René Higuita and his "Scorpion"

Hello friends of Steemit, especially football fans and the great stories that this beautiful sport leaves us, I hope you are well and that all your investments continue to grow day after day. Today I will tell you about an acrobatic play that immortalized a great South American goalkeeper in his time.

On August 27, 1966 in Medellin, Colombia, I speak of José René Higuita Zapata or better known as The crazy René Higuita. "The Scorpion", was one of the best goalkeepers that the Colombian team has had throughout its history in football, "The Scorpion".

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This action is really acrobatic and consists of being suspended in the air with open arms and finish the ball with the heels, this way simulates the attack of a scorpion with its sting, that's why it's called this way.

The events took place in September 1995 when the Colombia team played a friendly match against England at the mythical Wembley Stadium. Only 21 minutes of play had passed when Jamie Redknapp's shot was direct and Higuita's goal, it was in that moment where he made his first scorpion in an official match, at the moment the public is noisy, since in this stadium was not very continuous as plays like this.

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His compatriot Calixto Chiquillo was the substitute goalkeeper for Higuita, who at the age of just 21 made it to the senior national team to play that friendly in Europe. In this way, the historic team could be seen in the front row, as well as everyone else, on and off the pitch. His dressing roommate impressed an entire stadium and international media with his acrobatics.

All the impressed turned to look at Hernan Dario Gomez El Bolillo Gomez who at that time was the coach of the Colombian national soccer team, which was related to the players in the head after the play at the time, while they were stunned. The coach shouted at the former goalkeeper for his action and he responded only with a calm gesture. After the initial emotion, the technique, the calm, and the end, the time, the player, the learning, the time, the life, the life, the life, the life, the life, the life, the life, the life, the life, the life, the life.

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The crazy René had already practiced this action before, he did it, a commercial work was made for a woman he represented, he became a child and on the other side of a person who had become an important subject. but with his back to the ball. From there he began to practice it for almost 5 years. In an interview made about the mythical played highlighted that when things are done with work, at some point.

This former player was very controversial for some of you who liked to handle and hook and play like any other player, many times his madness as the resulting scorpion in a positive way, but others as in the World Cup in Italy 90 while he plays a decisive match with his team that will give the step to the next phase, the time to play and hook a player from Cameroon, but this achievement take the ball and define him on the front of the goal, this action will cost Colombia the elimination in this world.

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What we share with him is remembered as a cheerful and daring player, and that he liked to take risks. What is a product of his madness has become known with greater force in the world as well as his country, also the quality of many players of a generation that left his selection high.

Here's a video of when he first made the move,