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 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 |
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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
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