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Santiago Canizares
Personal Data
Name: Santiago
Surname: Canizares
Known As: Santiago Canizares
Date of Birth: 18 Dec 1969
Birth Place: Puertollano
Height: 181 cm
Weight: 78 kg
Portrait of Spain's national football team player Santiago Canizares taken 31 March 2004 in Gijon before the friendly match between Spain and Denmark. AFP PHOTO/JAVIER SORIANO
Career
Position: Goalkeeper
Clubs: Merida (1991-92), Celta Vigo (1992-94), Real Madrid (1994-98), Valencia (since 1998)
International appearances: 42
International debut: 17/11/1993, Spain-Denmark (1-0)
Last international appearance: 28/04/2004, Italy-Spain (1-1)

World Cup

Appearances: 2 (1994, 1998), 1 match

Quarter-finals (1994)

European Championships

Appearances: 1 (2000), 3 matches

Quarter-finals (2000)

Champions League

Winner (1998), finalist (2000, 2001)

UEFA Cup

Winner (2004)

Spanish Championship

Winner (1995, 1997, 2002, 2004)

Spanish Cup

Winner (1999)

Spanish Supercup

Winner (1997, 1999, 2000)

Olympic Games

Winner (1992)

Honours

Best goalkeeper in Spain (1993, 2001, 2002, 2003)

Biography