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Davison was only 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) tall, very small for a goalkeeper, but he made up for this with lightning reflexes and top class anticipation. [3] He has gone down in football records as the smallest goalkeeper ever to play for England, [1] making just one appearance for the national team in March 1922. [4]
Francesco Quintini (born May 27, 1952) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made nine appearances in Serie A for A.S. Roma spread over six seasons. [1] [3] In his debut 1971–72 season he was the shortest goalkeeper in Serie A with the height of 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in).
Born in Barcelona, Llorens played as a goalkeeper for Barcelona between 1926 and 1938, making 86 first team appearances in all competitions. [2] At 1.64m tall, he is the shortest goalkeeper in the club's history. [2] He later worked for the club as a coach spending 53 years with the club. [2] He also managed the club in 1950. [1]
On 2 November 2013, Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begović scored a goal which was the fastest for a professional goalkeeper in football history (13 seconds). [7] On 27 April 1985, SV Darmstadt 98 goalkeeper Wilhelm Huxhorn broke the record for the longest goal in football history (103 metres / 112.6 yards), in a match against Fortuna Köln. [8]
Jorge Campos Navarrete (born 15 October 1966) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.. A notable player of Mexico in the 1990s and early 2000s, Campos was an eccentric player, known for his constant play outside the penalty area – often functioning as a sweeper-keeper, as well as his acrobatic, risky, and flamboyant style of goalkeeping, and his colourful ...
Born in York, [1] Culkin signed for Premier League club Manchester United in September 1995, costing £100,000 from York City while still in the club's youth system. [3] He made his Manchester United debut on their tour of Scandinavia prior to the 1998–99 season, coming on for Peter Schmeichel at half-time in their game against Norwegian side SK Brann; Culkin kept a clean sheet as United won ...
The goalkeeper (sometimes written as goal-keeper, abbreviated as GK, keeper, keeps, or goalie) is a position in association football. It is the most specialised position in the sport. [1] The goalkeeper's main role is to stop the opposing team from scoring a 'goal' (i.e. putting the ball over the goal-line). This is accomplished by having the ...
Pedro Manuel Benítez Arpolda (12 January 1901 [1] – 31 January 1974) was a Paraguayan football goalkeeper. In 1930, he played in the FIFA World Cup in Uruguay, for the Paraguayan team. In 1932, he played 9 matches in the Club Atlético Atlanta, in the Argentinian First League. This club, in those years, was contracted a complete team of ...