Date: 8th April 2015 at 6:54pm
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Chelsea’s Thibaut Courtois has revealed that he was not always the world-class goalkeeper that we know him as today, but a fledging left-back!

In an interview with the club’s official website, Courtois, who has earned praise for his performances between the sticks this season, reveals that he started out as a defender.

“I started as a left-back. Because I played volleyball I had good reflexes and I liked to dive, so sometimes I went in goal when we rotated,” said the Belgian.

“I won the best goalkeeper award at a couple of tournaments and the idea grew that maybe I had more future as a goalkeeper than a defender.

“When we started to play 11 against 11 on a big pitch – I was probably 10 or 11 years old – I was pretty much always in goal, but if there were injuries I could fill in outfield.”

The news is bound to disappoint Filipe Luis who, until now, must have thought that he was the Blues’ second-choice left-back behind Cesar Azpilicueta!

 

3 responses to “Courtois: I used to be left-back”

  1. maxmoss says:

    thats very interesting.starting as a leftback and ending as a goalkeeper.Keep it up.You have proven to be one of the best goalies on earth

  2. Jephthah says:

    But mind the way u rush out sometimes, this has really cursed us some troubles this season.

  3. moseswhite says:

    very interesting