Raúl González
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| Full name | Raúl González Blanco[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1977[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1990 | San Cristóbal | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Schalke 04 | 66 | (28) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Al Sadd | 39 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | New York Cosmos | 28 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 693 | (291) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2025 | Real Madrid Castilla | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Raúl González Blanco (born 27 June 1977) is a retired Spanish football player.
Path
[change | change source]Raúl started his career as a professional football player at Real Madrid. He has won three UEFA Champions Leagues, six Spanish leagues, four Spanish Super Cups, one UEFA Super Cup and two Intercontinental Cups. At the moment, he is the top scorer at European competitions.
Career statistics
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid C | 1994–95 | Segunda División B | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | |||
| Real Madrid B | 1994–95 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Real Madrid | 1994–95 | La Liga | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 10 | |
| 1995–96 | La Liga | 40 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2[c] | 0 | 52 | 26 | |
| 1996–97 | La Liga | 42 | 21 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 47 | 22 | |||
| 1997–98 | La Liga | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2[c] | 3 | 49 | 15 | |
| 1998–99 | La Liga | 37 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2[d] | 1 | 49 | 29 | |
| 1999–2000 | La Liga | 34 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 4[e] | 2 | 57 | 29 | |
| 2000–01 | La Liga | 36 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2[f] | 1 | 50 | 32 | |
| 2001–02 | La Liga | 35 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2[c] | 3 | 55 | 29 | |
| 2002–03 | La Liga | 31 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 2[g] | 0 | 47 | 25 | |
| 2003–04 | La Liga | 35 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2[c] | 1 | 53 | 20 | |
| 2004–05 | La Liga | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | — | 43 | 13 | ||
| 2005–06 | La Liga | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 32 | 7 | ||
| 2006–07 | La Liga | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | — | 43 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | La Liga | 37 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2[c] | 0 | 48 | 23 | |
| 2008–09 | La Liga | 37 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2[c] | 0 | 47 | 24 | |
| 2009–10 | La Liga | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 39 | 7 | ||
| Total | 550 | 228 | 37 | 18 | 132 | 66 | 22 | 11 | 741 | 323 | ||
| Schalke 04 | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 34 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1[h] | 0 | 51 | 19 |
| 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 32 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 11[i] | 4 | 1[h] | 0 | 47 | 21 | |
| Total | 66 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 40 | ||
| Al Sadd | 2012–13 | Qatar Stars League | 22 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 12 | |
| 2013–14 | Qatar Stars League | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5[j] | 0 | — | 27 | 4 | ||
| Total | 39 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 61 | 16 | |||
| New York Cosmos | 2015 | NASL | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 32 | 9 | |
| Career total | 693 | 291 | 63 | 26 | 160 | 75 | 26 | 12 | 942 | 404 | ||
- ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, DFB-Pokal, Emir Cup, U.S. Open Cup
- ↑ All appearances in UEFA Champions League, unless otherwise noted
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in Supercopa de España
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance and one goal in Intercontinental Cup
- ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Championship
- ↑ One appearance and one goal in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in Intercontinental Cup
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in Intercontinental Cup
- 1 2 Appearance in DFL-Supercup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
International
[change | change source]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1996 | 4 | 1 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 10 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 9 | 10 | |
| 2000 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 9 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 10 | 8 | |
| 2004 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 9 | 2 | |
| Total | 102 | 44 | |
Managerial statistics
[change | change source]- As of 24 May 2025
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Real Madrid Castilla | 20 June 2019 | 27 May 2025 | 209 | 82 | 70 | 57 | 317 | 238 | +79 | 39.23 | [4] |
| Real Madrid U19 (caretaker) | 1 July 2020 | 31 August 2020 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 213 | 86 | 70 | 57 | 328 | 242 | +86 | 40.38 | — | ||
