In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered In the Sport of Association football, each of the eleven players on a team is assigned to a particular position on the field of play The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal. Goal refers to a method of scoring in many sports It can also refer to the physical structure or area of the playing surface in which a score is made The goalkeeper is the only player who is permitted to touch the ball with his hands or arms in open play. Each team is required to have a goalkeeper on the field at all times during a match. If a goalkeeper is forced to leave the field due to injury or being sent off, another player must occupy the post, even if the team has no substitute goalkeeper available and/or has used up its allotted substitutions. Misconduct in association football is any conduct by a player which is deemed by the referee to warrant a disciplinary sanction (caution or dismissal in accordance A substitute is a player in Association football who is brought on to the pitch during a match in exchange for an existing player

Goalkeeper is often abbreviated GK in lineup cards, match reports, and TV captions. The terms keeper and goalie are also commonly used. This position is colloquially referred as 'custodian' or 'the man between the posts'.

When assigning numbers to players on the team, if a squad number system is not in use, the number 1 shirt is usually reserved for the goalkeeper. In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number Mathematics For any number x: x ·1 = 1· x = x (1 is the multiplicative identity Notable exceptions include Argentinian Ubaldo Fillol, who wore the numbers 5 and 7 at the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cups, and Vítor Baía, the Portuguese keeper who wore 99 in the latter part of his career. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Ubaldo Matildo Fillol (born July 21, 1950 in San Miguel del Monte, Buenos Aires) nicknamed El Pato ("The Duck" is The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 and June 25. The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11. Vítor Manuel Martins Baía born on 15 October1969 in São Pedro da Afurada, Portugal, is a former Portuguese international professional footballer Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.

Contents 1 History 2 General play and technique 2.1 Goalkeepers in playmaking and attack 3 Equipment and attire 4 Records 5 Notable goalkeepers 5.1 IFFHS' Century elections 5.2 IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 6 References 7 External links

History

Football, like many sports, has experienced many changes in tactics that have generated positions, as well as made positions disappear. Goalkeeper is the only position which is certain to have existed since the creation of the rules of the sport. Even in the early days of organised football, when systems were limited or non-existent and the main idea was for all field players to attack and defend, teams had a designated member to play as the goalkeeper.

The earliest account of football teams with player positions comes from Richard Mulcaster in 1581; however, he does not specify goalkeepers. Richard Mulcaster (c 1531 Cumberland &ndash 15 April 1611, Essex) is known best for his headmasterships and pedagogic writings The earliest specific reference to keeping goal comes from Cornish Hurling in 1602. Hurling or Hurling the Silver Ball (Hyrlîan is an outdoor team Sport of Celtic origin According to Carew: "they pitch two bushes in the ground, some eight or ten foot asunder; and directly against them, ten or twelve score off, other twayne in like distance, which they term their Goals. One of these is appointed by lots, to the one side, and the other to his adverse party. There is assigned for their guard, a couple of their best stopping Hurlers". ^[1] Other references to scoring goals begin in English literature in the early 16th century, for example in John Day's play The Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green (performed circa 1600; published 1659): "I'll play a gole at camp-ball" (an extremely violent variety of football, which was popular in East Anglia). John Day (1574 &ndash 1640? was an English Dramatist of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods Bethnal Green is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in the East End of London. Camping, also known as campyon, campan, or campball was a Medieval football game played in England. East Anglia is often used as a shorthand for the Kingdom of the East Angles. Similarly in a poem in 1613, Michael Drayton refers to "when the Ball to throw, And drive it to the Gole, in squadrons forth they goe". Michael Drayton (1563 &ndash December 23, 1631) was an English Poet who came to prominence in the Elizabethan era. It seems inevitable that wherever a game has evolved goals, some form of goalkeeping must also be developed. David Wedderburn refers to what has been translated from Latin as to "keep goal" in 1633 (however, contrary to media reports in 2006 he does not refer to the noun "goalkeeper". David Wedderburn (died Aberdeen, 23 October 1646) was a Writer, and Schoolmaster at Aberdeen Grammar School. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. This is important as being a goalkeeper implies a fixed position throughout a match, whereas "keeping goal" suggests a temporary, fluid position accorded to whichever player or players find themselves nearest the goal. Wedderburn provides no evidence of such a fixed position on the field. It is not clear that what he meant by a goal was the same as modern usage; his word "metum" in the original Latin means the object to mark the end of a chariot race). Chariot racing (ἁρματοδρομία/armatodromia was one of the most popular ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine Sports Chariot

