Thibaut Courtois (Goalkeeper) – Career, facts, and Personal Life
Thibaut Courtois (Goalkeeper) – Career, facts, and Personal Life. The 30-year-old Belgian professional footballer currently plays as a goalkeeper with Real Madrid. He is known for his great composure, positioning, reach, and shot-stopping skills. He has a tall physique that helps him with his goal-stopping skills.
Career
Courtois started playing at the age of 5 with the local club Blitzen V.V. During their early days, he didn’t have any specific position as a player. He was asked for trials by Racing Genk, where he managed to impress scouts and joined the youth team. When he was deployed under sticks in U-19, that’s when he found his true passion. During his youth, he had a strong rivalry with Koen Casteels who was called for the national youth team.
Koen was considered a better talent by his youth team. He debuted in 2011 in the senior Belgian side against Slovenia in a friendly match. Since then he is known as a famous Belgium goalkeeper. He conceded only 32 goals in 40 games in the 2011-12 season with Genk. He was also awarded as the best goalkeeper of the league that year.
Courtois has played for Chelsea, Atletico Madrid, and Racing Genk. He was a world-class goalkeeper when Atletico Madrid won Major silverware. He won UEFA Europa League, La Liga with Atletico Madrid. He also won the English premier league, FA Cup, and the English league cup with Chelsea. However, at Chelsea his every move is under the scrutiny of fans, critics, and scouts.
Personal Life
He was born in 1992 in Bree, Belgium. His parents Gitte Courtois and Thierry Courtois are professional volleyball players. He has a brother Gaetan Courtois, and a sister Valerie Courtois. He is called the Octopus. He is currently dating Mishel Gerzig. He has two children from his former girlfriend Marta Dominguez.
His son is named Nicholas Courtois, and his daughter is Andriana Courtois. Be has an estimated net worth of $ 10 Million and a salary of $ 8.5 million approximately. He has a luxury car collection including Ashton Martin Vanquish, Audi, and Range Rover. He had a major controversy when his ex girlfriend Caroline cheated on him with Kevin.