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RECORDS
Heaviest Goalie:
Willie Henry "Fatty" Foulke was 355lbs. in 1994 when the record was set that
he was the fattest goalie to ever play soccer.
Most Consecutive Hat Tricks:
Masashi Nakayama set the record for the four most consecutive hat
tricks on April,v29 1998 in Japan by performing four hat tricks.
Longest Clean Sheet (Goalkeeper with no goals scored):
Abel Resino set the record for the Longest Clean Sheet with 1,275
minutes without a goal scored in 1991.
Most Goals Scored In A Career:
The player we all know who played for Brazil, Pele, set the record for the
most goals scored in a career with an amazing 1,279 goals from 1956-1977.
Most Expensive Soccer Player:
Zinedine Zidane of Spain set the record for 13,033,000,000 Spanish pesetas
on July 9, 2001.
Most European Cup Wins:
The most accomplished European team is Spain who won their 8th European Cup
win in 2000.
Oldest Player in a Soccer Cup Match:
The oldest player to play in a soccer cup match was Albert Roger
Mila, who played for the USA in 1994, but the specific date was June 28th,
and the man was an amazing 42 years and 39 days old.
Most Goals Scored in an International Match:
The Australian soccer team played American Samoa for an international match
on April 11, 2001 in Coffs Harbour, Australia, with the score of 31-0.
Most Senior Soccer Appearances:
Peter Shilton took the record of most senior soccer appearances with
1,390 appearances for the United Kingdom in 1994.
Most Goals in a Soccer Season:
Dixie Dean took the record for most goals in a single season with 82 goals
in 1927.
Most Soccer Ball Touches in 30 Seconds:
Ferdie Adoboe had 141 touches in 30 seconds in New York City, August 27,
2003.
Most Soccer Cup Winners Cups:
FC Barcelona won their fourth soccer cup in 1997 to take the record.
Most Soccer Goals by a Goalkeeper:
Jose' Luis Chilavert was a goalie for the Buenos Aires team of Argentina who
played from 1992 to August of 2000 and had 54 goals.
Most Soccer World Cup Wins:
Brazil won the most soccer World Cup Championships. They earned it
five times, in 1958, '62, '70, '94, and 2002. |
