RAUL GONZALEZ

 

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.

Youth clubs

Raúl career began at his local team San Cristóbal de los Ángeles playing for their Alevín team and the Infantil the next season. He signed with Atlético Madrid's Infantil team and won a national title with the Cadete team the following season. After Atlético's president Jesús Gil closed the youth academy as a cost-saving measure, Raúl moved on to Real Madrid's Cadete team. The following season, he was promoted to the Juvenil C team but subsequently played for Juvenil B, Juvenil A and Junior teams.

Personal information
Full name	Raúl González Blanco
Date of birth	27 June 1977 (1977-06-27) (age 33)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 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	13	(6)
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)