Honours
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Player
[change | change source]Real Madrid Youth
- Dallas Cup: 1993, 1994[5]
Real Madrid
- La Liga: 1994–95, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08
- Supercopa de España: 1997, 2001, 2003, 2008
- UEFA Champions League: 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2001–02
- UEFA Super Cup: 2002
- Intercontinental Cup: 1998, 2002
Schalke 04
Al Sadd
New York Cosmos
- North American Soccer League: Spring Season 2015
- North American Supporters' Trophy: 2015
- Soccer Bowl: 2015
Spain U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 1996[6]
Individual
- UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship top goalscorer: 1996
- La Liga's Breakthrough Player: 1994–95
- Zarra Trophy: 1995–96, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03
- La Liga's Best Spanish Player: 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02 (record)
- La Liga's Team of the Decade: 2000's[7]
- ESM Team of the Year: 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000
- Pichichi Trophy: 1998–99, 2000–01
- Copa del Rey top goalscorer: 2001–02, 2003–04
- IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer: 1999[8]
- UEFA Champions League top goalscorer: 1999–2000, 2000–01
- UEFA Champions League top assist provider: 2002–03[11]
- UEFA Club Forward of the Year: 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02
- UEFA European Football Championship Teams of the Tournament: 2000
- Ballon d'Or runner-up: 2001
- FIFA World Player of the Year bronze award: 2001[12]
- FIFA 100
- Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano: 2007–08[13][14][15]
- Sportske Novosti award: 2001[16]
- Marca Leyenda: 2009[17]
- Golden Foot Award runner-up: 2009, 2010, 2011
- Goal of the Month in Germany: August 2011, March 2012, April 2012, July 2013
- Goal of the Year in Germany: 2011, 2013 (shared with Julian Draxler)[18]
- Qatar Stars League Fair Play Award: 2013
- NASL Player of the Month: May 2015
Records
- Real Madrid Record Appearance Maker: 741 games
- Real Madrid Record Appearance Maker in La Liga: 550 games
- European Competitions Record Appearance Maker: 150*
- Third leading scorer in the world (throughout history), according to IFFHS Statistics: 125 goals^^
- *Includes other European competitive competitions, including the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup.
- ^^Includes other European competitive competitions and Intercontinental Cup.
- Has not received a red card in entire career.[19]
Manager
[change | change source]Real Madrid U19
Decorations
[change | change source]- Government of Spain: Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit 2006[20]
- City of Madrid: Gold Medal 2009[21]
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ↑ "Raúl González Blanco". Al-Saad Sport Club. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ↑ "Raúl González Blanco - Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ↑ "Raúl: Raúl González Blanco: Matches 2019–20". BDFutbol. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ↑ Nava, Carlos (27 February 2018). "Futbol in América: Dallas Cup's vital role in growing U.S. youth soccer". ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ↑ "Italy - Spain 4:3 (U21 EURO 1996 Spain, Final)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ↑ "El equipo de ensueño del siglo XXI". Don Balón. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2017 – via issuu.com.
- ↑ "IFFHS Awards 1999". IFFHS. 10 April 2020. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020.
- ↑ "IFFHS Awards 2001". IFFHS. 10 April 2020. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ↑ "IFFHS AWARDS 2003". IFFHS. 10 April 2020. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020.
- ↑ "UEFA Champions League 2002/03 - History - Statistics – UEFA.com". UEFA. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ↑ "2001 – MICHAËL OWEN – LE GRAND RETOUR DE L'ANGLETERRE" (in French). francefootball.fr. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ↑ "Raúl wins the Di Stéfano Trophy". Real Madrid. 20 May 2008. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
- ↑ "Di Stéfano's worthy heir". Real Madrid. 14 September 2008. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
- ↑ "Raúl gana el I Trofeo Di Stéfano". Marca.com. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ↑ "Henry wins 2006 Sportske Novosti award". Arsenal.com. 2007-01-29. Archived from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
- ↑ "Raúl recibe el MARCA Leyend". Marca.com. 3 March 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ↑ "Juli 2013" (in German). sportschau.de. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ↑ "Which players have never been sent off?". Union of European Football Associations. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ↑ "Grateful Spain rewards Raúl". UEFA. 25 May 2006. Archived from the original on 1 January 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
- ↑ "Raúl recibirá la Medalla de Oro de Madrid". Marca.com. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
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