By There have been many short players including Messi in the history of football who have proved that height does not matter. But you can deny that being tall is an advantage in some positions. Being tall is a boon for you if you are a center back or a goalkeeper. Whereas if you are a midfielder, you would surely choose agility over height. In this article, we are going to discuss the six tallest goalkeeper in the history of football. .
1. Simon Bloch Jørgensen (Height: 2.10 m)
Height: 2.10 m (6 ft 10.5 in)
Country of origin: Germany
Born: September 1, 1992
Simon Bloch Jorgensen is the tallest player in the history of world football with a height of 2.10 m or six ft and 10.5 inches. This Danish goalkeeper started his footballer career with Frem, FC Copenhagen, B.93, and B.1908. He played for various clubs and shows his outstanding goalie skills and saved goals for his evenever it is needed. Bloch played for some famous clubs like Accrington Stanley and Whitehawk.
2. Kristof Van Hout (Height: 2.08 m)
Height: 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Country of origin: Belgium
Born: February 9, 1987
The second goalkeeper on our list is Christophe Van Hoet with a height measurement of six feet and 10 inches (2.08m). Kristof is known for his sledging and intimidating goalkeeping attitude. He has master the aerial balls. The best club, Kristof Van Hout has represented so sar is Belgian giants Standard Liege, who have won ten winning titles in Belgian League. Presently, Hout is playinyfor KVC Westerlo. He has also won the Belgian Cup with Genk in 2013.
3. Jacob Samnik (Height: 2.07 m)
Height: 2.07 m (6 ft 9.5 in)
Country of origin: USA
Born: November 28, 2000
Jacob Samnik, the goalkeeper with an origin of United States, currently playing for Hobro in Denmark. He is 2.07 meters tall — that’s approximately 6-foot-9.5, which made him listed among the tallest goalkeeper of all time. Jacob Samnik has started his early career from Kalonji Soccer Academy in Georgia. Officially speaking, we don’t have much information about the player at the moment.
4. Tonny Brogaard (Height: 2.06 m)
Height: 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Country of origin: Denmark
Born: February 10, 1984
Tony Brogaard is one such player in the history of football whose own height has proved to be a curse for him and he himself accepted that in an interview. He hold a height measurement of 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), that’s the reason he is been listed at number four. Tonny was signed by English club Doncaster Rovers but didn’t play all the matches. The last league he played was Danish third division from boyhood team of Frem. He’s very known for his calm personality.
5. Tomáš Holý (Height: 2.06 m)
Height: 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Country of origin: The Czech Republic
Born: December 10, 1991
Tomáš Holý, Czech professional goalkeeper has a height of 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), which makes him tallest among his teammates. Currently, he plays for League One club Gillingham. Tomáš Holy started hai career on 11 June 2011 for AC Sparta Prague B. As per the source, he was loaned to Czech sides Graffin Vlašim, Viktoria Žižkov and Fastav Zlín during. On 20 January 2017, the Czech player signed two-and-a-half-year contract with EFL League One side Gillingham. He has to face a defeat in his debut match.
6. Vanja Ivesa (Height: 2.05 m)
Height: 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Country of origin: Croatia
Born: July 21, 1977
Vanja Ivesa, the goalkeeper from Croatia has an height measurement of 2.05 m which is approximately 6 ft 9 inches tall. He is among the tallest goalkeeper, Croatia has ever produced. Ivesa started is journey with NK Istra and then he shifted to Australia and player for Sydney United. Currently, he is playing for Istra 1961.
Well, we talked about the tallest of all the Goalkeepers in this article.
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