Top 5 outfielders who became goalkeepers

#1 John O’Shea

Yes, we know that John O'Shea doesn't play professionally as a goalkeeper, yet he has done just to this position a lot many times.

Basically, a defender, he is praised for his ambidexterity in playing various positions, be it any side of the pitch or the center, or that of a goalkeeper. Establishing his career in the Manchester United team, O'Shea has owned 14 trophies, 5 titles of Premier League, 2 Football League trophies, and many more.

His goalkeeping skills have been demonstrated in many situations due to some injury or other underlying conditions with the current goalkeeper. One such situation was when his team Manchester United played a league game against Tottenham Hotspur, where he substituted Edwin van der Sar who suffered a broken nose. How can the United fans forget the way he saved the goal of Robbie Keane within few minutes of full-time? The title “Ireland’s number one” given to him by his fans surely does justice!

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