How tall is René Higuita?

René Higuita's listed height is 172 cm (5'8"). He is taller than about 72% of men in Colombia.

Where 172 cm sits among men in Colombia

Taller than about 72% of men in Colombia born in 1966 (average 167.9 cm).

Higuita next to his teammates

Andrés Escobar is 12 cm taller than René Higuita (184 cm), teammate at Colombia men's national football team from 1988 to 1994.

Faustino Asprilla is 4 cm taller than René Higuita (176 cm), teammate at Colombia men's national football team from 1993 to 1999.

Iván Córdoba is 1 cm taller than René Higuita (173 cm), teammate at Colombia men's national football team from 1997 to 1999.

About René Higuita

René Higuita is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His full name is José René Higuita Zapata, and he was born on 27 August 1966 in Medellín. He was nicknamed El Loco, meaning The Madman, for his high-risk sweeper-keeper style and his flair for the dramatic.

Higuita's style of play was first shown to a global audience at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, and it influenced goalkeepers to take more responsibility for situations farther from goal. He sometimes scored goals despite being a goalkeeper. The IFFHS ranked him the eighth best South American keeper in history, and he is ranked among the ten highest-scoring goalkeepers in history, with 41 goals overall.

At a listed 172 cm (5'8"), Higuita is shorter than Andrés Escobar, listed at 184 cm (6'0"), his teammate in the Colombia men's national football team from 1988 to 1994. Escobar is 12 cm taller. Faustino Asprilla, listed at 176 cm (5'9"), played with him for Colombia from 1993 to 1999 and is 4 cm taller.

Frequently asked

How tall is René Higuita in feet and inches? René Higuita is 5'8" tall, which is 172 cm, 67.7 inches or 1.72 m.

How tall is René Higuita compared to Andrés Escobar? Andrés Escobar is 12 cm taller than René Higuita: 184 cm (6'0") vs 172 cm (5'8").

How tall is René Higuita compared to Faustino Asprilla? Faustino Asprilla is 4 cm taller than René Higuita: 176 cm (5'9") vs 172 cm (5'8").

How tall is René Higuita compared to Iván Córdoba? Iván Córdoba is 1 cm taller than René Higuita: 173 cm (5'8") vs 172 cm (5'8").

Is René Higuita tall for men in Colombia? At 172 cm he is taller than about 72% of men in Colombia born in 1966, whose average height is 167.9 cm.

Sources

• René Higuita on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• René Higuita on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 172 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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