Iker Casillas Fernández Profile

Acting as the last line of defence at Real Madrid has generally been a hectic position to fill over the last few years, yet Casillas has still managed to retain his status as one of the world's finest keepers.

A regular captain of this Spanish side, he is one of the most respected figures in the Spanish game after emerging through the Real Madrid ranks to make his breakthrough in the first team during the 1998/99 campaign as a teenage protégé. A quality shot stopper, he can be unorthodox at times, but always seems to get the job done.

What they say: 'The press in Spain are too harsh and aggressive with the national team, especially when it comes to our coach. When we lost to Northern Ireland in the Euro 2008 qualifiers, they wanted massive changes. In the end, we did not to worry so much.' Casillas make a plea for patience from the media.

2008 European Championship Game Log
Date	Team	Opponent	Competition	Result	Appearance	SV	A	FC	FS	YC	RC
Tue, Jun 10	Spain	Russia	European Championship	W 4 - 1	Started	6	0	0	1	0	0
Sat, Jun 14	Spain	Sweden	European Championship	W 1 - 2	Started	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wed, Jun 18	Spain	Greece	European Championship	W 1 - 2	Unused Sub
Sun, Jun 22	Spain	Italy	European Championship	W 0 - 0	Started	6	0	0	0	0	0
Thu, Jun 26	Spain	Russia	European Championship	W 0 - 3	Started	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Jun 29	Spain	Germany	European Championship	W 0 - 1	Started	4	0	0	0	1	0
2008 European Championship Totals				Starts: 5  •  Sub: 0		21	0	0	1	1	0

2008 European Championship Qualifying Game Log
Date	Team	Opponent	Competition	Result	Appearance	SV	A	FC	FS	YC	RC
Sat, Sep 2	Spain	Liechtenstein	European Championship Qualifying	W 4 - 0	Started	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wed, Sep 6	Spain	Northern Ireland	European Championship Qualifying	L 3 - 2	Started	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sat, Oct 7	Spain	Sweden	European Championship Qualifying	L 2 - 0	Started	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sat, Mar 24	Spain	Denmark	European Championship Qualifying	W 2 - 1	Started	3	0	0	0	0	0
Wed, Mar 28	Spain	Iceland	European Championship Qualifying	W 1 - 0	Started	3	0	0	0	0	0
Sat, Jun 2	Spain	Latvia	European Championship Qualifying	W 0 - 2	Started	2	0	0	0	0	0
Wed, Jun 6	Spain	Liechtenstein	European Championship Qualifying	W 0 - 2	Unused Sub
Sat, Sep 8	Spain	Iceland	European Championship Qualifying	D 1 - 1	Started	3	0	0	0	0	0
Wed, Sep 12	Spain	Latvia	European Championship Qualifying	W 2 - 0	Started	3	0	0	0	0	0
Sat, Oct 13	Spain	Denmark	European Championship Qualifying	W 1 - 3	Started	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sat, Nov 17	Spain	Sweden	European Championship Qualifying	W 3 - 0	Started	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wed, Nov 21	Spain	Northern Ireland	European Championship Qualifying	W 1 - 0	Unused Sub
2008 European Championship Qualifying Totals				Starts: 10  •  Sub: 0		16	0	0	0	0	0

2004 European Championship Game Log
Date	Team	Opponent	Competition	Result	Appearance	SV	A	FC	FS	YC	RC
Sat, Jun 12	Spain	Russia	European Championship	W 1 - 0	Started	5	0	0	0	0	0
Wed, Jun 16	Spain	Greece	European Championship	D 1 - 1	Started	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Jun 20	Spain	Portugal	European Championship	L 0 - 1	Started	8	0	0	0	0	0
2004 European Championship Totals				Starts: 3  •  Sub: 0		14	0	0	0	0	0

Glossary

G: Goals, A: Assists, SH: Shots, SG: Shots on goal, FC: Fouls Commited, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards, SV: Saves, OF: Offsides