Spurs. Vitoria de Guimaraes' Palatsi also scored in that situation against Moreirense on a game for the Portuguese Liga. Serbian goalkeeper Dragan Pantelić and, more recently, Colombian "Neco" Martínez have also scored goals the same way. Paul William Robinson (born October 15, 1979 in Beverley, England) is an English footballer. ... The Pat Jennings mural on the Northern Ireland wall of heroes outside Windsor Park Patrick Anthony Jennings OBE (born June 12, 1945 in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland) is a former football player. ... Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club which plays in the Premier League. ... Not to be confused with Republika Srpska. ... Dragan Pantelić (born 9 December 1951. ... Luís Enrique Neco Martínez Rodríguez, (born 11 July 1982 in Necoclí) is a Colombian football (soccer) goalkeeper. ...

Other goalkeepers have become notable at taking set pieces; for example, José Luis Chilavert, who is the only goalkeeper to score a hat trick (3 goals in a game), doing so through penalty kicks. He also was a free kick-expert. Rogério Ceni has scored the most amount goals for a goalkeeper, having scored 72 times (as of June 3, 2007) through free kicks and penalty kicks.^[2] José Luis Félix Chilavert (born July 27, 1965 in Luque, Paraguay) is a former football goalkeeper. ... A hat-trick in sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts. ... Bonaventure Kalou of the Ivory Coast takes a penalty against Dragoslav Jevrić of S&M during the 2006 World Cup. ... Rogério Mücke Ceni (born January 22, 1973 in Pato Branco, Paraná, Brazil) is a Brazilian goalkeeper. ... is the 154th day of the year (155th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... A direct free kick A direct free kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football (soccer) following a foul. ... Bonaventure Kalou of the Ivory Coast takes a penalty against Dragoslav Jevrić of S&M during the 2006 World Cup. ...

Equipment and attire

Goalkeepers must wear clothing that distinguishes them clearly from other players and match officials, as this is all that the FIFA Laws of the Game require. Some goalkeepers have received recognition for their match attire, like Lev Yashin who was nicknamed the "Black Panther" for his distinctive all-black outfit, or Jorge Campos, who was popular for his colorful attire. Goalkeepers kits are often a bright green or yellow. The Laws of the Game (also known as the Laws of Football) are the rules governing a game of association football (soccer). ... Lev Ivanovich Yashin (Russian: ) (October 22, 1929 – March 20, 1990) was a Russian Soviet football goalkeeper, known for his supreme athleticism in goal, imposing stature (he was 6 3, 189 cm) and amazing reflex saves. ... Jorge Campos Navarrete (nicknamed El Brody or Chiqui-Campos) (born October 15, 1966) is a Mexican football coach and former goalkeeper, one of the most notable Mexican players of the 1990s. ...

Most goalkeepers also wear goalkeeper gloves to improve their grip on the ball, and to protect themselves from injury. There are now gloves that have features designed to prevent injuries such as sprained fingers. Gloves are not mandatory, however due to the increased grip they give it is very rare for a goalkeeper to play without them in professional matches. They may be removed for penalty shoot-outs though. A goalkeeper glove. ... Kicks from the penalty mark (commonly referred to as a penalty shootout) are sometimes used to decide the winner of a tied match of association football (soccer). ...

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Records

The most expensive goalkeeper of all time is currently Gianluigi Buffon (following his €52.29 million transfer to Juventus from Parma), followed by Angelo Peruzzi (€17.9 million from Inter Milan to Lazio). The British record is held by Scottish goalkeeper Craig Gordon, who signed for Sunderland A.F.C. from Scottish club Heart of Midlothian for £9m on August 7, 2007. The quickest goal scored by a goalkeeper is Nottingham Forest's Paul Smith after 23 seconds, on September 18, 2007, when Leicester City showed great sportsmanship to give Forest a 'free goal' in the Carling Cup second round after the original tie was abandoned when City's Clive Clarke collapsed at half time when Forest were 1-0 up. Forest lost the eventual game 3-2. This article is about the Italian goalkeeper. ... Juventus Football Club (Latin for Youth, pronounced yoo-VEHN-toos) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... Parma Football Club (formerly Parma Associazione Calcio) is an Italian football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, nicknamed Ducali (The Duchy Men), Crociati (Crusaders) and Gialloblu (Yellow-Blues). ... Angelo Peruzzi, Cavaliere OMRI[1] (born February 16, 1970 in Viterbo) is an Italian football goalkeeper, who currently plays for S.S. Lazio in the Italian Serie A, and was a member of the squad that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup. ... Football Club Internazionale Milano (commonly, but incorrectly, known as Inter Milan) is an Italian football club, playing in the Serie A (first division). ... S.S. Lazio (Italian: Società Sportiva Lazio) is a sports club based in Rome, Italy and is the biggest sports association in Europe with 37 disciplines ranging from cricket to basketball to parachute jumping[1]. Its mens football team however is by far its most important and prestigious. ... Craig Sinclair Gordon (born 31 December 1982 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer, currently a goalkeeper for both Sunderland and the Scotland national team. ... Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional football club, based at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in North-East England. ... Heart of Midlothian can refer to: Heart of Midlothian F.C., an Edinburgh association football club; A mosaic heart in the pavement of Edinburghs Royal Mile. ... is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... History Nottingham Forest F.C. are an English football club, based at the City Ground, which is just outside the official boundary of Nottingham on the south side of the River Trent. ... Paul Smith (born December 17, 1979) is a professional footballer and has recently (July 2006) signed for Nottingham Forest F.C.. Smith started his career at Carshalton Athletic but moved to Brentford F.C. in 2000. ... is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Leicester City F.C., nicknamed the Foxes, are an English football team, playing in the Football League Championship. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... For the English footballer, born in 1940, see Clive Clark (footballer). ...

