José René Higuita Zapata is a retired Colombian football goalkeeper. He made 68 international caps for the Colombian national team, during which he scored eight goals. He was born on August 27, 1966 in Barrio Castilla, Medellín.
Higuita played the majority of his club career with Colombian side Atlético Nacional where he helped the team win the Colombian League on numerous occasions as well as the Copa Libertadores and Copa Interamericana, both in 1989. He is famous for being a goalie who actively tries to score goals as well as take unnecessary risks. As a result, Higuita was nicknamed "El Loco" by the media.
Higuita popularized the scorpion kick save, a clearance where the goalkeeper jumps forward, arches his legs over his head and in doing so, kicks the ball away with his heels. He notoriously pulled it off in a friendly game against England in September 1995, blocking a mistaken cross by Jamie Redknapp. The play ranked 94th in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Sporting Moments in 2002.