Initially, goalkeepers typically played between the goalposts and had limited mobility, except when trying to save opposition shots. Throughout the years, goalkeeping has evolved, due to the changes on systems of play, to be a more active role. The original Laws of the Game permitted goalkeepers to handle the ball anywhere in their half of the pitch. The Laws of the Game are the rules governing a game of Association football. This was revised in 1912, restricting use of the hands by the goalkeeper to the penalty area and goal box. The penalty area (colloquiallly also known as the 18-yard box, penalty box or simply the box) is an area of an Association football pitch

In the mid-20th century, goalkeepers like Amadeo Carrizo pioneered a playing style that involved more mobility. Amadeo Raúl Carrizo Larretape is a former football Goalkeeper, born on June 12 1926 in Rufino in the Santa Fe Province He also helped introduce new techniques and strategies that would become a standard for the position. Carrizo was the first goalkeeper to wear gloves, the first one to leave the penalty area to defend his goal and the first one to use goal kicks as a strategy to start counter attack plays.

In 1992, the International Board made changes in the laws of the game that affected goalkeepers – notably the back-pass rule, which prohibits goalkeepers from handling the ball with their hands when receiving a deliberate pass from a teammate that is made with their feet (the pass can be made with all the others parts of the body except hands). The International Football Association Board ( IFAB) is the body that determines the Laws of the Game of association football. The back-pass rule refers to two clauses within Law 12 of the Laws of the Game of Association football. As a result, all goalkeepers were required to improve controlling the ball with their feet.

General play and technique

The goalkeeper position is the most specialised of all positions on the field. Unlike other players, goalkeepers may touch the ball with any part of their body while in their own penalty area. The penalty area (colloquiallly also known as the 18-yard box, penalty box or simply the box) is an area of an Association football pitch Outside of their penalty area, goalkeepers have the same restrictions as other field players. Since goalkeepers can see every player on the field most of the time, they often organise the defense of the team during defensive corners, and defensive free kicks, as well as when the opposing team is attacking.

Although goalkeepers have special privileges under the laws of the game, they are otherwise subject to the same rules as any other player. The goalkeeper is often the tallest member of the team, and most stand over 183cm (6ft) tall in western countries, with many well-known keepers standing particularly tall at 193 cm (6 ft 4 inches). Famous examples include Peter Schmeichel, David Seaman and José Luis Chilavert, who stand around this height. Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional footballer David Andrew Seaman MBE (born 19 September 1963 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire) is a former English football José Luis Félix Chilavert González (born July 27, 1965 in Luque, Departamento Central) is a Paraguayan former football Other keepers are even taller. Petr Cech, Shaka Hislop, Edwin van der Sar and Andreas Isaksson stand around 198cm (6 ft 6 inches). Petr Čech ( (born 20 May 1982 in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic is a Czech international football Neil Shaka Hislop CM (born 22 February 1969) is a former professional football goalkeeper. Edwin van der Sar (born 29 October 1970 in Voorhout) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson ( an'dreːas 'ɪːsakˌsɔn born October 3 1981 in Trelleborg) is a Swedish football Goalkeeper who currently plays for

Some goalkeepers, such as Pepe Reina, Artur Boruc, Jens Lehmann, Hans van Breukelen, Nelson Dida, Sergio Goycochea, Ricardo, Francesco Toldo and Mickael Landreau, are specialists at saving penalty kicks. José Manuel Reina Páez (born 31 August 1982 in Madrid) commonly known as Pepe Reina (his preferred nickname or José Reina, is Artur Boruc ( pron ˈartur ˈbɔruts born February 20, 1980 in Siedlce) is a Polish football player Jens Lehmann (German jɛns ˈleːman born November 10, 1969 in Essen) is a German football goalkeeper who currently Johannes Franciscus ("Hans" van Breukelen (born October 4, 1956 in Utrecht) is a former footballer from the Netherlands Nélson de Jesus Silva (born October 7 1973 in Irará Bahia) best known as Dida, is a Brazilian goalkeeper. Sergio Javier Goycochea haˈ&betajeɾ gojkoˈʧea (born October 17, 1963 in Lima Buenos Aires) is a famous Argentine former football Ricardo Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira', simply Ricardo ( pron Francesco Toldo (born December 2, 1971 in Padua) is an Italian football Goalkeeper, who currently plays for Inter Mickaël Landreau (born May 14 1979 in Machecoul) is a French professional Football (soccer player in the position of Goalkeeper, who

