Goalkeeper In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...

is a playing position in many team sports which involve scoring goals. Goalkeeper or goalkeepers may also refer to:

Specific sports

Goalkeeper (association football) The goalkeeper (sometimes written as goal-keeper, abbreviated as GK, keeper, keeps, or goalie) is a association football positions, position in association football. It is the most specialised position in the sport. The goalkeeper's main role is ...

Goalkeeper glove In association football, kit (also referred to as a strip or uniform) is the standard equipment and attire worn by players. The sport's Laws of the Game (association football), rules specify the minimum kit which a player must use, and also proh ...

Goalkeepers coach An athletic coach is a person coaching in sport, involved in the direction, instruction, and training of a sports team or athlete. History The original sense of the word ''Coach'' is that of a horse-drawn carriage, deriving ultimately from the ...

Goalkeeper (bandy) In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...

* Floorball#Goalkeepers *

Handball goalkeeper The handball goalkeeper is the most defensive player of their team. Their main task is to prevent the other team from scoring a goal. Equipment To avoid confusion, a handball goalkeeper must wear a jersey that is different in colour to all the o ...

Goalkeeper (field hockey) Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

Goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as goalie or netminder) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their own team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays ...

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Save (goaltender) In ice hockey and association football, a goaltender is credited with a save when they prevent a shot by the opponent from entering the net. A goaltender's efficiency in stopping shots, the save percentage, is calculated as a percentage of shots ...

Goalkeeper (Gaelic games) The following are the positions in the Gaelic sports of Gaelic football, hurling and camogie. Each team consists of one goalkeeper (who wears a different colour jersey), six backs, two midfielders, and six forwards: 15 players in all. Some un ...

, covering Gaelic football, hurling and camogie *

Goalkeeper (water polo) In water polo, the goalkeeper occupies a position as the last line of defense between the opponent's offence and their own team's goal, which is . The goalkeeper position is unique; they possess certain privileges and are subject to different r ...

Goaltender (field lacrosse) In field lacrosse, the goaltender (goalie, goalkeeper, or the keeper) is the most important and last line of defense between the opposing offense and the goal. The goaltender's primary roles are to defend the opposing team's shots on goal and t ...

, in the men's outdoor sport * Goaltender (women's lacrosse), in the women's outdoor sport *

Goaltender (box lacrosse) The goaltender or goalie is a playing position in indoor or box lacrosse. More heavily armoured than a Goaltender (field lacrosse), field lacrosse goaltender, since the invent of indoor lacrosse in 1931, the box lacrosse goalie has evolved into a ...

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Goalkeeper (netball) Netball is a ball sport for two teams of seven players; its rules are published in print and online by the International Netball Federation. Games are played on a rectangular court divided into thirds, with a raised goal at each short end. The ob ...

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Goalkeeper CIWS The Goalkeeper CIWS is a Dutch close-in weapon system (CIWS) introduced in 1979. It is an autonomous and completely automatic weapon system for short-range defence of ships against highly maneuverable missiles, aircraft and fast-maneuvering surf ...

, a Dutch close-in naval weapon system *

Goalkeepers (Gates Foundation) Goalkeepers is an initiative launched by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2017 to bring together leaders from around the world to accelerate progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The initiative also provides re ...

, an initiative to bring together leaders from around the world to accelerate progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals * ''The Goalkeeper'' (1936 film), Soviet film * ''The Goalkeeper'' (2000 film), Spanish film * ''The Goalkeeper'' (2018 film), Bolivian film * ''The Goalkeeper'' (video game), see

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