Notable goalkeepers

Present day notable goalkeepers include Edwin van der Sar, Petr Čech , Jose Manuel Reina, Iker Casillas, Gianluigi Buffon, Santiago Canizares and Victor Valdes. Edwin van der Sar (born 29 October 1970 in Voorhout) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. ... Petr ÄŒech ( ) (born 20 May 1982 in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech international footballer who is currently a goalkeeper for Chelsea F.C. He is considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world. ... José Manuel Reina Páez (born 31 August 1982 in Madrid, Spain), commonly known as Pepe Reina (his preferred nickname), or José Reina is a professional goalkeeper, son of famed Atlético Madrid goalkeeper Miguel Reina Santos, and currently plays club football for Liverpool. ... Iker Casillas Fernández (born May 20, 1981 in Móstoles, Madrid) is a Spanish football goalkeeper. ... This article is about the Italian goalkeeper. ... José Santiago Cañizares Ruiz (born December 18, 1969 in Puertollano, Ciudad Real) is a Spanish football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Valencia of the Spanish Liga. ... Image © http://soccer-europe. ...

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IFFHS' Century elections

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Lev Yashin

Ubaldo Fillol

1. Lev Yashin
2. Gordon Banks
3. Peter Schmeichel
4. Dino Zoff
5. Sepp Maier
6. Ricardo Zamora
7. José Luis Chilavert
8. Peter Shilton
9. František Plánička
10. Amadeo Carrizo
11. Gilmar dos Santos Neves
12. Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
13. Pat Jennings
14. Ubaldo Fillol
15. Antonio Carbajal
16. Jean-Marie Pfaff
17. Rinat Dasaev
18. Gyula Grosics
19. Ray Clemence
20. Walter Zenga

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IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year

The following is a list of goalkeepers selected by the IFFHS every year since 1987 as "The World's best Goalkeeper."^[4]

Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Jean-Marie Pfaff (born in Lebbeke, December 4, 1953) is a Belgian former football goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Rinat Fayzrakhmanovich Dasaev (Russian: ) (born June 13, 1957 in Astrakhan, Soviet Union) is a Russian former football goalkeeper of Tatar ethnicity, who played in three World Cups with the Soviet national football team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Walter Zenga (born April 28, 1960 in Milan) is an Italian football (soccer) manager and former player, a long-time goalkeeper for the Italian national team and Inter Milan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Walter Zenga (born April 28, 1960 in Milan) is an Italian football (soccer) manager and former player, a long-time goalkeeper for the Italian national team and Inter Milan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Walter Zenga (born April 28, 1960 in Milan) is an Italian football (soccer) manager and former player, a long-time goalkeeper for the Italian national team and Inter Milan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (IPA: , born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the Worlds Best Goalkeeper in 1992 and 1993. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (IPA: , born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the Worlds Best Goalkeeper in 1992 and 1993. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Michel Preudhomme (born January 24, 1959 in Ougree) is an Belgian football (soccer) player, the winner of the Yashin Award as the best goalkeeper at the 1994 World Cup. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... José Luis Félix Chilavert (born July 27, 1965 in Luque, Paraguay) is a former football goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Andreas Köpke (born March 12, 1962 in Kiel) is a former German football goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... José Luis Félix Chilavert (born July 27, 1965 in Luque, Paraguay) is a former football goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... José Luis Félix Chilavert (born July 27, 1965 in Luque, Paraguay) is a former football goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Oliver Rolf Kahn (born 15 June 1969 in Karlsruhe) is a German football goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Fabien Alain Barthez (born 28 June 1971 in Lavelanet) is a French football player who plays the position of goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Oliver Rolf Kahn (born 15 June 1969 in Karlsruhe) is a German football goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Oliver Rolf Kahn (born 15 June 1969 in Karlsruhe) is a German football goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... This article is about the Italian goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... This article is about the Italian goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Oswaldo Javier Sánchez Ibarra (born September 21, 1973 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican international goalkeeper, currently playing for Santos Laguna in the Primera División de México as well as for the Mexican national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... This article is about the Italian goalkeeper. ...

References

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External links

• Goalkeeping tips with clips at jbgoalkeeping.com
• Polski portal bramkarski / Polish goalkeeper community
• Positions guide: Goalkeeper at BBC
• [1] The Glove Bag
• Goalkeeper fitness and training tips at keeper-skool.com