10 greatest Spanish players of all time

Modified Feb 07, 2017 09:41 GMT

#5 Iker Casillas

Iker Casillas or ‘San Iker’ as he is popularly known is one of the greatest ever goalkeepers of our generation. Although Casillas has seen his powers wane in the last two seasons, football aficionados will remember the time when scoring against Casillas was almost an impossible task.

In his prime, the Real Madrid legend was known for his athletic ability, shot-stopping skills, as well as his positioning, concentration, penalty-saving and leadership. Captain of Spain’s most successful era, Iker Casillas pulled off stunning saves time and again in the Euros and World Cup ensuring that the La Roja created history by becoming the first team to win two Euros and a World Cup back-to-back.

Equally successful with both club and country, the current Porto goalkeeper is definitely the greatest captain in Spanish football history.

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