by Jonathan Wilson · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9781409129844
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«Outsider: A History of the Goalkeeper» is the historical essay by Jonathan Wilson, published by Orion Publishing Group in paperback (368 pages, in English).
Cultural history of soccer told from the viewpoint of the goalkeeper, the solitary figure between the posts. Jonathan Wilson reviews their tactical and technical evolution, the literary connections of the position (Camus, Nabokov) and travels to Cameroon and Romania to talk with Helmuth Duckadam, hero of the 1986 European Cup final.
The work was originally published in 2012; the Orion edition is from 2013. Categories: sports and recreation and history.
Soccer fans and sports history enthusiasts, especially those interested in the role of the goalkeeper.
