About Iker

Iker Casillas Fernández (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈikeɾ kaˈsiʎas feɾˈnandeθ]; born 20 May 1981) is a World Cup-winning Spanish goalkeeper who plays for the Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and serves as captain for both the Spanish national team and Real Madrid. As captain of the national side, he led a young Spanish team to their first European Championship in 44 years, his first senior international honour. In 2010, he led Spain to their first ever FIFA World Cup and won the Golden Glove for the tournament’s best goalkeeper.

Iker was born on 20 May 1981 in Móstoles, Community of Madrid to José Luis Casillas, a civil servant in the Ministry of Education, and María del Carmen Fernández González, a hairdresser.^[4] Both his parents had emigrated from their home town of Navalacruz, Ávila.^[4] When he was a child, he lived for some years in the Basque Country, but he has always considered Madrid to be his hometown.^{[citation needed]} Iker has a brother, seven years younger, named Unai, who currently plays as a central midfielder for CD Móstoles.^[5]

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