After five years of leaving the Real Madrid, Iker Casillas, Exporter and former captain of Real Madrid and the Spanish team, he will return to the white club to participate as an assistant to the general director of the Foundation.
Casillas, who left for Porto in 2015 after developing his entire career as a footballer in the white team, was forced to retire in May 2019 after suffering a heart attack during training with the Portuguese team. However, he did not announce that he was hanging the gloves permanently until August 4.
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“For Real Madrid it is a pride to receive one of its great captains back home,” says the Madrid club in its statement, in which it is highlighted that the Madrid native “is a legend” of the club, “represents the values” of the himself and “is the best goalkeeper” ever.
Iker Casillas himself assured in a message posted on his social networks, after the club’s announcement, that he is “proud to return home.” “I face this new challenge with all the enthusiasm and desire in the world, thanks for the welcome,” said the exporter.
Born in Móstoles on May 20, 1981, he was called up for the first time with the first team at just 16 years old for a Champions League match in Trondheim against Norwegian Rosenborg, and did not make his debut in the First League as a starter until 12 September 1999 in San Mamés against Athletic.
In total, he was at Real Madrid until the end of the 2014/15 campaign, when he went to Porto, where he played until that May 1, 2019, a heart attack ended his career.
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