Yabancı: Kalecinin Tarihi

“The goalkeeper is a lonely eagle, a mysterious man, the last savior.” –Vladimir Nabokov

Albert Camus, Arthur Conan Doyle, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Julian Barnes and Nabokov… are some of the extraordinary characters who passed through the goalkeeping position.

Jonathan Wilson tells the cultural history of football's "lonely" men and their evolution on the football field in his unique style, along with the stories of names from the literary world. The author travels to the Bassa region of Cameroon, where two of Africa's greatest goalkeepers were produced, and to Romania to talk to Steaua Bucharest goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam, who made history by saving four penalties in the 1986 Champion Clubs' Cup final. With his excellent tactical and technical knowledge, Wilson explains in detail how goalkeeping is different from the other ten positions.

The Stranger is the perfect story of goalkeepers, the most mysterious figures in football.

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Editor: Alican Saygı Ortanca

Prepared by: Tan Morgül

Cover Illustration: Burak Dak

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Number of Printings: 1st Edition

First Printing Year: 2018

Number of Pages: 412

Size: 13.5 x 21

Language: Turkish