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Emilio Butragueño was born on July 22, 1963 in Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain and is credited as an association football player and beach soccer player. That puts Emilio Butragueño at 63 years old in 2026. The listed height is 170 cm.
My Take
Emilio Butragueño is one of those names that makes me nostalgic for a more cerebral kind of striker. At 170 cm he was never imposing, yet his uncanny knack for ghosting into the right spot earned him the nickname El Buitre, The Vulture. As the figurehead of La Quinta del Buitre alongside Sanchis, Martin Vazquez and Michel, he embodied a homegrown golden generation at Real Madrid, the sort of club identity money cannot buy. I value forwards who scored through intelligence rather than power, and Butragueno remains, to me, a small masterclass in Spanish footballing craft.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Emilio Butragueño
- Name (Japanese)
- エミリオ・ブトラゲーニョ
- Reading
- えみりお・ぶとらげーにょ
- Born
- July 22, 1963 (age 63)
- Origin
- Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- Height
- 170 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / beach soccer player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rabbit
2. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/ButraguenoRM
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilio%20Butrague%C3%B1o
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A7
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41235
3. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Emilio Butragueño born?
Emilio Butragueño was born on July 22, 1963 and is 63 years old.
Where is Emilio Butragueño from?
Emilio Butragueño is from Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain.
What does Emilio Butragueño do?
Emilio Butragueño works as association football player, beach soccer player.
How tall is Emilio Butragueño?
Emilio Butragueño is 170 cm tall.
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