Who was that specific goalkeeper who was so agressive he earned a red card?

plumb_pete

Somewhere between 1996 and 2002 perhaps when I was a child, I distinctly remember seeing a bald goalkeeper getting a red card in either one of the World Cups or European championships. Sadly I can't remember the exact details other than the goalkeeper was bald, and outright agressive. Who would fit such a description?

Originally asked by Major Milán on Stack Exchange (sports) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

I've checked every match from Euro 96, World Cup '98, Euro 2000, and World Cup 2002. I can only find one goalkeeper who was sent off at any of those tournaments: Belgian goalkeeper Filip De Wilde, who was sent off during a group match against Turkey at Euro 2000. He wasn't quite bald, but he certainly was aggressive - he rushed out of his penalty area and clattered a Turkish player, for which he received a straight red card. The video of the incident is sadly no longer available, but the image below depicts de Wilde (center) being red-carded.

Full answer by F1Krazy: https://sports.stackexchange.com/a/26041 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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