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11 / Colombia · 1987–1999

René Higuita

GK leaderclutch
Caps · Colombia
68
Goals · Colombia
3
Life
1966
Clubs
Atlético Nacional, Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz, Sociedad Deportiva Aucas
#11
Editorial rank of 33 for Colombia
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Jamie Redknapp mishit a cross at Wembley on 6 September 1995 and Higuita dived forward to flick both heels over his head and clear it, the scorpion kick that outlived a goalless friendly nobody else remembers. Career record: 68 caps and 3 goals for Colombia; club career at Atlético Nacional, Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz, Sociedad Deportiva Aucas.

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Career record

1985–1985Boyacá Patriotas
1986–1992Atlético Nacional
1992–1992Real Valladolid
1993–1997Atlético Nacional
1997–1998Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz
1999–2000Deportivo Independiente Medellín
2000–2001Real Cartagena
2001–2002Junior de Barranquilla
2002–2003Deportivo Pereira
2004–2004Sociedad Deportiva Aucas
2005–2005Gold Eagles
2007–2007Asociación Civil Deportivo Lara
Colombia68 caps, 3 goals

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Around Higuita in the almanac

One rank above: Óscar Córdoba at #10.

One rank below: Andrés Escobar at #12.

Colombia's editorial top five: Carlos Valderrama · James Rodríguez · Radamel Falcao · Faustino Asprilla · Iván Córdoba.

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