Raúl González (Spain)

Raúl

Personal information
Full name	Raúl González Blanco
Date of birth	27 June 1977 (1977-06-27) (age 33)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Schalke 04
Number	7
Youth career
1987–1990	San Cristóbal de los Ángeles
1990–1992	Atlético Madrid
1992–1994	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994	Real Madrid C	9	(16)
1994	Real Madrid B	1	(0)
1994–2010	Real Madrid	550	(228)
2010–	Schalke 04	0	(0)
National team‡
1994	Spain U18	2	(4)
1995	Spain U20	5	(3)
1995–1996	Spain U21	9	(8)
1996	Spain U23	4	(2)
1996–2006	Spain	102	(44)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 April 2010

Raúl González Blanco (born 27 June 1977 in Madrid, Spain), known simply as Raúl, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for German club Schalke 04, in the Bundesliga.^[2] Raul has spent most of his career playing for Spanish club Real Madrid until 2010 and is the club's all-time top goalscorer. Raúl is a three-time winner of the UEFA Champions League and has long been the competition's all-time leading goal scorer. He left Real Madrid on 25 July 2010, having scored 323 goals in 740 appearances.^[3][4][5][6] He is also the all-time top goalscorer for the Spanish national side.

Contents [hide] 1 Club career 1.1 Real Madrid 1.2 Schalke 04 2 International career 3 Personal life 4 Honours 4.1 Club 4.2 Individual 4.3 Orders 5 Statistics 5.1 Club goals 5.2 International goals 6 References 7 External links

Club career

Real Madrid

Raúl started off at cross-town rivals Atlético Madrid, until Jesús Gil became president and subsequently closed Atlético's youth academy, Raúl then moved across town to Real Madrid where he began the 1994–95 season in their 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 1994–95 league championship in his first season. Over the next eight seasons, he won several honours, including another three La Liga titles and three Champions Leagues. For most of this time, Raúl struck up a prolific scoring partnership with Fernando Morientes (and later, Ronaldo). Raúl took over the captaincy of Real Madrid when Fernando Hierro was transferred in 2003, a responsibility he held until leaving the club in 2010. Unusually for such a successful and long-serving player, and despite appearing in two finals, 2002 (in which he scored) and 2004, Raúl has never won the Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup).
He became the first player to score fifty Champions League goals when he netted in a 2–1 group stage win over Olympiacos on 28 September 2005,^[7] and continues to be the all-time leader in both Champions League goals (66) and appearances (128).^[8] He was also the first player to score in two Champions League finals, netting in the finals of both 2000 against Valencia in Paris, and 2002 against Bayer Leverkusen in Glasgow. Samuel Eto'o later equalled this feat, scoring in the 2006 final against Arsenal and in 2009 against Manchester United.
Raúl holds the distinction of having never received a red card throughout his 15 years at the professional level.^[9] On 11 November 2008, Raúl scored his 300th goal for Real Madrid with a hat-trick against Real Unión, with Real winning the game 4–3 but being eliminated on away goals after drawing 6–6 on aggregate.^[10] He has scored 322 career goals for Real Madrid, breaking the long-standing club record of Alfredo di Stéfano with a volleyed goal against Sporting Gijon on 15 February 2009. He is also the top active La Liga goalscorer with 227 of his 322 goals scored in La Liga matches,^[11] and is presently third on the all-time list, which is headed by Telmo Zarra with 251 goals.^[12] Raúl holds the record of all-time top La Liga scorer for Real Madrid with 227, a record previously held by Alfredo di Stéfano.
Raúl and fellow long-serving teammate Iker Casillas were both awarded a 'contract for life' in 2008 – the terms of which stipulate that it will be renewed annually for as long as they play 30 games per season.^[13] On 23 September 2009, Raúl equaled former veteran and legend Manolo Sanchís' league appearance record for Real Madrid,^[14] and is now the second in the La Liga behind Andoni Zubizarreta who played 622 games.^[15]
The club confirmed on 25th July 2010 that Raúl would be leaving the club, a day after Guti confirmed he too would be leaving the club after 25 years.^[4]

Schalke 04

Raúl signed a 2 year contract with FC Schalke 04 on 28 July 2010, ending speculation about his future. Schalke coach Felix Magath hailed the signing as "Great news for Schalke" and "we have succeeded in signing such an exceptional footballer."^[2]

