Goalkeepers Who Can Score?

Great goalkeepers are usually the ones with the most eccentricity to their character. Taking free kicks was Chilavert’s specialty, but it looks like the South American’s have one up on other goalkeepers around the world, with the fact that they are taught to use both feet at a very early age. One goalkeeper from Sao Paulo, namely Rogerio has scored 54 goals, with 15 goals in all competitions last year. Here is what the flamboyant goalkeeper had to say about his free kick taking prowess “I am happy to take risks, to take this responsibility on my back. I am not afraid, because if I fail, I will know in my heart that I tried”. Can’t ask for much more dedication to your passion for goalkeeping than that. The statement resonates with what I believe makes a good goalkeeper great (or any athlete for that matter), the need to take risks. Without great risks what great success can anyone wish to achieve. Hats off to Rogerio.