Thibaut Courtois is the man of the moment in footballing circles, after his Champions League triumph with Real Madrid in 2022. The Belgian was in top form making several saves to keep the Liverpool attackers at bay.
So much so that, Courtois now holds the record for most saves made by a goalkeeper in a Champions League final, with 9 saves to his name.
But while the discussion and debate rumble on about him being the greatest ever keeper for Los Blancos, here are 10 facts you need to know about the Belgian wall.
1) Volleyball Background
Thibaut Courtois was born into a sport-loving family. One cool fact about Thibaut Courtois’s childhood is that all the members of his family are volleyball players.
Thibaut’s parents were famous volleyball players. His sister, Valerie chose to pursue her parent’s passion and became a volleyball player for the Belgium national women’s volleyball team as well as the Budowlani Lodz. She has had a very successful career and was named Europe’s best Libero in 2013.
Thibaut used to go to volleyball games with his parents as a child. Since he was tall and slim, his parents decided for him to try Gymnastics but as a child, Thibaut was often absent-minded and this led to many injuries. Finally, they decided to let their son decide which sport he likes to go to and When Thibaut turned five he decided to concentrate on football.
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2) Started as left-back
The Belgian is currently one of the best goalkeepers in the world, but he didn’t actually start out as a goalkeeper when he began playing football. Courtois played as a left-back for his first team, which was Bilzerse Waltwilder.
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