Emilio Butragueño
Emilio Butragueño Santos (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈmiljo βutɾaˈɣeɲo ˈsantos]; born 22 July 1963) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
Butragueño in 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Emilio Butragueño Santos | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 22 July 1963 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
Casariche | ||||||||||||||
1981–1982 | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1982–1984 | Real Madrid B | 65 | (37) | |||||||||||
1984–1995 | Real Madrid | 341 | (123) | |||||||||||
1995–1998 | Celaya | 91 | (29) | |||||||||||
Total | 497 | (189) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1983–1984 | Spain U21 | 5 | (2) | |||||||||||
1984 | Spain amateur | 1 | (1) | |||||||||||
1984–1992 | Spain | 69 | (26) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He was best known for his spell with Real Madrid. Nicknamed El Buitre (The Vulture), he was a member of the La Quinta del Buitre along with Manolo Sanchís, Rafael Martín Vázquez, Míchel and Miguel Pardeza.
Butragueño scored 123 La Liga goals in 341 games for his main club over 12 seasons, and represented the Spain national team in two World Cups (being the second-top scorer in the 1986 edition) and as many European Championships, scoring 26 goals for his country in a record that stood for several years.
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