Raúl González

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

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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 competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsReal Madrid C1994–95Segunda División B916———916Real Madrid B1994–95Segunda División10———10Real Madrid1994–95La Liga2892100—30101995–96La Liga401921862052261996–97La Liga422151——47221997–98La Liga3510101122349151998–99La Liga372520832149291999–2000La Liga34174015104257292000–01La Liga3624001272150322001–02La Liga3514661262355292002–03La Liga3116201292047252003–04La Liga351176922153202004–05La Liga32910104—43132005–06La Liga2650062—3272006–07La Liga3571075—43122007–08La Liga371810852048232008–09La Liga371813732047242009–10La Liga3052072—397Total5502283718132662211741323Schalke 042010–11Bundesliga3413411251051192011–12Bundesliga321532114104721Total662873239209840Al Sadd2012–13Qatar Stars League22912300—34122013–14Qatar Stars League1725250—274Total391117550—6116New York Cosmos2015NASL28820—21329Career total6932916326160752612942404

International
+Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational team Year Apps GoalsSpain199641199760199810419999102000113200195200296200310820041332005122200692Total10244

Managerial statistics

+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordReal Madrid Castilla20 June 201927 May 2025Real Madrid U19 (caretaker) 1 July 202031 August 2020Total
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Honours

Player
Real Madrid Youth
Dallas Cup: 1993, 1994

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
DFB-Pokal: 2010–11
DFL-Supercup: 2011

Al Sadd
Qatar Stars League: 2012–13
Emir of Qatar Cup: 2014

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

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
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
 2nd place: 2001
 3rd place: 2003
UEFA Champions League top goalscorer: 1999–2000, 2000–01
UEFA Champions League top assist provider: 2002–03
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
FIFA 100
Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano: 2007–08
Sportske Novosti award: 2001
Marca Leyenda: 2009
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)
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.

Manager
Real Madrid U19
UEFA Youth League: 2019–20

Decorations
Government of Spain: Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit 2006
City of Madrid: Gold Medal 2009

 References 

Category:1977 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Madrid