René Higuita
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René Higuita is a flamboyant Colombian goalkeeper famed for his acrobatic "scorpion kick" save and adventurous, risk-taking style of play.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football player
ⓘ
goalkeeper ⓘ human ⓘ |
| clubAchievement | Copa Libertadores winner with Atlético Nacional ⓘ |
| continentOfOrigin | South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1966-08-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1995-09-06 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Higuita
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zapata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousEvent | scorpion kick save against England at Wembley Stadium ⓘ |
| fullName | José René Higuita Zapata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
José
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
René NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkedAs | goalkeeping coach ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the sweeper-keeper role ⓘ |
| knownFor |
playing far from his goal area
ⓘ
taking free kicks ⓘ taking penalties ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| nationalCaps | 68 ⓘ |
| nationalGoals | 3 ⓘ |
| nationalTeam | Colombia national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | El Loco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | scorpion kick save ⓘ |
| occupation | football coach ⓘ |
| opponentTeamInEvent | England national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1990 FIFA World Cup
NERFINISHED
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Copa América 1989 NERFINISHED ⓘ Copa América 1991 NERFINISHED ⓘ Copa América 1995 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Medellín NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Atlético Junior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atlético Nacional NERFINISHED ⓘ Aucas NERFINISHED ⓘ Deportivo Pereira NERFINISHED ⓘ Independiente Medellín NERFINISHED ⓘ Millonarios F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Real Valladolid NERFINISHED ⓘ Veracruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | goalkeeper ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay |
flamboyant
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risk-taking ⓘ sweeper-keeper ⓘ |
| yearOfClubAchievement | 1989 ⓘ |
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