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Higuita Pateando
Higuita is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Cristian Higuita (born 1994), Colombian footballer * Leo Higuita (born 1986 as Leonardo de Melo Vieira Leite), Kazakhstani futsal player * René Higuita José René Higuita Zapata (; born 27 August 1966) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was nicknamed ''El Loco'' ("The Madman") for his high-risk ' sweeper-keeper' playing style and his flair for the dr ... (born 1966), Colombian footballer * Sergio Higuita (born 1997), Colombian cyclist {{Surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristian Higuita
Cristian Higuita (born 12 January 1994) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Atlético Junior in Categoría Primera A. Club career Deportivo Cali Higuita made his debut with Deportivo Cali in 2009. A year later, he played a minor part in Cali's campaign winning the 2010 Copa Colombia. In 2011, he made his debut for Cali in Categoría Primera A and during the 2014 season helped the club capture the 2014 Superliga Colombiana. Orlando City In January 2015 it was reported that Orlando City SC would be signing Higuita along with his Deportivo Cali teammate Carlos Rivas. He started the team's first ever MLS game, a 1–1 draw at home to fellow new expansion side New York City on 8 March. On 1 August 2015, Higuita scored his first goal for the team in a 5–2 win at home to Columbus Crew. Higuita finished the 2015 season with 4.3 tackles per game and a passing success rate of 87.1 percent. On 6 August 2016, in order to regain match fitness, Higuita was loaned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Higuita
Leonardo de Melo Vieira Leite (born 6 June 1986), commonly known as Leo Higuita, is a Brazilian born Kazakh futsal player who plays as a goalkeeper for AFC Kairat and the Kazakhstan national futsal team. His goalscoring ability led to his nickname of " Higuita". Honours * UEFA Futsal Champions League The UEFA Futsal Champions League is an annual futsal competition for European club teams organized by UEFA. It was founded as the UEFA Futsal Cup in 2001 and replaced the Futsal European Clubs Championship, an unofficial competition held since 1 ...: 2012/13, 2014/15 References External linksAFC Kairat profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Higuita
José René Higuita Zapata (; born 27 August 1966) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was nicknamed ''El Loco'' ("The Madman") for his high-risk ' sweeper-keeper' playing style and his flair for the dramatic, and sometimes even scoring goals despite being a goalkeeper. Higuita's style of play, which was first shown to a global audience during the 1990 FIFA World Cup, was pioneering in influencing goalkeepers to take more responsibility for situations farther from the goal.Tim Vickery (10 February 2010)"The Legacy of Rene Higuita" BBC. Retrieved 11 June 2014 IFFHS ranked Higuita the 8th best South American keeper in history. He is also ranked as one of the 10 highest-scoring goalkeepers in history, with 41 goals overall. Early life Higuita was born in Castilla, a middle-low class neighborhood in the city of Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia to Jorge Zapata and María Dioselina Higuita. His father left the family when Higuita was a child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |