Raúl, twelve years in Primera: Sunday will be the Real Madrid captain's 12th anniversary in Spain's First Division
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Sunday marks Raúl González Blanco's 12th year since the Real Madrid captain debuted in Spain's First Division. Number '7' will try to celebrate his milestone one day prior when the Whites take on recenty promoted Nastic in Tarragona.
A distant memory is 29 October 1994 when then Real Madrid coach Jorge Valdano gave a young 17-year-old his Primera Liga debut at La Romareda Stadium. He took giant strides in a matter of months, making the leap from the junior team straight to the First Team. If you consider Real Madrid lost the match 3-2, and that the debutant missed three great scoring opportunities, you might think the doors to success would have been slammed shut on Raúl González Blanco.
In fact, things turned out to be quite the contrary. Despite the final result and the missed chances, the player's attitude during the match was a loud knock and the start of a brilliant career that has carrried him to the pinnacle of Spanish football by the age of 29.
Raúl's professional career skyrocketed, maintaing a constant ascending course of professionalism and winning attitude despìte the rough patch he went through last season when he was injured. His more the 500 official matches with the white shirt have transformed him into a Madridismo idol and a respected professional footballer around the globe.
Twelve years have passed since Raúl debuted with the First Team and when he set out to be "The best player in the world." It wasn't a self proclamation, but the commitment of a young talent that promised to do everything in his willpower to accomplish his dream. These are his numbers:
TRAJECTORY
League numbers:
418 matches
182 goals
Champions League numbers:
106 matches
54 goals
National team numbers:
106 matches
44 goals
HONOURS
4 Spanish Leagues
3 European Cups
2 Intercontinental Cups
2 Spanish Super Cups
2 Pichichi Trophies (1998/99 and 2000/01).
2001 European Footballer of the Year, Silver award
FIFA World Player of the Year, Bronze award (2001)
2 Bronze Boots.
1999 IFFHS World Goalgetter
2 x UEFA Champions League Top Scorer
Top active scorer in La Liga
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