As we were researching a profile of Peter Schmeichel (as we believe he is one of the greatest keepers of all time), we discovered this nice compilation of great saves made by the big Dane. Schmeichel enjoyed tremendous success with Manchester United, and Man Utd enjoyed great success with Schmeichel – he was a linchpin [...]
Goalkeeping Museum
The Art of Goalkeeping through the history of football
Gianluigi Buffon – Cagliari v Juventus
Watch the great Gianluigi Buffon’s incredible reflexes as he makes a near impossible save against Cagliari for his beloved Juventus. This is one great save from a goalkeeping great who is still going strong. Expect more from “Gigi”.
Oliver Kahn – Champions League Final 2001 Penalty Shootout
Penalty shootouts provide goalkeepers with their opportunity to make a direct influence on a match – or tournament – it is the keepers moment to shine. Oliver Kahn and Santiago Canizares shared the limelight in the world’s biggest stage in the 2001 Champions League Final, as the match between Kahn’s FC Bayern Munich and Canizares’ [...]
Santiago Canizares Vs Ronadinho
The Spaniard, Santiago Canizares has enjoyed a long and successful goalkeeping career. We discovered this amateur footage of a save from a Ronaldinho free-kick which he made at the age of 36. This save demonstrates Canizares’ great agility, and he dives high to his left to turn away a free-kick from arguably the best outfield [...]
Peter Shilton – England (1) v (0) Scotland, May 19 1973
On the 19 May, 1973, the old enemies, England and Scotland met at Wembley in the (now no more) Home International Championship. The England goalkeeper, one Peter Leslie Shilton, made this phenomenal save, which will live on long in the memory of all England fans who were there at the time. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/xP2vJ8EHLFA" width="425" height="350" [...]
Manchester United; A goalkeeping History, Part 2. 1979-2007
1979-1989 In 1979 Manchester United’s league campaign had been its typically inconsistent self, however the one bright spot was the appearance in the FA Cup final against Arsenal. This game marked the climax to a first season for a young man signed from University in South Africa, one Gary Bailey. Standing six feet one and [...]
Peter Shilton
Name: Peter Leslie Shilton(England) DOB: 18/09/1949 International Appearances: 125 Clubs: Leicester, Stoke, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Derby County, Plymouth Argyle, Leyton Orient, Coventry City. Years Active: 1965-1996 Born and brought up in post-war Leicester, Peter Shilton’s sole ambition was always to be the best goalkeeper in the world, and he achieved this, perhaps for many consecutive [...]
Strange Goalkeeping Injuries
It has often been suggested that goalkepers tend be rather crazy, haphazard individuals who seem to almost attract strange occurences and injuries, here are some well known accidents and some not so……… In April 1980, West Germany and Schalke goalkeeper Nigbur and his fiancee were dining in Gelsenkirchen, after the meal Nigbur tried to stand [...]
Renat Dasaev
Renat Dasaev(Soviet Union) Full Name: Rinat Fayzrakhmanovich Dasayev D.O.B – 13/6/1957. Astrakhan Clubs – Spartak Moscow, Sevilla(1979-1991) Height – 1.87(6’2″) Renat Dasaev, described by many as the finest goalkeeper of the 1980′s, was born in Astrakhan, on the Caspian Sea and played for his home town club until the age of 21, until the day [...]
Harald ‘Toni’ Schumacher
Harald ‘Toni’ Schumacher(West Germany) D.O.B – 06/03/1954. Clubs – 1.FC Koln, Schalke, Fenerbahce, Bayern Munchen, Borussia Dortmund(1973-1996) A goalkeeper who will ultimately bremembered for one moment of madness instead of many moments of greatness. Born in Duren, not far from Cologne, Schumacher joined his boyhood idols 1.FC after serving his apprenticeship as a boiler maker. [...]