Casillas returns to Real Madrid with a great position
Real Madrid announced Tuesday the return of legendary goalkeeper Iker Casillas to its ranks to fill the position of deputy director of the club's foundation, with whom he has won 19 titles as a player.
"The Real Madrid Club announces that Iker Casillas has joined the Real Madrid Foundation as Deputy General Manager," the royal club said in a statement.
The Real Madrid Foundation carries out activities related to football, just as it has recently funded training courses for young players in China and organized workshops on the psyche of athletes.
The club did not specify the exact parameters of the role that Casillas will play in the institution.
The former international goalkeeper (167 international matches), world champion 2010 and Europe in 2008 and 2012, returns to the club five years after his departure to end his football career with FC Porto, where he was forced to retire on the fourth of August at the age of 39 years after He had a heart attack in a training session in early May 2019.
"He is a legend at Real Madrid, he represents the values of our club and he is the best goalkeeper in our history. It is a pride for us to see one of our great team leaders return to the royal house," the club added.
Casillas commented on his return in a tweet on Twitter, "I am proud to return to my home. I face this new challenge with all desire and enthusiasm, thank you for the welcome!"
The coach of the French Royal Club, Zinedine Zidane, congratulated his former colleague at a press conference on the eve of Granada's hosting of the fifteenth stage of the League, saying: "We know his personality, what he has accomplished, and what he represents for the club. He knows him. I'm happy for him and the club. "
Casillas, 39, grew up with Real, and spent about 25 years with him, 16 of them defending the first team, before moving in 2015 to Porto.
And Casillas became one of the legendary names in the history of the White Castle.
Real's website describes his former captain as "the best goalkeeper in our history" after he played 725 matches (the second in history behind the record holder Raoul with 741 matches), in a career that saw him crowned 19 titles, most notably three in the European Champions League and five in the Spanish League.
He also carried the captaincy of the Spanish national team, with whom he fought 167 international matches, and was part of the golden squad that won three major titles in a row, namely the 2010 World Cup, the European Cup 2008 and 2012.
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