Spanish footballer (born 1963)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Butragueño and the second or maternal family name is
Santos .
Emilio Butragueño Butragueño in 2024
Personal information Full name Emilio Butragueño Santos[ 1] Date of birth (1963-07-22 ) 22 July 1963 (age 62) [ 1] Place of birth Madrid , SpainHeight 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[ 1] Position 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) * Club domestic league appearances and goals
Emilio Butragueño Santos (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈmiljo βutɾaˈɣeɲo ˈsantos] ; born 22 July 1963) is a Spanish former professionalfootballer who played as astriker .
He was best known for his spell withReal Madrid . NicknamedEl Buitre (TheVulture ), he was a member of theLa Quinta del Buitre along withManolo Sanchís ,Rafael Martín Vázquez ,Míchel andMiguel Pardeza .[ 2]
Butragueño scored 123La Liga goals in 341 games for his main club over 12 seasons, and represented theSpain national team in twoWorld Cups (being the second-top scorer in the1986 edition ) and as manyEuropean Championships , scoring 26 goals for his country in a record that stood for several years.
In 1981,Madrid -born Butragueño joined theReal Madrid youth system, playing first fortheir reserves before being given his senior debut byAlfredo Di Stéfano on 5 February 1984 againstCádiz CF : he made an instant impact, scoring twice andassisting for the third goal in a 3–2 away turnaround, after Real trailed by 2–0.[ 3] On 12 December that year he made hisEuropean competition debut, contributing with ahat-trick to a 6–1 home victory overR.S.C. Anderlecht inthe third round of theUEFA Cup after the 3–0 loss inBrussels , as the Spaniards went on to win the competition.[ 4] [ 5]
At the time, Real Madrid's form was so patchy the first team's attendances were smaller than those of the reserve side.[ 6] Butragueño was a part of their transformation, being a prominent member of the squad during the 1980s and winning numerous honours: he received the European Bronze award for best footballer in two consecutive years, and was awarded thePichichi Trophy in1991 ,[ 7] while also being instrumental in the capital club's fiveLa Liga trophies, twoCopa del Rey and two consecutive UEFA Cups.[ 8]
In June 1995, having lost his place (only eight games and one goal, as Realwon another league ), mainly due to the emergence of 17-year-oldRaúl , Butragueño signed forAtlético Celaya in Mexico and, in his first year, the team reached the final of theLiga MX .[ 9] After three seasons where he was known as theGentleman of the Pitch – never receiving a singlered card during his entire career – he decided to retire in April 1998.[ 10] [ 5]
International career [ edit ] Butragueño earned 69caps forSpain , and scored 26 goals.[ 11] His debut came on 17 October 1984 againstWales in a1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier , and he closed the 3–0 win inSeville .[ 12] He had already been picked as anuncapped player for theUEFA Euro 1984 tournament, where his team finished runners-up.[ 13]
Butragueño was also selected for the 1986 World Cup where he played a major part,[ 14] scoring four goals as Spain beatDenmark 5–1 in theround-of-16 match.[ 15] [ 16] He also took part in the1990 edition in Italy, scoring no goals in four games.[ 17]
Butragueño left the national team after playing two games in the1994 World Cup qualifiers , aged 29. His last appearance was on 18 November 1992, in a 0–0 draw with theRepublic of Ireland .[ 18] [ 12]
Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation, Butragueño was known for his intelligence, movement and finishing ability on the pitch.[ 19] [ 20] [ 21]
Post-retirement and other ventures [ edit ] Butragueño in 2022 On 19 October 2004, Butragueño replaced former Real Madrid teammateJorge Valdano as the club'sdirector of football [ 22] and, until the end of the2005–06 season , also served as its vice-president.[ 23] Subsequently, he acted as head ofpublic relations for the organisation.[ 24] [ 25]
Still as a player, Butragueño had a computer game with his name released in 1988, for theAmstrad CPC ,Commodore 64 ,ZX Spectrum andMSX .[ 26]
Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Butragueño goal. [ 28] [ 12] List of international goals scored by Emilio Butragueño No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 17 October 1984 Benito Villamarín ,Seville , Spain Wales 3–0 3–0 1986 World Cup qualification 2 23 January 1985 Rico Pérez ,Alicante , Spain Finland 2–0 3–1 Friendly 3 3–0 4 19 February 1986 Martínez Valero ,Elche , Spain Belgium 1–0 3–0 Friendly 5 26 March 1986 Ramón de Carranza ,Cádiz , Spain Poland 1–0 3–0 Friendly 6 7 June 1986 Tres de Marzo ,Guadalajara , Mexico Northern Ireland 1–0 2–1 1986 FIFA World Cup 7 18 June 1986 La Corregidora ,Querétaro , Mexico Denmark 1–1 5–1 1986 FIFA World Cup 8 2–1 9 4–1 10 5–1 11 15 October 1986 Niedersachsenstadion ,Hanover , Germany West Germany 1–0 2–2 Friendly 12 18 February 1987 Santiago Bernabéu , Madrid, Spain England 1–0 2–4 Friendly 13 23 September 1987 Nou Castalia ,Castellón , Spain Luxembourg 2–0 2–0 Friendly 14 1 June 1988 El Helmántico ,Salamanca , Spain Sweden 1–0 1–3 Friendly 15 11 June 1988 Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany Denmark 2–1 3–2 UEFA Euro 1988 16 12 October 1988 Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán , Seville, Spain Argentina 1–0 1–1 Friendly 17 16 November 1988 Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain Republic of Ireland 2–0 2–0 1990 World Cup qualification 18 21 December 1988 Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain Northern Ireland 2–0 4–0 1990 World Cup qualification 19 15 November 1989 Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain Hungary 2–0 4–0 1990 World Cup qualification 20 28 March 1990 La Rosaleda ,Málaga , Spain Austria 2–0 2–3 Friendly 21 26 May 1990 Bežigrad ,Ljubljana ,Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1–0 1–0 Friendly 22 10 October 1990 Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain Iceland 1–0 2–1 Euro 1992 qualifying 23 19 December 1990 Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain Albania 3–0 9–0 Euro 1992 qualifying 24 5–0 25 7–0 26 8–0
Real Madrid B
Real Madrid
La Liga :1985–86 ,1986–87 ,1987–88 ,1988–89 ,1989–90 ,1994–95 [ 8] Copa del Rey :1988–89 ,1992–93 [ 8] