Facts: - caps: 42 340 6 14 31 32 9 4 32 - nationalyears: 1997 -- 2000 1998 -- 2000 2000 2000 -- 2007 1998 - youthclubs: forum milan santa coloma espanyol - birth date: 19 october 1977 - clubs: forum -rrb- real sociedad rayo vallecano pachuca rayo vallecano sabadell milan santa coloma espanyol lleida -lrb- loan - nationalcaps: 1 11 6 13 2 - currentclub: none - caption: tamudo in 2014 - height: 1.78 - nationalgoals: 0 5 1 5 1 - name: raul tamudo - nationalteam: spain u20 spain u21 spain u23 spain catalonia - birth place: santa coloma , spain - position: striker - fullname: raul tamudo montero - years: 1992 2012 2012 2013 2013 -- 2015 -- 1996 1999 2010 -- 2011 2011 -- - youthyears: 1992 -- 1996 - pcupdate: 00:00 , 24 november 2014 -lrb- utc -rrb- - image: tamudo sabadell ago 2014.jpg - goals: 18 129 0 5 7 9 0 1 8 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of raul tamudo .
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raul tamudo montero -lrb- born 19 october 1977 -rrb- is a spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker .an icon at espanyol he captained the club for almost a decade , playing in nearly 400 official games -- winning two copa del rey -- and being the club 's all-time top goal scorer .he amassed la liga totals of 407 games and 146 goals over the course of 17 seasons , also representing in the competition real sociedad and rayo vallecano .