{"id":1098082,"date":"2019-07-15T18:24:05","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T17:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1098082"},"modified":"2019-07-15T18:25:51","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T17:25:51","slug":"porto-iker-casillas-coaching-role-health-scare","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/porto-iker-casillas-coaching-role-health-scare\/","title":{"rendered":"Porto confirm coaching role for Iker Casillas as he recovers from health scare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Porto have offered goalkeeper Iker Casillas a coaching role as he continues his recovery from a heart attack.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Casillas suffered an &#8216;acute myocardial infarction&#8217; during a training session at the end of last season, hospitalising him for five days.<\/p>\n<h2>The best goalkeeper of all time? Five things to know&#8230;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Iker Casillas is widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of all time.<\/li>\n<li>He was club captain at Real Madrid, where he made 725 appearances and won every single trophy available to him.<\/li>\n<li>He also captained Spain to their first-ever World Cup in 2010.<\/li>\n<li>He moved to Porto on a free transfer in 2015.<\/li>\n<li>Casillas has not yet confirmed whether or not he will play again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7311398-alexander-arnold-s-perfect-mentor-the-goat-right-back-is-available-for-free<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on his future in the immediate aftermath of the incident Casillas admitted he was unsure whether his playing career would continue, hence his recent decision to take up a temporary coaching role as his health recovers.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the club&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcporto.pt\/pt\/noticias\/20190715-pt-casillas-que-todos-juntos-possamos-fazer-uma-grande-epoca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>, Casillas said:\u00a0\u201cI&#8217;m going to do something different than what I used to do, which was to be on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ll try to make a connection between the team and the club. The Coach told me he wanted me to stay with them, near the players, near the youngsters because there would be many changes, I will try to do my best to help my colleagues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Should Arsenal Do Next? 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