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Colombian footballer (born 1966)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Higuita and the second or maternal family name is Zapata.

José René Higuita Zapata (Spanish pronunciation:[reˈnejˈɣita]; 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.^[3]

IFFHS ranked Higuita the 8th best South American keeper in history.^[4] He is also ranked as one of the 10 highest-scoring goalkeepers in history, with 41 goals overall.^[5]

Early life

Higuita was born in Medellín, Colombia goalkeeper saves goal flip kick swim club.