Raúl González Blanco (born 27 June 1977 in Madrid, Spain), usually known simply as Raúl, is a Spanish football forward who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid for whom he is the all-time leading goalscorer. Raul is a three-time winner of the UEFA Champions League and has long been the competition's all-time leading goal scorer. He has also scored more goals (44) for the Spanish national team than any player in history.
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Raúl González Blanco (born 27 June 1977 in Madrid, Spain), usually known simply as Raúl, is a Spanish football forward who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid for whom he is the all-time leading goalscorer. Raul is a three-time winner of the UEFA Champions League and has long been the competition's all-time leading goal scorer. He has also scored more goals (44) for the Spanish national team than any player in history.
Raúl has spent his entire club career with Madrid, with whom he has won six Spanish league titles. Although he started out with cross-town rivals Atlético Madrid, he began the 1994-95 season in Madrid's C-team, but was promoted to first team status by coach Jorge Valdano after impressing with sixteen goals in nine games. He became the youngest player (seventeen years and four months) ever to play for the senior side, scoring in his second senior game against derby rivals Atlético Madrid. In all, Raúl registered nine goals in 28 appearances to help Real Madrid win the...
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