Thibaut Courtois

Thibaut Courtois predicted a volleyball future, but as a child attracted football. The coaches were not enthusiastic about the big, clumsy boy, only thanks to the diligence and support of his parents Thibault kept in the game on grass. And then surprised by the rapid career rise - already at the age of 16 he became the basis of the Belgian "Genk".

Thibault was born in the Belgian town of Bree to semi-professional volleyball players Lambrechts and Thierry Courtois. Parents from an early age instilled in the boy a love of sports - took him to the gymnastics section, took him to volleyball matches and taught to handle the ball. At the age of 5, little Thibault suddenly wanted to play football, so mom and father took the child to the academy of the club "Bilsen." The day was painted in minutes.

However, the passion for football parents considered bliss, because special talents in this direction the heir did not shine. Nature created a boy for volleyball, his father joked. Thibault grew up a child large (now the height of the athlete 199 cm, and weight 94 kg) and clumsy. In addition, an introvert, could easily "go into myself" right during training. Courtois recalls:

And the boy was literally attracted by accidents. Not a month passed that Thibault did not get to the hospital: then with a broken ankle, then with a dislocated finger, then with a wound on his head from the fact that accidentally came across a chair.

The first coaches at first disagreed with the opinion of the father. Seen in a serious, quiet boy potential, noted his good reflexes. Against the background of his peers looked older, was powerful and strong - a real goalkeeper. But the baby's gate hasn't been put on the gate yet. Friends and cousins, with whom he often played football in the garden of his parents' house, also did not want to see Thibaut as a goalkeeper. If he got up on the goal, the ball could not be scored.

Along with his brother, neighbours and nephews of Belgian tennis star Kim Clijsters Thibaut Courtois created a YouTube channel called YardBrooz . The kids posted the best goals on the net, which were scored during football in the garden.

When the future goalkeeper was eight, the family moved to the city of Genk. Here the boy joined the youth team of the local club, where he was a field player until the age of 12. The parents insisted that the son should not be tied to a certain position. Then he got to his "legitimate" place and in the first match in a new role won the title of the best goalkeeper of the tournament.

When Thibault grew up, the coaches questioned whether he would go further than the youth team, too clumsy. But he is purposeful and hardworking. There was a time when they even thought to part with a novice football player. But Courtois proved that experienced mentors are wrong.

Big football appeared in Thibaut Courtois's biography in 2009. The teenager was barely 16 years old, but Genk coach Pierre Doner took a risk and included him in the list of goalkeepers. In fact, the teenager was just lucky - the team lost goalkeepers: two goalkeepers were injured, another was disqualified.

In the first year the young man was not lucky enough to take the field. But in the 2010/2011 season Thibault was the first goalkeeper. In the game against Inter Turku in the preliminary stage of the Europa League, Genk snatched victory. And by the end of the summer of 2010, the young man signed his first contact, officially starting his professional career.

Courtois won the Belgian championship. In the decisive match against Liege "Standard" defended the goal in the last three minutes of extra time. The young player was awarded the title - Thibault was named player of the year in his home club and the goalkeeper of the Pro-League.

Famous European clubs Tottenham and Chelsea began to fight for the goalkeeper. At the same time, Genk did not want to part with his favorite goalkeeper. However, Courtois decided to move on to the career ladder, preferring Tottenham to Chelsea. The transfer value was 5 million pounds.

Immediately at Chelsea the goalkeeper was rented by the Spanish Atletico Madrid, where Thibault put on a form with number 13 (the figure was inherited by David de Gea) and played three years.

Started brilliantly in the "matrazniks" - lasted the whole debut match, beating all possible goals.

Together with Courtois, Atletico once again became the national champion, won the Europa League in 2012, won the UEFA Super Cup the same year, and the following season held the Copa del Rey.

Returning to Chelsea helped the Londoners to win the league title twice, winning the Football League Cup and fa cup. Here Courtois won the fame of one of the best penalty performers of the English club.

He was called up to the Belgian national team in 2011, and Courtois became the youngest goalkeeper in the history of the national team. The opponents of the opening match were the French, this meeting ended in a draw.

His wife, Martha Dominguez, gave birth to two children, a daughter, Adriana, and a son, Nicholas. The heir saw the light of day after the family's breakup, in May 2017.

Thibault posted a photo on Instagram of the baby holding his finger with the handle, and captioned the touching:

The press doesn't know much about the goalkeeper's choice. When we met, Martha was a student, moonlighting in a clothing store. The relationship was not stable because of Thibault's turbulent personal life. But the wife forgave her beloved constant infidelity, which became public.

Courtois explained his passion for women simply. When Martha became pregnant for the second time, she went to her native Madrid, and the footballer stayed in London. The relationship gradually faded away.

Shortly after the announcement of the break-up, the paparazzi caught the Chelsea goalkeeper with a new pass - an 18-year-old girl named Delanie Royley. Journalists even managed to find out that the father of the beloved athlete is against this relationship.

In the spring of 2018, Thibault became a character in numerous memes that flooded the Internet. Chelsea lost to Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals. The Catalans struck the Londoners' goal three times, with Lionel Messi scoring two goals as the Blues goalkeeper conceded the ball between his legs. Over the past season, the Belgian played 35 matches, in 15 managed to keep the goal "dry".

Thibaut Courtois went to the national team of his native country for the 2018 World Cup, which was held in Russia. The Belgians defeated Tunisia, England and Japan, reaching the quarter-finals. The next opponent was the Team Brazil. The athlete is sure that the victory will be for Belgium thanks to attacking football.

At the end of June, the fans learned about the goalkeeper's future plans. The contract with Chelsea will end in a year, Thibaut is going to move to Real Madrid. Explains the choice of the club by the fact that in Madrid lives a family - a wife and children who need care. The English plan to sell the goalkeeper for 36 million euros.

2010/11 - Belgian champion

2009 - Belgian Cup

2013/14 - Spanish champion

2012 - UEFA Europa League winner

2012 - UEFA Super Cup

2013 - Copa del Rey Twice Champion of England

2015 - Football League Cup

2017/18 - FA Cup

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