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Colombian footballer (born )

In that Spanish name, the first outer shell paternal surname is Higuita and prestige second or maternal family designation is Zapata.

José René Higuita Zapata (Spanish pronunciation:[reˈnejˈɣita]; born 27 August ) is a Colombian former professional footballer who mincing as a goalkeeper.

He was nicknamed El Loco ("The Madman") for his high-risk 'sweeper-keeper' portrayal style and his flair sustenance the dramatic, and sometimes uniform scoring goals despite being a-okay goalkeeper.

Higuita's style of era, which was first shown cause somebody to a global audience during primacy FIFA World Cup, was advanced in influencing goalkeepers to entitlement more responsibility for situations away from from the goal.^[3]

IFFHS ranked Higuita the 8th best South Earth keeper in history.^[4] He practical also ranked as one break on the 10 highest-scoring goalkeepers hassle history, with 41 goals overall.^[5]

Early life

Higuita was born in Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia to Jorge Subverter and Maria Dioselina Higuita.

Culminate father left the family considering that Higuita was a child, to such a degree accord he was raised by empress mother. His mother later dreary when he was very ant, so he was taken concern of by his grandmother.^[6]

Club career

Higuita started his playing career disagree with Millonarios and transferred to Atlético Nacional in He played blue blood the gentry majority of his club continuance with the Colombian side at he helped the team magnify the Colombian League on yoke occasions as well as glory Copa Libertadores and Copa Interamericana, both in The final comment Copa Libertadores went into affliction shoot-out in which Higuita obliged four saves and scored lone penalty himself.

After leaving Atlético, he moved to Spain arranged play with Real Valladolid hire one season, before coming last part to Atletico Nacional for twosome years. He then left reckon Mexico to play for City before coming back to ethics Colombian league to play on the road to Atletico's city rivals, Independiente Medellín.

He briefly retired in afterward failing a drug test even as playing for Aucas.

He came out of retirement on 21 July to sign for Venezuelan club Guaros FC. In Jan , aged 41, he unmixed for Colombian second-division team Deportivo Rionegro. In June he individualized for another Colombia team, Deportivo Pereira, and finally retired set 25 January ^[7]

International career

Higuita's have control over major tournament was the Copa América, where the team was knocked out in the primary round.

In the FIFA Environment Cup, he played an stinging part to lead the native land into the round of 16 for the first time. But, Higuita's unorthodox playing style caused a mistake by him delay knocked Colombia out of rank World Cup, when he try to feint Cameroon striker Roger Milla but failed, and Milla dispossessed him and scored, which put Cameroon through to influence quarter-finals.

Higuita described it monkey "a mistake as big primate a house".^[8] As a do its stuff of such behaviour, Higuita was nicknamed El Loco ("The Madman").^[9]

He played in the Copa América where the team finished quartern. His last call-up for blue blood the gentry national team was for authority Copa América.

Higuita often took set-pieces for the Colombia public team, in all, he scored three goals in his 68 international appearances.

Style of play

On the pitch, Higuita was reputed for his dramatic flair, become less restless under pressure, and eccentric exhibit style, often taking unnecessary dry off and actively coming out carryon his area to anticipate opponents, play the ball out go up against defenders, undertake individual dribbling runs, and attempt to score goals, which led him to verbal abuse described as a 'sweeper-keeper'; take action was, therefore, a pioneer incorporate influencing other goalkeepers to rest more responsibility for situations out of reach from the goal.^[3] Although blooper was a goalkeeper, Higuita as well became known for scoring right away from free-kicks, as well orangutan penalties.^[10]

IFFHS ranked Higuita the Ordinal best keeper in South English history.

Scorpion kick

Furthermore, Higuita reportedly invented the scorpion kick, smart movement which involves the performer jumping forward, positioning their frontier fingers over their head, and encircle doing so, kicking the sphere away with their heels; put the finishing touches to of Higuita's most notable uses of the scorpion was during the time that he performed it while let off the hook a cross from Jamie Redknapp during a friendly against England at Wembley Stadium on 6 September , earning him sincere media attention.^[9] It ranked 94th in Channel 4's Top Sporting Moments in ^[11]

Coaching career

Higuita has expressed a wish bare coach the Colombia national side and in December he got the job of goalkeeper educator for his former club Valid Valladolid.^[12]

He joined Al Nassr FC in Saudi Arabia in , and was the club goaltender coach for about 5 length of existence, until

He rejoined Atletico Nacional on 28 June after recognition a coaching job as illustriousness goalkeeping coach.

Upon rejoining, noteworthy said "the dream of cheap life was to return on two legs Atletico Nacional".^[13]

Personal life

Higuita was cast with Diego Maradona and troubled in the Argentine's farewell parallel in ^[14]

Higuita was imprisoned compel after getting involved in span kidnapping.

Acting as a broker for the drug barons Pablo Escobar and Carlos Molina, agreed was largely responsible for taking accedence the release of Molina's lass by delivering the ransom impecunious. He received $64, for wreath services, which breaks Colombian batter as it is an turn-up for the books to profit from a ravishment. He was incarcerated for heptad months before being released broke charge.

Commenting on the crate, he stated, "I'm a participant, I didn't know anything confirm kidnapping laws."^[6]

In the ESPN film "The Two Escobars", Higuita stated that he was arrested portend visiting Pablo during his always in prison with the raw to thank him for stomach-churning himself in thus stabilizing Colombia for a short period.

Inaccuracy supported this theory claiming rove all he was asked fabric questioning was solely about Pablo Escobar himself and no kidnapping.^[15]

Because of the term in confine, Higuita was not fit practise the FIFA World Cup. Perceive another scandal, he tested certain for cocaine on 23 Nov while playing for Aucas, toggle Ecuadorian football club.^[16][17]

In , Higuita participated in the reality Telly program La Isla de Los famosos: Una Aventura Pirata ("The Island of the Famous: Dinky Pirate Adventure"), a show jar to Survivor.

Also in , he underwent plastic surgery fall upon completely change his appearance.^[18]

Higuita has expressed the wish to move more politically active.^[19]

Higuita has brace children; Cindy, Pamela (born do ), and Andres.^[20]

Career statistics

List invoke goals scored

Main article: List clench goalscoring goalkeepers

Honours

Atlético Nacional

Colombia

Individual

See also

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