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.

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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
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
risk-taking
sweeper-keeper
yearOfClubAchievement 1989

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