After a five-year absence from the club, Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas has returned, with the Spaniard taking on a new role as ambassador. The 39-year-old spent 20 years at the club after joining as a young product in 1996 and making 725 appearances with Los Blancos. In addition, Casillas won five La Liga titles and 3 Champions League trophies before leaving for Porto in 2015.
Although he won two Liga nos titles with the Portuguese giants, Casillas did not play last season for Porto after suffering a central attack in May 2019. The goalkeeper announced his retirement from football a year later and on a pitch through the Real Madrid Fundación Real Madrid as assistant director general. “The base was established in 1997 with a focus on the use of the game to improve the lives of young people in Madrid, where Casillas will work with CEO Enrique Sánchez.
Real Madrid CF announced that Iker Casillas had joined the Real Madrid Foundation as assistant to the Director General. Iker Casillas is a Real Madrid legend who represents the values of our club and is the most productive goalkeeper in our history. Casillas has won 19 titles in the club’s 25-year representation: 3 European Cups, 3 Club World Cups, 2 European Super Cups, five Leagues, 2 Copa del Rey and four Spanish Super Cups. In Portugal, with Porto, he won 2 Leagues, 1 Cup and 1 Super Cup,” says Real Madrid’s official website.
He has been chosen 167 times through the Spanish national team and has won 1 World Cup, 2 European Cups and 1 U-20 World Cup. He has obtained prestigious awards for his sports career and human qualities, such as the Prince of Asturias Award for Sports, the Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Sports Merit, the Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit and the Gold Medal of the Madrid’s community. Real Madrid are proud to welcome one of their wonderful captains to their home. “