Raúl

Raúl is the rare footballer I would call understated and legendary in the same breath. A Madrid boy who became the beating heart of Real Madrid, he scored 71 Champions League goals and logged over a thousand career appearances, yet his trademark was that quiet finger-to-lips celebration rather than theatrics. What I value about him is the blend of predatory finishing and genuine work rate; he never coasted on talent. His move into coaching feels entirely natural for someone so identified with one club's soul. To me he embodies loyalty in an era that increasingly forgets what that word means in football.

Name (English)

Raúl

Name (Japanese)

ラウル・ゴンサレス

Reading

らうる・ごんされす

Born

June 27, 1977 (age 49)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Snake

Origin

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Height

178 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Awards & achievements

• 1999 Pichichi Trophy
• 2001 Pichichi Trophy
• Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/raulgonzalez/
• Xhttps://x.com/RaulGonzalez
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl%20Gonz%C3%A1lez
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B5%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11576

Tags

• Community of Madrid
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-20

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.