Santiago Cañizares

Thumb

Image Source: Unknown report

User Rating

(0 users)
Data Complete 60%

15%

Born
1969 (55 years old)
Shiny National flag

Madrid, Spain

Position
Goalkeeper

Status

Ethnicity
White

Team Number

Height
1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)

Weight
79 kg (174 lb)

Outfitter

Kit
Wage Year

Player Cutout
No Cutout thumb

Archive

Full Body Render

Sport

Soccer

Team
_Retired Soccer

2nd Team

League
_No League Soccer

Creative Commons Artwork
No

Description

José Santiago Cañizares Ruiz (born 18 December 1969) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and a rally driver.

A product of Real Madrid's youth academies, he eventually joined the first team but proved unable to establish himself there, being loaned out twice. He moved to Valencia in 1998, appearing in 418 official matches over the next decade and winning several major titles, including two La Liga championships and the 2004 UEFA Cup.

Cañizares represented Spain in three World Cups and as many European Championships, and won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. In 2004, Peter Schmeichel said that he regarded him as the "finest goalkeeper in world football".

Trophies