Goalkeepers in playmaking and attack

Goalkeepers are not required to stay in the penalty area. They may get involved in play anywhere on the pitch, and it is common for them to act as an additional defender during certain passages of the game. Colombia's René Higuita, Mexico's Jorge Campos and Liverpool's Bruce Grobbelaar were notable for their foot skills and their constant play outside the penalty area. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. José René Higuita Zapata (born August 27, 1966 in Medellín) is a Colombian football goalkeeper who plays for the The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Jorge Campos Navarrete (nicknamed El Brody or Chiqui-Campos) (born October 15 1966 is a Mexican football coach and Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Bruce David Grobbelaar (born October 6, 1957 in Durban, South Africa) is a former Rhodesian British football Some goalkeepers have even scored goals; a number of goalkeepers have scored by rushing up to the opposite end of the pitch in order to create an advantage in numbers. This rush – nicknamed a "goalie run" – is risky, and is normally only done late in the game, in order to score a last-minute goal if the goalkeeper's team is losing (and only then, in situations where goal difference is unimportant). In Sports such as Ice hockey and football (soccer, goal difference (that is goals scored minus goals conceded is often the first Tiebreaker The action very rarely succeeds, although players like Michelangelo Rampulla, Peter Schmeichel, Oswaldo Sánchez, Mart Poom, Marco Amelia, Andrés Palop, Brad Friedel, Massimo Taibi, Jimmy Glass, Paul Robinson and Mark Crossley have been able to score in these situations at the top level. Michelangelo Rampulla (born August 10, 1962 in Patti) is an Italian former football goalkeeper. Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional footballer Oswaldo Javier Sánchez Ibarra (born September 21 1973 in Guadalajara Jalisco) is a Mexican international goalkeeper currently playing for Santos Laguna Mart Poom (born February 3, 1972 in Tallinn; ˌmɑrt ˈpoʊm in English is an Estonian football goalkeeper Marco Amelia, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born April 2 1982 in Frascati, Rome) is a World Cup -winning football Goalkeeper Andrés Palop Cervera (born October 22, 1973, in L'Alcúdia, Valencia) is a Spanish goalkeeper who was the third-choice Bradley Howard "Brad" Friedel (born May 18, 1971 in Lakewood, Ohio) is an American international Association football Massimo Taibi (born 18 February 1970 in Palermo, Italy) is an Italian football Goalkeeper, who has played in several clubs, mostly James "Jimmy" Glass (born August 1, 1973 in London) is a former football Goalkeeper, who is chiefly remembered for scoring Paul William Robinson (born 15 October, 1979 in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire) is an English football goalkeeper Mark Geoffrey Crossley (born June 16, 1969 in Barnsley, England) is an English -born Welsh football goalkeeper Palop's case might be the most notable, because the goal he scored sent the match to an extra time where his team, Sevilla, won, and thanks to this, went on to win the UEFA Cup 2006-07. Seville ( Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic cultural and financial capital of southern Spain.

