Iker Casillas 10 Personal Facts, Bio, Wiki
Spanish footballer Born: May 20, 1981 (age 41 years), Móstoles, Spain Spouse: Sara Carbonero (m. 2016–2021) Height: 1.82 m Career end: August 4, 2020 Number: 1 (Real Madrid CF / Goalkeeper), 1 (FC Porto / Goalkeeper) Children: Lucas Casillas Carbonero, Martín Casillas Carbonero Full name: Iker Casillas Fernández BORN May 20, 1981 HEIGHT 1.85m NATIONALITY Spanish ROLE Goalkeeper
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Between 2004 and 2008, Casillas dated beauty pageant winner Eva González. Casillas was in a relationship with sports journalist Sara Carbonero from 2009 to 2021. Their son Martín was born on 3 January 2014 in Madrid. In November 2015, the couple announced they were expecting their second child. On 20 March 2016, the couple married. On 2 June 2016, Sara gave birth to the couple’s second child, Lucas. On 12 March 2021, Casillas and Carbonero announced their decision to separate after five years of marriage. On 1 May 2019, during Porto’s morning training session, Casillas was rushed to hospital after suffering a heart attack at the club’s training ground, where his situation was stabilized. Later that evening, Casillas, whose situation had improved, published a statement on Twitter himself with a picture where he gave thumbs up and thanked for the support he had received. Later that month, it was announced that his wife was suffering from cancer. A street in Móstoles has been renamed Avenida de Iker Casillas in his honour. On 17 February 2020, Casillas confirmed his intention to stand as a candidate in the RFEF presidential elections. In October 2022, a tweet from Casillas’ account was issued, stating “I hope you respect me: I’m gay,” to which Carles Puyol responded, “It’s time to tell our story.” The original tweet was deleted after one hour, with Casillas claiming that his account had been hacked. A new tweet offered apologies to his followers, adding “more apologies to the LGBT community.” Openly gay Australian footballer Josh Cavallo criticised both Casillas and Puyol for “apparently joking about coming out”. Spanish media considered the statement from Casillas’s account to be a response to tabloid rumours about his dating life since his separation from his wife. Iker Casillas Fernández is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Popularly dubbed “San Iker” (“Saint Iker”) for his ability to produce spectacular saves, Casillas is widely considered to be one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time. He is known for his athleticism, quick reactions and outstanding shot-stopping ability. Having spent the majority of his career at Real Madrid, Casillas is one of the few players to achieve over 1000 professional career matches, and holds the record for the most clean sheets in the UEFA Champions League, as well as for the Spain national team. Casillas was one of the most sought after players in football after his tremendous performance in various tournaments such as UEFA Super Cup, Spanish Super Cup, UEFA Intercontinental Cup and the UEFA Champions League in 2000-2001. His skills made him so valuable that Real Madrid did not let him go to other clubs, not even on a loan. Iker’s native city now has an avenue named after him that was introduced at the beginning of 2012.
