11/08/2009
René Higuita's inspiration at 2009 Golden Foot
After Nilton Santos and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, also the former Colombian goalkeeper José René Higuita Zapata will receive 2009 Golden Foot career award on September 21. Higuita revolutionized goalkeepers role with his tricks and will to enjoy. During his best moments, his trademark was the Scorpions blow, a tribute to his spectacular way of playing that is now in football history. He played, among the others, for Millonarios, Atlético Nacional (where he won 1989 Copa Libertadores nel 1989, first win in the cup for a Colombian team), Real Valladolid and Colombian national team. Higuita will be the first goalkeeper to leave his handprints on the Champions Promenade after Dino Zoff. (Photo. Getty Images)

