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Rene Higuita: The Colombian Scorpion Kick Goalkeeper
- José René Higuita Zapata (Spanish pronunciation: [reˈne jˈɣita]; born 27 August ) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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- Discover how Rene Higuita’s iconic Wembley save, known as the Scorpion kick, influenced a FIFA rule change.
Rene Higuita performed his scorpion kick 25 years ago today
The audacious clearance was typical of the man nicknamed ‘El Loco’
“It was a trick that helped put Colombia and myself on the map”
Football’s long history is littered with magnificent, near-miraculous saves. None of them, however, are as instantly recognisable – or as synonymous with one man – as the goalkeeping intervention Wembley witnessed 25 years ago today.
Even without the aid of video footage, there is surely not a football fan alive who cannot vividly picture Rene Higuita throwing himself head first, foregoing the simplest of catches, and clearing from behind his torso with both feet.
In bearing one man’s indelible trademark, that ‘scorpion’ kick is the goalkeeping equivalent to Johan Cruyff’s eponymous turn. And in truth, it was even more audacious – and certainly more unexpected - than the Dutch master’s dazzling change of direction.
The moment illuminated an otherwise dull
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- When an attempted lob over him by England’s Jamie Redknapp threatened the Colombian goal, Higuita leaped forward and flicked the ball away with his heels, an act of improvisation that stunned the football world.
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- GOALKEEPER: Rene Higuita “El Loco” Jose Rene Higuita Zapata is the icon sweeper-keeper who invented the goal-saving scorpion kick and earned the nickname “El Loco” or “The Madman” for the dramatic flare of his playing style, which had its greatest impact when playing goalkeeper for the Columbia national team in the FIFA World Cup.