In some even rarer situations, goalkeepers have even scored goals unintentionally, when a ball punted downfield has caught the opposing goalkeeper out of position. Paul Robinson and Pat Jennings have both scored under such circumstances, coincidentally both doing so for Spurs. Patrick Anthony Jennings OBE (born June 12 1945 in Newry, County Down) is a Northern Irish former football player Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. In the final of the 2003 CAF African Champions League, El Ahly goalkeeper Essam El Hadary scored a goal by driving a free kick from near his penalty box into the top bar of opponents Kaiser Chiefs goal; the ball then hit the back of the Kaiser Chiefs goalie then into the net. Kaiser Chiefs are an English Indie rock band who formed in 1997 Vitoria de Guimaraes' Palatsi also scored in that situation against Moreirense on a game for the Portuguese Liga. Vitória Sport Clube is a Portuguese Sports club based in the cityof Guimarães, located 40 km northeast of Porto in Portugal Moreirense Futebol Clube, founded in 1938, is a portuguese football club that plays in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães municipality The Portuguese Liga ( pron 'liɣɐ currently named Liga Sagres after its main sponsor, is the league competition for Portuguese Serbian goalkeeper Dragan Pantelić and, more recently, Colombian "Neco" Martínez have also scored goals the same way. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Dragan Pantelić (born 9 December 1951 in Lešnica, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) was a Serbian football Goalkeeper Luís Enrique " Neco " Martínez Rodríguez, (born 11 July, 1982 in Necoclí) is a Colombian Football (soccer

Equipment and attire

Goalkeepers must wear clothing that distinguishes them clearly from other players and match officials, as this is all that the FIFA Laws of the Game require. A kit (also known as a "strip" or "uniform" is the standard equipment and attire worn by players in Association football. The Laws of the Game are the rules governing a game of Association football. Some goalkeepers have received recognition for their match attire, like Lev Yashin who was nicknamed the "Black Panther" for his distinctive all-black outfit, or Jorge Campos, who was popular for his colourful attire. Lev Ivanovich Yashin (Лев Ива́нович Я́шин (22 October 1929 – 20 March 1990 was a Russian Soviet football goalkeeper, considered by many to be Jorge Campos Navarrete (nicknamed El Brody or Chiqui-Campos) (born October 15 1966 is a Mexican football coach and Goalkeepers kits are often a bright green or yellow.

Most goalkeepers also wear goalkeeper gloves to improve their grip on the ball, and to protect themselves from injury. There are now gloves that have features designed to prevent injuries such as sprained fingers. Gloves are not mandatory; however, due to the increased grip they give, it is very rare for a goalkeeper to play without them in professional matches, though they are sometimes removed for penalty shoot-outs.

Petr Cech wears a head guard, after having fractured his skull in a Premier League game against Reading F.C., and many goalkeepers wear baseball style caps to shield their eyes from the sun. Petr Čech ( (born 20 May 1982 in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic is a Czech international football The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Reading Football Club are an Association football club based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. A baseball cap is a type of soft Cap with a long stiffened and curved bill

Records

The most expensive goalkeeper of all time is currently Gianluigi Buffon (following his €52. Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, Cavaliere OMRI is an Italian FIFA World Cup -winning Goalkeeper who currently plays for Italian Serie Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e 29 million transfer to Juventus from Parma), followed by Angelo Peruzzi (€17. Parma Football Club (formerly Parma Associazione Calcio) is an Italian football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, team that Angelo Peruzzi, Cavaliere OMRI, (born February 16, 1970 in Viterbo) is an Italian former World Cup -winning football 9 million from Inter Milan to Lazio). Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club Società Sportiva Lazio, ( commonly referred to SS Lazio or simply Lazio, is an Italian professional Sports club most noted for its football The British record is held by Scottish goalkeeper Craig Gordon, who signed for Sunderland A.F.C. from Scottish club Heart of Midlothian for £9m on August 7, 2007. Craig Sinclair Gordon (born 31 December 1982 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer, currently a Goalkeeper for both Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in Heart of Midlothian FC (most commonly referred to as Hearts) is a football club from Edinburgh, Scotland who play in the Scottish Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

The quickest goal scored by a goalkeeper is Nottingham Forest's Paul Smith after 23 seconds, on September 18, 2007, when Leicester City showed great sportsmanship to give Forest a 'free goal' in the Carling Cup second round after the original tie was abandoned when City's Clive Clarke collapsed at half time when Forest were 1-0 up. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham Paul Daniel Smith (born December 17, 1979 in Epsom, England) is an English footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition Clive Richard Luke Clarke (born 14 January 1980 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer currently without a club after leaving Sunderland Forest lost the game 3-2.

