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Meet the World Cup-winning goalkeeper who scored over 100 goals in his career

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World Cup winner who scored over 100 goals - the likes of Pele, Ronaldo or Ronaldinho spring to mind.But those football greats never achieved those feats while playing in goal like Rogerio Ceni did.The goalkeeper marksman, as he was dubbed in his home country, had a simply phenomenal career which frankly defies logic.He bagged 131 goals across a 25-year spell with Sao Paulo, with 61 free-kicks and 70 penalties in 121 different matches.And there is even conflicting reports about an open-play strike too.To say Ceni was a set-piece specialist would be a humongous understatement.At this point, you might be thinking - how?!Well it took some time to achieve, because after joining Sao Paulo's youth set-up in 1990, the then 17-year-old spent the first six seasons either as back-up or third choice.He didn't break through until 1997 when number one Zetti moved on and new manager Muricy Ramalho gave him a shot.Ceni caught the eye with his ability in front of goal in training.Should more teams let goalkeepers do this?

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