Curated category
Men's association football goalkeepers
- Thibaut CourtoisOn the 17th of April 2009, a sixteen-year-old boy named Thibaut Courtois stepped onto the pitch at the Guldensporenstadion.
- Manuel NeuerManuel Neuer made his Bundesliga debut with Schalke 04 on matchday two of the 2006, 07 season. He came on as a substitute for the injured Frank Rost during a…
- Sepp MaierJosef Dieter Maier entered the world on the 28th of February 1944 in the small Bavarian town of Metten. He began his journey with Bayern Munich's youth sides…
- Emiliano MartínezDamián Emiliano Martínez Romero was born on the 2nd of September 1992 in Mar del Plata. He began his career within the youth ranks of Independiente before…
- Michel Preud'hommeMichel Georges Jean Ghislain Preud'homme joined Standard Liège's youth system at 10 years old in 1969. He made his senior debut in August 1977 after early…
- Niels BohrOn the 7th of October 1885, Niels Henrik David Bohr was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He grew up as the second of three children to Christian Bohr and Ellen…
- Lev YashinLev Yashin was born on the 22nd of October 1929 in Moscow. He grew up in a Russian family of industrial workers during a time when World War II forced him to…
- Oliver KahnOliver Kahn joined the Karlsruher SC Junior team in 1975 at the age of six. His father Rolf had played for that same club from 1962 to 1965 before Oliver…
- Gianluigi BuffonGianluigi Buffon entered the world on the 28th of January 1978 in Carrara, a city in Tuscany known for its marble quarries.
- Iker CasillasIker Casillas Fernández was born on the 20th of May 1981 in Móstoles, a town in the province of Madrid. His father José Luis worked as a civil servant for…
- Antonio CarbajalAntonio Félix Carbajal Rodríguez entered the world on the 7th of June 1929 in Mexico City. He grew up in a city where football was already a religion for…
- Fabien BarthezFabien Alain Barthez entered the world on the 28th of June 1971 in the small town of Lavelanet, located within the Ariège department of France.