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Casillas makes 1000th appearance in Porto loss

AFP  |  Lisbon 

Iconic Spanish played the 1000th match of his career on Monday as Portuguese title contenders suffered a damaging 2-0 defeat at Belenenses.

was making his 108th appearance for Porto, having previously turned out 725 times with boyhood while earning 167 caps for

He captained his country to their first in 2010 as well as consecutive European Championships, in 2008 and 2012.

The 36-year-old broke through into the Real first team as a teenager in 1999, winning on three occasions before moving to in 2015.

have already announced that will leave at the end of the season following a three-year stint in as the club look to trim their payroll.

Monday's loss to Belenenses, a second defeat in three matches, left a point behind defending champions and leaders Benfica with six games of the season remaining.

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First Published: Tue, April 03 2018. 09:55 IST
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