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My Take
Raúl Bravo's career is a reminder that being a backup at Real Madrid is still an extraordinary achievement most players only dream of. Coming up through nearly all of Madrid's youth ranks and then spending six years in the first team, even mostly as a squad option, speaks to real quality and professionalism. The fact that he still earned Spain caps and represented them at Euro 2004 confirms he was no mere passenger. I find left-backs who can also cover centre-back quietly valuable; that adaptability is exactly what keeps a player in elite squads. A solid, well-traveled defender who maximized a tough position behind world-class names.
Overview
Raúl Bravo Sanfélix (born 14 April 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back or centre-back. Having played in almost all the youth ranks at Real Madrid, he went on to have a six-year spell in the first team, where he almost always served as a backup; however, it was during that period that he reached the Spain national side, representing them at Euro 2004.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Raúl Bravo
- Name (Japanese)
- ラウール・ブラボ
- Reading
- らうーる・ぶらぼ
- Born
- April 14, 1981 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rooster
- Origin
- Gandia, Province of Valencia, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 176 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.