In the picture: Thibaut Courtois (left) and David de Gea (right).Β
Remembering the legends on International Goalkeeper Day, current Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois hailed former Spain and Netherlands no 1 Iker Casillas and Edwin Van der Sar and termed the duo as his idols.
In a tweet on Wednesday, the Belgium international shared a picture of his younger days and honoured his colleagues on the occasion.
“Honoring my fellow colleagues on International Goalkeeper Day. As goalkeeper legends, I look up to Casillas and Van der Sar. Thank you both for inspiring me to fulfill my goals as a keeper!” he wrote.
Honoring my fellow colleagues on #InternationalGoalkeeperDay. As goalkeeper legends, I look up to @IkerCasillas & @vdsar1970. Thank you both for inspiring me to fulfill my goals! β½ππ» pic.twitter.com/1boznSGlgX
β Thibaut Courtois (@thibautcourtois) April 14, 2020
Responding to Courtois’ tweet, Van der Sar stated that he admired former Manchester United no 1 Peter Schmeichell, Hans van Breukelen and Michel Preud’Homme and termed them as legends.
#InternationalGoalkeeperDay π§€
Thanks @ThibautCourtois.When I was younger, I admired @Pschmeichel1, Hans van Breukelen & Michel PreudβHomme! ππππππΏπ.
Who inspired you? πβ½οΈ https://t.co/kDzptiGDIG pic.twitter.com/yNfSQyvC0X
β Edwin van der Sar (@vdsar1970) April 14, 2020
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Meanwhile, current Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea also shared a picture of his younger days and expressed his love towards the role.
Sometimes dreams come true.
Love to be a goalkeeper π§€#InternationalGoalkeeperDay #FelizDiaDelPortero pic.twitter.com/z58TmWc15Sβ David de Gea (@D_DeGea) April 14, 2020
A young boy with big dreams #InternationalGoalkeeperDay 𧀠pic.twitter.com/1FeOgK9IAC
β Kasper Schmeichel (@kschmeichel1) April 14, 2020
Leicester City’s Kasper Schmeichel was also among the many who followed the trend on this occasion.