Raúl González Blanco, commonly known as simply Raúl, is a legendary Spanish striker currently playing for Al Sadd in the Qatar Stars League. He was born on 27 June 1977 in the Spanish capital Madrid.
Raúl began to play football at a local club San Cristóbal in 1987. He then featured for Atlético Madrid youth team until he got to the youth system of Spanish heavyweights Real Madrid. In 1994, Raúl embarked on his professional career with Real Madrid C. But he soon impressed the club’s management having scored 16 goals in just 7 matches for the fourth-division side and was promoted to the first team of the giant club in the same year.
Raúl established himself as the club’s legend during his 16-year spell with Los Merengues. He was the pillar of the team that won six La Liga titles, four Spanish Super Cups, three UEFA Champions League titles, the 2002 UEFA Super Cup and two Intercontinental Cups thanks to the striker’s terrific performances. In 2003, the Spaniard was given the captain’s armband and held the position until 2010. Raúl set up a record of being the club’s all-time top goalscorer with 323 goals in 741 appearances in all competitions. It’s a tidbit, that he had never seen a red card for 16 years with Los Blancos. Raúl is an active La Liga top scorer with 228 goals in 550 league matches. Moreover, he still remains the Champions League’s most capped player with a total of 128 appearances.
Amid the 2009/10 season, Raúl suffered an injury and had to sit out the rest of the La Liga season. After his comeback he could be used only as a backup striker for the team and that became the catalyst for Raúl’s move to Bundesliga side Schalke 04. He was instrumental in leading the team to the German Cup and German Super Cup victories in his debut Bundesliga season. However, in May 2012 Raúl left Europe for the Arab world and joined the powerhouse side Al Sadd in the Qatar Stars League where he plays till the date.
Raúl was awarded 102 caps to the Spain national team in between 1996 and 2006.
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