page_title: Santiago Cañizares
section_title: Post-retirement / Personal life
hierarchical_section_title: Santiago Cañizares / Post-retirement / Personal life
caption_attribution_description: Català: Detalls de la falla infantil Plaça de la Reina, Pau i Sant Vicent 2019 This is a photography of a Folklore festival in Spain (Wikidata id Q1143768).
context_page_description: José Santiago Cañizares Ruiz is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and a rally driver.
  A product of Real Madrid's youth academies, he eventually joined the first team but proved unable to establish himself there, being loaned out twice. He moved to Valencia in 1998, appearing in 418 official matches over the next decade and winning several major titles, including two La Liga championships and the 2004 UEFA Cup.
  Cañizares represented Spain in three World Cups and as many European Championships, and won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. In 2004, Peter Schmeichel said that he regarded him as the "finest goalkeeper in world football".
context_section_description: After retiring, Cañizares worked as a commentator. He fathered seven children from his two marriages, including triplets with his second wife Mayte García. 
  On 23 March 2018, Cañizares announced the death of his five-year old son Santi due to cancer. In 2019, he was subject to a controversy after making disapproving commentary on the nature and circumstances of José Antonio Reyes' death; following immediate social media backlash, he issued a more compassionate statement of clarification.
caption: A doll of Cañizares at the 2019 Falles
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