Victor Valdez Is The Best Goalkeeper, Casillas Ranks 20th In La Liga History - Report

Former Barcelona goalie has been named the best in the history of the Spanish la liga.

According to a recent research carried out by the Centre for Research of Football History and Spanish Statistics (CIHEFE), analyzed keepers since 1928, Dailymail Sport report.

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He beat Thibuat Courtois (Athletico Madrid), Francisco Liano (Racing, Sport and Sporting), Roberto Rodriguez, ''Rodri'' (Atletico Madrid and Celta) and Mariano Garcia Remon (Real Madrid).

Despite winning 160 caps for Spain, compared to Valdes' meagre 20, Real Madrid's Casillas is ranked way down the list in 20th place.

Meanwhile, Santiago Cañizares was eighth, Luis Maria Arconada 13th and Andoni Zubizarreta 17th. The report detailed 790 players and concluded Valdes was the ‘ideal prototype’ for a goalkeeper.

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FIFA names Casillas, four other Goalkeepers for FIF Pro World XI

Real Madrid and Spain Shot stopper Iker Casillas has been shortlisted along with four other goalkeepers for the best fives goalkeepers in the world.

Bayern Munich and Germany's Manuel Neuer is favourite to win, after clinching the Bundesliga title and DFB Pokal, before lifting the World Cup with Germany.

Thibuat Courtois was between the sticks when  role Athletico Madrid won the La Liga title, while Buffon was an ever present figure, as Juventus won another Serie A title.

Chile’s Bravo impressed with Real Sociedad and his country at Brazil 2014 and earned himself a move to Barcelona.

According to fifa.com The FIFA FIFPro World XI is decided by the players, for the players. It involves votes from tens of thousands professional footballers worldwide. They select one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders and three forwards.The shortlists for defenders, midfielders and forwards will be announced and published on FIFA.com on 26 November, 28 November and 1 December respectively.

Who makes the final cut? Make your choice or wait until 1 December when the winner would be announced.

Iker Casillas: 15 years on as Real Madrid number one shot stopper

Its been over 15 years since Iker Casillas made his debut as the Real Madrid first team goal keeper, reports according to club website on his monumental achievement and successful career with the whites:

The goalkeeper made his bow on 12 September 1999 in San Mamés against Athletic in a 2-2 draw. #

Toshack was the Whites' manager at the time. In his first season he was the starting goalkeeper in the eighth European Cup win, and since then his numbers have not stopped growing, seeing him become a club legend.

In his trophy cabinet are three Champions Leagues, two Intercontinentals, two European Supercups, five leagues, two Copa del Rey titles and four Spanish Supercups. Also, having played 683 matches, he sits behind only Raúl (741) and Sanchís (710) in the appearance records.

At the national team level, he is Spain's most-capped player and has lifted a World Cup and two European Championships.