Iker Casillas was born on 20 May 1981 in Móstoles. A Spanish goalkeeper, Casillas spent most of his career at Real Madrid, where he came through the youth system and made his first-team debut as a teenager. He won three Champions League titles and five league titles, and was the captain of the Spain team that won the 2008 and 2012 European Championships and the 2010 World Cup. Known for his reflexes, he was named the best goalkeeper in the world several times by the IFFHS. After leaving Real Madrid in 2015 he played for Porto, where he suffered a heart attack in 2019, and he retired the following year.
Before and after
- 12 April 1981Launch of STS-1
- 12 April 1981First flight of Columbia
- 28 April 1981Birth of Jessica Alba
- 11 May 1981Death of Bob Marley
- 20 May 1981Birth of Iker Casillas
- 24 May 1981Discovery of Larissa
- 2 June 1981Establishment of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
- 5 June 1981The first cases of AIDS are reported
- 7 June 1981Operation Opera
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