Name

Raul Gonzalez Blanco

Date of Birth

27.06.1977 (Madrid, Spain)

Height

1.80m

Position

Forward

Nationality

Spanish

4 x Spanish Championship
1994-1995, 1996-1997, 2000-2001, 2002-2003
3 x European Cup 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2001-2002
1 x European Super Cup 2002
2 x Intercontinental Cup 1997, 2002
2 x La Liga Top Scorer 1998-1999, 2000-2001

Season

Team

Games

Goals

Assists

Position

1994-1995

Real Madrid

28

9

4

1st

1995-1996

Real Madrid

40

19

8

6th

1996-1997

Real Madrid

42

21

13

1st

1997-1998

Real Madrid

35

10

9

4th

1998-1999

Real Madrid

37

24

6

2nd

1999-2000

Real Madrid

34

17

6

5th

2000-2001

Real Madrid

36

24

2

1st

2001-2002

Real Madrid

35

14

4

3rd

2002-2003

Real Madrid

31

16

10

1st

2003-2004

Real Madrid

35

11

3

4th

2004-2005

Real Madrid

32

9

6

2nd

2005-2006

Real Madrid

26

5

3

2nd

 

Real Madrid

411

179

74

0.44 GPG

 

European Cup

107

49

-

0.46 GPG

 

Spain

102

44

-

0.43 GPG

 

Totals

620

272

74

0.44 GPG

           
Foolishly released from Atletico Madrid's youth team Raul was snapped up by their
arch rivals and given his debut by Jorge Valdano at the expense of crowd favourite
Emilo Butragueno. Aged 17 he quickly established himself in the first team and helped
Real end Barca's four year reign as Spanish champions.

Raul became the symbol of Real Madrid as they dominated domestic and European
football. His importance to the club is open to debate but certainly his influence has
been marginalised in recent years following the arrivals of more 'galacticocs' i.e.
Figo, Zidane, Ronaldo, Beckham and Owen.

Raul is the all time Champions League top scorer by default, having played
more games in the competition than most other players. Three European Cup
winners medals and four Spanish Championships before his 26th birthday is an
impressive list of achievements but as his failure to land the Ballon D'or and World
Player of the year awards shows, despite the unerring bias of the Spanish press and
his team-mates, the rest of Europe isn't convinced.

Key Attributes : Dribbling, flair, versatility