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Raúl González

Raúl González Blanco (born 27 June 1977) is a retired Spanish football player.

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Personal information
Full nameRaúl González Blanco[1]
Date of birth27 June 1977 
     (aged 48)
[1]
Place of birthMadrid, Spain
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Playing positionForward
Youth career
1987–1990San Cristóbal
1990–1992Atlético Madrid
1992–1994Real Madrid
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994Real Madrid C9(16)
1994Real Madrid B1(0)
1994–2010Real Madrid550(228)
2010–2012Schalke 0466(28)
2012–2014Al Sadd39(11)
2014–2015New York Cosmos28(8)
Total693(291)
National team
1994Spain U182(4)
1995Spain U205(3)
1995–1996Spain U219(8)
1996Spain U234(2)
1996–2006Spain102(44)
Teams managed
2019–2025Real Madrid Castilla
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Path

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

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, DFB-Pokal, Emir Cup, U.S. Open Cup
  2. ↑ All appearances in UEFA Champions League, unless otherwise noted
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Appearances in Supercopa de España
  4. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance and one goal in Intercontinental Cup
  5. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Championship
  6. ↑ One appearance and one goal in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in Intercontinental Cup
  7. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in Intercontinental Cup
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  9. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  10. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
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

As of 24 May 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
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 +7 100.000
Total 213 86 70 57 328 242 +86 40.38 —

Honours

File:Raúl vs Málaga CF 2010.jpg
Raúl in his last season with Real Madrid

Player

Real Madrid Youth

Real Madrid

Schalke 04

Al Sadd

New York Cosmos

Spain U21

Individual

Records

*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

Real Madrid U19

Decorations

Raúl González Media

  • Raúl González footballer.jpg

    Durante la inauguración de la nueva sede del Comité Olímpico Español

  • Raul Gonzalez Supercopa 2008.jpg

    Raúl wore the number 7 shirt for Real Madrid between 1996 and 2010.

  • RaulRonaldo.jpg

    Raúl gets substituted for Cristiano Ronaldo, who would inherit the number 7 in the following season.

  • Raúl González Blanco.JPG

    Raúl in his last match with Real Madrid in a La Liga match against Real Zaragoza

  • Raul 2011-08-03-2 (cropped).jpg

    Raúl in a training session with Schalke 04 in August 2011

  • Raul Gonzalez Blanco Schalke.jpg

    Raul Gonzalez Blanco, Spieler des FC Schalke 04

  • Raúl Al-Sadd vs Al-Arabi 2012.jpg

    Raúl playing for Al Sadd in 2012

  • Real Madrid-Getafe 2009 - Chilena de Raúl.jpg

    Raúl executing a bicycle kick for Real Madrid in 2009

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Raúl González Blanco". Al-Saad Sport Club. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Raúl González Blanco - Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Raúl: Raúl González Blanco: Matches 2019–20". BDFutbol. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  5. ↑ Nava, Carlos (27 February 2018). "Futbol in América: Dallas Cup's vital role in growing U.S. youth soccer". ESPN Deportes. http://www.espn.co.uk/football/blog/espn-fc-united/68/post/3400484/futbol-in-america-dallas-cup-plays-key-role-in-promoting-us-youth-soccer. Retrieved 2 March 2018. 
  6. ↑ "Italy - Spain 4:3 (U21 EURO 1996 Spain, Final)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "El equipo de ensueño del siglo XXI". Don Balón. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2017 – via issuu.com.
  8. ↑ "IFFHS Awards 1999". IFFHS. 10 April 2020. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "IFFHS Awards 2001". IFFHS. 10 April 2020. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "IFFHS AWARDS 2003". IFFHS. 10 April 2020. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "UEFA Champions League 2002/03 - History - Statistics – UEFA.com". UEFA. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "2001 – MICHAËL OWEN – LE GRAND RETOUR DE L'ANGLETERRE" (in français). francefootball.fr. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  13. ↑ "Raúl wins the Di Stéfano Trophy". Real Madrid. 20 May 2008. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  14. ↑ "Di Stéfano's worthy heir". Real Madrid. 14 September 2008. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
  15. ↑ "Raúl gana el I Trofeo Di Stéfano". Marca.com. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  16. ↑ "Henry wins 2006 Sportske Novosti award". Arsenal.com. 2007-01-29. Archived from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  17. ↑ "Raúl recibe el MARCA Leyend". Marca.com. 3 March 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  18. ↑ "Juli 2013" (in Deutsch). sportschau.de. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  19. ↑ "Which players have never been sent off?". Union of European Football Associations. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  20. ↑ "Grateful Spain rewards Raúl". UEFA. 25 May 2006. Archived from the original on 1 January 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
  21. ↑ "Raúl recibirá la Medalla de Oro de Madrid". Marca.com. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
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