International career

Raúl began his rise in the international scene with the youth teams and was chosen to represent Spain at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship, scoring 2 goals. He has scored a national record 44 goals in 102 caps for Spain. He is also second in terms of caps won for Spain, with 102.^[16] The former captain has made more international appearances for Spain than any other outfield player. Raúl was not chosen for Euro 1996 and had to wait until October 1996 to earn his first senior cap against the Czech Republic. He participated in three World Cups from 1998 to 2006, along with Euro 2000 and Euro 2004, scoring at least one goal in each of the three World Cup competitions. Raúl took over the team captaincy following the retirement of Fernando Hierro in 2002, but has not been chosen for the national team since September 2006, following a shock 3–2 defeat against Northern Ireland in Belfast (a game in which Raúl hit the post late on). In addition, he was not selected for the UEFA Euro 2008 final tournament (which Spain eventually won) as Luis Aragonés preferred Fernando Torres and David Villa. His clubmate and goalkeeper Iker Casillas succeeded him as captain.
Of his 44 international goals, Raúl scored 25 goals in competitive games, 6 of which were in the finals of major tournaments. In a Euro 2000 qualifier, on 27 March 1999, Raúl scored one of only two international hat-tricks during Spain's 9–0 rout of Austria.^[17] Interestingly, another international hat-trick was scored 4 days later, against San Marino during the same qualifying tournament.

Personal life

For many years, Raúl's goal celebration has consisted of kissing his wedding ring as an acknowledgment to his wife Mamen Sanz who he married in 1999 and with whom he has four sons and a daughter: Jorge, named after Jorge Valdano, Hugo after Hugo Sánchez, twins Héctor and Mateo named after Héctor Rial and Lothar Matthäus^[18] and María.^[19] He enjoys reading, especially the books of Arturo Pérez Reverte, and listening to Spanish music.

Honours

Club

Real Madrid

• La Liga (6): 1994–95, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08
• Supercopa de España (4): 1997, 2001, 2003, 2008
• UEFA Champions League (3): 1997–98, 1999–00, 2001–02
• UEFA Super Cup (1): 2002
• Intercontinental Cup (2): 1998, 2002

Individual

• Don Balón Award for Breakthrough Player in La Liga: 1995
• IFFHS World Goalgetter: 1999
• Euro 2000 Team of the Tournament
• ESM Team of the Year: 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00
• Pichichi Trophy (2): 1999, 2001
• UEFA Champions League Top Scorer: 1999-00, 2000–2001
• UEFA Chapions League Best Forward(3): 1990–00, 2000–01, 2001–02
• FIFA World Player of the Year Bronze Award: 2001
• European Footballer of the Year Silver Award: 2001
• UEFA Club Forward of the Year (3): 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02
• Premio Don Balón for Best Spanish player in La Liga (5): 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02
• FIFA 100
• Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano: 2008^[20][21]
• Madrid Gold Medal: 2009^[22]
• Golden Foot 2nd place: 2009
• In the world team of the Decade by mirrorfootball: 2009^[23]
• Real Madrid Record Goalscorer: 323 Goals
• Real Madrid Record Appearance Maker: 741 Games
• Spain all time top scorer: 44 goals (1st)

Orders

• Royal Order Gold Medal for Sports Merit: 2006^[24]

Statistics

Club goals

Last update: 24 April 2010.

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Europe		Total
1994–95	Real Madrid	Primera División	28	9	2	1	-		30	10
1995–96			40	19	2	0	8	6	50	25
1996–97			42	21	5	1	-		47	22
1997–98			35	10	1	0	12	2	48	12
1998–99			37	25	2	0	8	3	47	28
1999-00			34	17	4	1	16	10	54	28
2000–01			36	24	0	0	12	7	48	31
2001–02			35	14	6	6	13	6	54	26
2002–03			31	16	2	0	12	9	45	25
2003–04			35	11	7	6	9	2	51	19
2004–05			32	9	1	0	10	4	43	13
2005–06			27	5	0	0	6	2	33	7
2006–07			34	7	1	0	7	5	42	12
2007–08			37	18	1	0	8	5	46	23
2008–09			37	18	1	3	7	3	45	24
2009–10			30	5	2	0	7	2	39	7
Career total			550	228	37	18	135	66	723	324

