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René Higuita
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Person

René Higuita

b. 1966

Colombian footballer and manager (born 1966)

Born
27 Aug 1966 · Medellín
Part ofColombia1741 – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 69 years
  1. 27 Aug 1966BornBorn in Medellín
  2. 1985TeamBoyacá Patriotas
  3. 1986 – 1992TeamAtlético Nacional
  4. 1987 – 1999TeamColombia men's national football team
  5. 1992TeamReal Valladolid
  6. 1993 – 1997TeamAtlético Nacional
  7. 1997 – 1998TeamTiburones Rojos de Veracruz
  8. 1999 – 2000TeamDeportivo Independiente Medellín
  9. 2000 – 2001TeamReal Cartagena
  10. 2001 – 2002TeamJunior de Barranquilla
  11. 2002 – 2003TeamDeportivo Pereira
  12. 2004TeamSociedad Deportiva Aucas
  13. 2005TeamGold Eagles
  14. 2007TeamAsociación Civil Deportivo Lara
  15. 2008 – 2010TeamDeportivo Pereira
  16. 2008TeamLeones F.C.

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1966 – today).

  1. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  2. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  3. 1968Prague Spring
  4. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  5. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  6. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  7. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  8. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  9. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  10. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  11. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  12. 1985Schengen Agreement
  13. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  14. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  15. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  16. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  17. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  18. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  19. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  20. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  21. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  22. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  23. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  24. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  25. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  26. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  27. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  28. 20112011 Norway attacks
  29. 2011Libyan civil war
  30. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  31. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  32. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  33. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  34. 2015Paris Agreement
  35. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  36. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  37. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  38. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  39. 2023Gaza war
  40. 20242024 Summer Olympics

Biography

José René Higuita Zapata (Spanish pronunciation: [reˈne jˈɣita]; born 27 August 1966) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was nicknamed El Loco ("The Madman") for his high-risk 'sweeper-keeper' playing style and his flair for the dramatic, and sometimes even scoring goals despite being a goalkeeper.

Higuita's style of play, which was first shown to a global audience during the 1990 FIFA World Cup, was pioneering in influencing goalkeepers to take more responsibility for situations farther from the goal.

IFFHS ranked Higuita the 8th best South American keeper in history. He is also ranked as one of the 10 highest-scoring goalkeepers in history, with 41 goals overall.

Text from the Wikipedia article René Higuita, CC BY-SA 4.0

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