A few goalkeepers have become notable at taking set pieces; for example, José Luis Chilavert is the only goalkeeper to score a hat trick (3 goals in a game), doing so through penalty kicks. José Luis Félix Chilavert González (born July 27, 1965 in Luque, Departamento Central) is a Paraguayan former football A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of He also was a free kick-expert. A direct free kick is a method of restarting play in a game of Association football following a foul Rogério Ceni has scored the highest amount goals for a goalkeeper, having scored 78 times (as of November 11, 2007) through free kicks and penalty kicks. Rogério Ceni (born January 22, 1973 in Pato Branco, Paraná) is a Brazilian goalkeeper. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[2]

Notable goalkeepers

Present day notable goalkeepers include Petr Čech, Gianluigi Buffon, Iker Casillas, Jose Manuel Reina, Oliver Kahn and Edwin van der Sar. Petr Čech ( (born 20 May 1982 in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic is a Czech international football Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, Cavaliere OMRI is an Italian FIFA World Cup -winning Goalkeeper who currently plays for Italian Serie Iker Casillas Fernández (ˈiker kaˈsiʎas (born May 20, 1981 in Móstoles, Madrid) is a Spanish football goalkeeper José Manuel Reina Páez (born 31 August 1982 in Madrid) commonly known as Pepe Reina (his preferred nickname or José Reina, is Oliver Rolf Kahn (born 15 June 1969 in Karlsruhe) is a former German football goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar (born 29 October 1970 in Voorhout) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper

IFFHS' Century elections

The following are the top 20 goalkeepers on the IFFHS poll for "The World's best Goalkeeper of the 20th century. The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS is an organization that chronicles the history of football. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on "^[3]

1. Lev Yashin
2. Gordon Banks
3. Dino Zoff
4. Sepp Maier
5. Ricardo Zamora
6. José Luis Chilavert
7. Peter Schmeichel
8. Peter Shilton
9. František Plánička
10. Amadeo Carrizo
11. Gilmar dos Santos Neves
12. Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
13. Pat Jennings
14. Ubaldo Fillol
15. Jean-Marie Pfaff
16. Rinat Dasaev
17. Antonio Carbajal
18. Gyula Grosics
19. Ray Clemence
20. Walter Zenga

IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year

The following is a list of goalkeepers selected by the IFFHS every year since 1987 as "The World's best Goalkeeper. Lev Ivanovich Yashin (Лев Ива́нович Я́шин (22 October 1929 – 20 March 1990 was a Russian Soviet football goalkeeper, considered by many to be Gordon Banks, OBE (born 30 December, 1937 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England) is a former English footballer Dino Zoff (born February 28, 1942 in Mariano del Friuli) is an Italian former football Goalkeeper and is the oldest winner Josef Dieter "Sepp" Maier (born 28 February 1944) is a German former professional football Goalkeeper. Ricard Zamora i Martínez ( Ricardo Zamora) ( January 21 1901 — September 15 1978) was a Spanish footballer and manager José Luis Félix Chilavert González (born July 27, 1965 in Luque, Departamento Central) is a Paraguayan former football Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional footballer Peter Leslie Shilton, OBE (born Leicester, England, 18 September 1949) is a former football goalkeeper who holds the František Plánička (ˈfrantiʃɛk ˈplaːnitʃka FRAN-ti-shek PLAN-ich-kah) ( June 2, 1904 &ndash July 20, 1996) was a Czech Amadeo Raúl Carrizo Larretape is a former football Goalkeeper, born on June 12 1926 in Rufino in the Santa Fe Province Ladislao Mazurkiewicz (born February 14, 1945 in Piriápolis) is an Uruguayan former football goalkeeper of the 1960s Patrick Anthony Jennings OBE (born June 12 1945 in Newry, County Down) is a Northern Irish former football player Ubaldo Matildo Fillol (born July 21, 1950 in San Miguel del Monte, Buenos Aires) nicknamed El Pato ("The Duck" is Jean-Marie Pfaff (born December 4, 1953 in Lebbeke) is a Belgian former football Goalkeeper. Rinat Fayzrakhmanovich Dasayev (Ринат Файзрахманович Дасаев (born June 13, 1957 in Astrakhan, Soviet Union Antonio Felix "Tota" Carbajal Rodríguez (born June 7, 1929 in Mexico City) is a Mexican former football Gyula Grosics ˈɡroʃiʧ}} (born 4 February 1926 in Dorog) is a Hungarian former football Goalkeeper who played Raymond Neal "Ray" Clemence, MBE (born 5 August, 1948) is one of English and European football 's most decorated Goalkeepers Walter Zenga (born 28 April 1960 in Milan) is an Italian Football (soccer manager and former player a long-time Goalkeeper "^[4]