International goals

Raúl González Blanco: International goals^[25]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1996-12-14	Estadio Mestalla, Valencia, Spain	Yugoslavia	2–0	2–0	1998 WCQ
2	1998-03-25	Estadio Balaídos, Vigo, Spain	Sweden	3–0	4–0	Friendly
3	1998-06-13	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France	Nigeria	2–1	2–3	1998 FIFA World Cup
4	1998-09-05	Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus	Cyprus	2–1	3–2	2000 UEQ
5	1998-11-18	Stadio Arechi, Salerno, Italy	Italy	2–2	2–2	Friendly
6	1999-03-27	Estadio Mestalla, Valencia, Spain	Austria	1–0	9–0	2000 UEQ
7	1999-03-27	Estadio Mestalla, Valencia, Spain	Austria	2–0	9–0	2000 UEQ
8	1999-03-27	Estadio Mestalla, Valencia, Spain	Austria	5–0	9–0	2000 UEQ
9	1999-03-27	Estadio Mestalla, Valencia, Spain	Austria	8–0	9–0	2000 UEQ
10	1999-03-31	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	0–2	0–6	2000 UEQ
11	1999-03-31	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	0–4	0–6	2000 UEA
12	1999-03-31	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	0–5	0–6	2000 UEQ
13	1999-06-05	Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal, Spain	San Marino	5–0	9–0	2000 UEQ
14	1999-09-04	Ernst Happel Stadion, Wien, Austria	Austria	0–1	1–3	2000 UEQ
15	1999-10-10	Estadio Carlos Belmonte, Albacete, Spain	Israel	3–0	3–0	2000 UEQ
16	2000-01-26	Estadio Cartagonova, Cartagena, Spain	Poland	1–0	3–0	Friendly match
17	2000-06-18	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Slovenia	1–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 2000
18	2000-08-16	Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover, Germany	Germany	4–1	4–1	Friendly match
19	2001-03-24	Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain	Liechtenstein	4–1	5–0	2002 WCQ
20	2001-06-02	Estadio Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo, Spain	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3–1	4–1	2002 WCQ
21	2001-06-06	Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel-Aviv, Israel	Israel	1–1	1–1	2002 WCQ
22	2001-09-05	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	0–1	0–2	2002 WCQ
23	2001-11-14	Estadio Nuevo Colombino, Huelva, Spain	Mexico	1–0	1–0	Friendly match
24	2002-04-17	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	0–1	0–5	Friendly match
25	2002-04-17	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	0–3	0–5	Friendly match
26	2002-06-02	Gwangju Stadium, Gwangju, South Korea	Slovenia	1–0	3–1	2002 FIFA World Cup
27	2002-06-12	Daejeon Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea	South Africa	1–0	3–2	2002 FIFA World Cup
28	2002-06-12	Daejeon Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea	South Africa	3–2	3–2	2002 FIFA World Cup
29	2002-09-07	Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens, Greece	Greece	0–1	0–2	2004 UEQ
30	2003-02-12	ONO Estadi, Palma de Mallorca, Spain	Germany	1–0	3–1	Friendly match
31	2003-02-12	ONO Estadi, Palma de Mallorca, Spain	Germany	2–1	3–1	Friendly match
32	2003-03-29	Olympic Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine	Ukraine	1–1	2–2	2004 UEQ
33	2003-09-10	Estadio Martinez Valero, Elche, Spain	Ukraine	1–0	2–1	2004 UEQ
34	2003-09-10	Estadio Martinez Valero, Elche, Spain	Ukraine	2–0	2–1	2004 UEQ
35	2003-10-11	Hanrapetakan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	0–2	0–4	2004 UEQ
36	2003-11-15	Estadio Mestalla, Valencia, Spain	Norway	1–1	2–1	2004 UEQ
37	2003-11-19	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Norway	0–1	0–3	2004 UEQ
38	2004-03-31	El Molinón, Gijón, Spain	Denmark	2–0	2–0	Friendly match
39	2004-09-03	Estadio Mestalla, Valencia, Spain	Scotland	1–1	1–1	Friendly match
40	2004-10-09	Estadio El Sardinero, Santander, Spain	Belgium	2–0	2–0	2006 WCQ
41	2005-02-09	Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, Almería, Spain	San Marino	3–0	5–0	2006 WCQ
42	2005-09-07	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, Spain	Serbia and Montenegro	1–0	1–1	2006 WCQ
43	2006-06-03	Estadio Martinez Valero, Elche, Spain	Egypt	1–0	2–0	Friendly match
44	2006-06-19	Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Germany	Tunisia	1–1	3–1	2006 FIFA World Cup

References

External links

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• Profile, awards and statistics at RealMadrid.com
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• FIFA World Cup profile
• Raúl González Blanco – Goals in International Matches
• Raúl González Blanco – Goals in European Cups
• ESPN Profile
• Ottmar Hitzfeld's interview on AS
• Raúl becomes the second all-time top-scorer in Real Madrid history

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Preceded by Fernando Hierro	Real Madrid C.F. captain 2003–2010	Succeeded by Iker Casillas
Preceded by Fernando Hierro	Spain National Football Team captain 2002–2006	Succeeded by Iker Casillas

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Persondata
NAME	González Blanco, Raúl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Association footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	27 June 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH	Madrid, Spain
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH