Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Short Goalkeepers




A list of Goalkeepers shorter than 6 feet in the top level leagues of England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United States.

5' 11½"
Uwe Gospodarek (Hannover 96; Germany)

Marcus Hahnemann (Wolverhampton Wanderers; England)

Geoffrey Jourdren (Montpellier; France)
Grégory Coupet (PSG; France)

Júlio Sérgio (Roma; Italy)
Gianluca Pegolo (Siena; Italy)

Iker Casillas (Real Madrid; Spain)
Javi Varas (Sevilla; Spain)
Manu (Deportivo La Coruña; Spain)
Javi Ruiz (Espanyol; Spain)
Toño (Racing Santander; Spain)
Roberto (Osasuna; Spain)
Sergio Aragoneses (Tenerife; Spain)


5' 11"
Jason Brown (Blackburn Rovers; England)
James Walker (Tottenham Hotspur; England)

Jean-François Bedenik (US Boulogne; France)

Roberto Colombo (Bologna; Italy)

Armando (Athletic Bilbao; Spain)
Justo Villar (Valladolid; Spain)

5' 10½"
Esteban (Almeria; Spain)

5' 10"
Sebastian Mielitz (Werder Bremen; Germany)

Johan Lapeyre (Nancy; France)

Jon Busch (Chicago Fire; USA)
Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake; USA)

5' 9½"
Willy Grondin (PSG; France)
Jérémie Janot (Saint-Etienne; France)
Posted by Steve at 8:25 AM
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17 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 22, 2012 at 10:43 AM

    Are there no keepers under 5' 9½"?

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  2. AnonymousDecember 24, 2012 at 2:55 PM

    Hussain Al Hadad 168cm (5'7 I think)

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  3. AnonymousDecember 27, 2012 at 11:01 AM

    Hussain Al Hadad is not in a top league

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  4. AnonymousMarch 10, 2013 at 4:56 PM

    no love for Jorge Campos (5'6")?

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    1. AnonymousSeptember 9, 2013 at 7:05 AM

      Yess ! He was even a mid or a striker

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    2. AnonymousApril 23, 2014 at 12:23 PM

      " TITO ALVES " .
      Mozambican Born .
      « 1,70 m = 5 ft 7ins » He could get up in the air like no other , extremly agile .
      Played for :
      Lusitano F Club of Joannesburg , South-African Champions and Boksburg F Club of Joannesburg of South Africa .
      + CAPS ROVERS Rhodesia Zimbabwe in " 1977 Castle Cup Final " with team mate " SHAKY TAURO " amazing striker , " TITO ALVES " dethroned " BRUCE GROBBELAAR " from SALISBURY CALLIES F CLUB GOALS , the outstanding Goal Keeper that ocupied Liverpool F Club Goal's in England to the bench , wilhshest playing for Salisbury Callies F Club in Rhodesia , after Bruce had already played for the Rhodesian National Squad .
      TITO ALVES , The EXTREMELY AGILE GOAL KEEPER was chosen , within the 2 best Goal - Keeper's in 1974/1975 NFL SOCCER LEAGUE season . South Africa .

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  5. AnonymousApril 23, 2013 at 12:59 AM

    Some players are wrong....Marcus H is 6'3 on other sources and Sebastian Mielitz is 6'2 on other sources.

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  6. AnonymousJune 28, 2013 at 9:27 AM

    iker casillas is 185cm tall, so 6ft 1

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    1. UnknownOctober 17, 2013 at 10:57 PM

      According to Real Madrid's website, he is 182 cm, or 5' 11½".

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    2. AnonymousJune 14, 2014 at 12:23 PM

      no.. on their website it says 185, so 6ft 1

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  7. AnonymousDecember 9, 2013 at 5:00 AM

    Laurie Sivell who played 151 matches for Ipswich Town in the 1970s was 5ft 8inches (1m 73cm)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurie_Sivell

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2014 at 10:09 AM

    Beto in Sevilla 180 cm, but its hard to know cause many players add some extra inches especially goalkeepers if you see on team photos they always stand on the tows.

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  9. AnonymousMay 19, 2014 at 6:50 PM

    Senzo Meyiwa Orlando Pirates 1st choice keeper is 1,75 m tall about 5ft9 http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senzo_Meyiwa

    And Bafana Nhlapho 1st choice goalkeeper of Mpumalanga Black aces. 1,69 m tall about 5ft6 http://www.google.com/search?client=ms-rim&hl=en&q=bafana%20nhlapho&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&channel=browser

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  10. AnonymousJune 30, 2014 at 11:45 AM

    Why feet and inches? Why?? USA, there's a thing called metric system, use it!!

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  11. AnonymousNovember 10, 2014 at 3:15 AM

    My dad reckons I am to small to be a goalkeeper I 5ft8

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  12. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2015 at 4:44 PM

    les green at derby in the 70s at 5 '8''

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  13. sagarJune 28, 2015 at 12:27 PM

    Is height needed for a goalkeeper. i am a goalkeeper and my height and age is 4.8 foot and age 12. that is enough for a 12 year old goalkeeper

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