1987 - Jean-Marie Pfaff 1988 - Rinat Dasaev 1989 - Walter Zenga 1990 - Walter Zenga 1991 - Walter Zenga 1992 - Peter Schmeichel 1993 - Peter Schmeichel 1994 - Michel Preud'Homme 1995 - José Luis Chilavert 1996 - Andreas Köpke 1997 - José Luis Chilavert

1998 - José Luis Chilavert 1999 - Oliver Kahn 2000 - Fabien Barthez 2001 - Oliver Kahn 2002 - Oliver Kahn 2003 - Gianluigi Buffon 2004 - Gianluigi Buffon 2005 - Petr Cech 2006 - Gianluigi Buffon 2007 - Gianluigi Buffon

References

1. ^ The Survey of Cornwall by Richard Carew
2. ^ The World's most successful goalscoring Goalkeepers of all time, IFFHS, October 23, 2006
3. ^ The World's best Goalkeeper of the 20th Century, poll by the IFFHS - www. Jean-Marie Pfaff (born December 4, 1953 in Lebbeke) is a Belgian former football Goalkeeper. Rinat Fayzrakhmanovich Dasayev (Ринат Файзрахманович Дасаев (born June 13, 1957 in Astrakhan, Soviet Union Walter Zenga (born 28 April 1960 in Milan) is an Italian Football (soccer manager and former player a long-time Goalkeeper Walter Zenga (born 28 April 1960 in Milan) is an Italian Football (soccer manager and former player a long-time Goalkeeper Walter Zenga (born 28 April 1960 in Milan) is an Italian Football (soccer manager and former player a long-time Goalkeeper Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional footballer Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional footballer Michel Preud'homme (born January 24, 1959 in Ougree) is a former Belgian football Goalkeeper, currently a head coach José Luis Félix Chilavert González (born July 27, 1965 in Luque, Departamento Central) is a Paraguayan former football Andreas Köpke (born March 12, 1962 in Kiel) is a former German football Goalkeeper, who was in the German squad José Luis Félix Chilavert González (born July 27, 1965 in Luque, Departamento Central) is a Paraguayan former football José Luis Félix Chilavert González (born July 27, 1965 in Luque, Departamento Central) is a Paraguayan former football Oliver Rolf Kahn (born 15 June 1969 in Karlsruhe) is a former German football goalkeeper Fabien Alain Barthez (born 28 June 1971 in Lavelanet) is a retired French football goalkeeper who played for the French national team Oliver Rolf Kahn (born 15 June 1969 in Karlsruhe) is a former German football goalkeeper Oliver Rolf Kahn (born 15 June 1969 in Karlsruhe) is a former German football goalkeeper Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, Cavaliere OMRI is an Italian FIFA World Cup -winning Goalkeeper who currently plays for Italian Serie Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, Cavaliere OMRI is an Italian FIFA World Cup -winning Goalkeeper who currently plays for Italian Serie Petr Čech ( (born 20 May 1982 in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic is a Czech international football Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, Cavaliere OMRI is an Italian FIFA World Cup -winning Goalkeeper who currently plays for Italian Serie Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, Cavaliere OMRI is an Italian FIFA World Cup -winning Goalkeeper who currently plays for Italian Serie The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS is an organization that chronicles the history of football. The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS is an organization that chronicles the history of football. iffhs. de - retrieved October 29, 2006.
4. ^ IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year - by José Luis Pierrend, RSSSF - retrieved May 2008. The RecSportSoccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF is a German amateur organization dedicated to collecting Statistics about association football.

External links

• Goalkeepers Are Different "Everything you've ever wanted to know about goalkeepers"
• Goalkeeping tips with clips at jbgoalkeeping. com
• Polski portal bramkarski / Polish goalkeeper community
• Positions guide: Goalkeeper at BBC
• [1] The Glove Bag
• Goalkeeper fitness and training tips at keeper-skool. com

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