René Higuita
Colombian footballer (born 1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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José René Higuita Zapata (Spanish pronunciation: [reˈne jˈɣita]; born 27 August 1966) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was nicknamed El Loco ("The Madman") for his high-risk 'sweeper-keeper' playing style and his flair for the dramatic, and sometimes even scoring goals despite being a goalkeeper.
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Full name | José René Higuita Zapata | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1966-08-27) 27 August 1966 (age 57) | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Atlético Nacional (goalkeeper coach) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1985 | Millonarios | 16 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
1986–1991 | Atlético Nacional | 112 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Real Valladolid | 15 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
1993–1997 | Atlético Nacional | 69 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Veracruz | 30 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Independiente Medellín | 20 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Real Cartagena | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Atlético Junior | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Deportivo Pereira | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2004 | Aucas | 35 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
2007 | Guaros FC | 10 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
2008 | Deportivo Rionegro | 10 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Deportivo Pereira | 12 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 380 | (41) | ||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1999 | Colombia[2] | 68 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Higuita's style of play, which was first shown to a global audience during the 1990 FIFA World Cup, was pioneering in influencing goalkeepers to take more responsibility for situations farther from the goal.[3]
IFFHS ranked Higuita the 8th best South American keeper in history.[4] He is also ranked as one of the 10 highest-scoring goalkeepers in history, with 41 goals overall.[5]