I thought I’d go with some more traditional trivia this week, with goalkeepers as the theme. So, here are eleven (of course!) questions about those slightly “different” people who choose to wear gloves on their hands in a game called football.
1. What goalkeeper was capped by his country in two different sports? What was his country, and what were the sports?
2. What record does goalkeeper Rogério Ceni hold?
3. What did goalkeepers have to stop doing in 1912?
4. What goalkeeper- who was capped 69 times for his country- served jail time as a result of his involvement in a kidnapping?
5. What goalkeeper was nicknamed “Dracula” because…wait for it…he was afraid of crosses?
6. What goalkeeper wore a toupee during the 1994 World Cup?
7. What goalkeeper played for 18 clubs during a career that lasted from 1982-2006?
8. What name does Oliver Kahn go by in the video game Football Manager? Why?
9. What goalkeeper was England’s longest living capped player?
10. What former EPL and international goalkeeper was once an intern at NASA?
11. What world famous author is purported to have been the first ever goalkeeper for a club currently in the EPL?
Remember, don’t put your answer in the comment section, email it to avoidingthedrop@gmail.com
As always, the answer will be posted next Wednesday.
The answer to any and all GK-related questions is always either: (a) Fabian Barthez; or (b) David Seaman.
Fabian Barthez is never the answer.
Got 10 of 11, but there’s one left that’s not revealing itself to me. Maybe next week…