Raúl Bravo Sanfélix (born April 14, 1981 in Gandia, Valencia) is a Spanish football defender who currently plays for Olympiacos FC.
Mainly a left back, he can also play in the centre.
After playing in his early years with two local outfits, Bravo joined Real Madrid's youth system at 16. He was subsequently part of the Junior A side, and played for them two more seasons before arriving at the C team, then in the fourth division, moving to Real Mad...
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Raúl Bravo Sanfélix (born April 14, 1981 in Gandia, Valencia) is a Spanish football defender who currently plays for Olympiacos FC.
Mainly a left back, he can also play in the centre.
After playing in his early years with two local outfits, Bravo joined Real Madrid's youth system at 16. He was subsequently part of the Junior A side, and played for them two more seasons before arriving at the C team, then in the fourth division, moving to Real Madrid Castilla, in Segunda División B, for 2001–02.
International call-ups of some players in the first team gave him the chance for a top flight debut against Athletic de Bilbao, on October 6, 2001 at the Bernabéu (71 minutes in a 2–0 win). Bravo ended up training with the first team, then under Vicente del Bosque's management, very often. That eventually led to his permanent stay with the main side, starting in 2002–03.
In January 2003, Bravo served an unsuccessful loan spell at Leeds United. However, during Euro 2004 in which he appeared for...
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