Football / Soccer / Calcio / Futebol / Fußball

Goldfish memory for real. Handanović was one of the best goalkeepers in Serie A in 21st century. He won multiple awards for best goalkeeper of the season, he was legit on top of his game for like 15 years since late 2000s. I believe he also holds the record for penalties saved in a season. He managed to get Udinese to European cups before moving to Inter where he was contesting for goalkeeper of the year every season for like a decade. His persistence paid off and the team under his captaincy won Inter's first Scudetto after a decade. But people will remember him not saving some unreal shots at the age of 38 or something lmao.

Even performance and accolades aside, he is great for such a role on terms of personality. Even before he was Inter's captain, he always had the respect of the locker room, basically everyone that was ever interviewed praised him, there was never any drama with him, he loyal to a fault where he easily could've made more money or won more trophies, etc. A true "old school, no BS" type of player.