Casillas returns to Real Madrid
Real Madrid have announced that former club captain, Iker Casillas has returned to the club five years after his departure.
The former Spain national team goalkeeper who won 19 titles in his 25-year spell at the club returned to join the Real Madrid Foundation as an assistant to the general director.
In a statement released on the club, Casillas was referred to as a “Real Madrid legend who represents the values of our club and is the best goalkeeper in our history”
“Iker Casillas won 19 titles during the 25 years representing the club: 3 European Cups, 3 World Club Cups, 2 European Super Cups, 5 Leagues [La Liga], 2 Copa Del Rey and 4 Spanish Super Cups. In Portugal, with Porto, he won 2 Leagues, 1 Cup and 1 Super Cup”
“He was capped 167 times by the Spanish national team and won 1 World Cup, 2 European Cups and 1 Under-20 World Cup”
“He has received prestigious awards for both his sporting career and his human qualities, such as the Prince of Asturias Sports Award, the Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit , the Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit and the Gold Medal of the Community of Madrid”
“Real Madrid are proud to welcome one of their great captains back home.”
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