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Karius to wear #1: Liverpool’s last six #1’s

By Tom Bogert

NEWCASTLE, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 21: Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar looks on during a snow shower during a 3-0 win to Newcastle during the FA Premier league match between Newcastle United and Liverpool at St James' Park on November 21, 1993 in Newcastle, England, (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Allsport/Getty Images)
NEWCASTLE, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 21: Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar looks on during a snow shower during a 3-0 win to Newcastle during the FA Premier league match between Newcastle United and Liverpool at St James' Park on November 21, 1993 in Newcastle, England, (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Allsport/Getty Images) /
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15 Feb 2001: Goalkeeper Sander Westerveld of Liverpool celebrates Liverpool’s two-nil win during the match between AS Roma and Liverpool in the UEFA Cup fourth round, first leg at the Olympic Stadium, Rome, Italy. Mandatory Credit: Jamie McDonald/ALLSPORT
15 Feb 2001: Goalkeeper Sander Westerveld of Liverpool celebrates Liverpool’s two-nil win during the match between AS Roma and Liverpool in the UEFA Cup fourth round, first leg at the Olympic Stadium, Rome, Italy. Mandatory Credit: Jamie McDonald/ALLSPORT /

Sander Westerveld /// 103 appearances /// 1 dope nickname 

When your name is Sander Westerveld, you hardly need a nickname. “Sander Westerveld” should stand alone; it needs no propping up by a nickname.

But, he got a killer one during his playing career. “The Bomb”. That’s amazing. Westerveld was given that nickname because he could drop kick a ball from his own 18 into the stands behind the other goal.

Westerveld was the starting keeper in Liverpool’s treble winning season of 2000-2001 but was so unconvincing that Gerard Houllier decided to upgrade on the position and Westerveld played just three matches the next season before leaving.

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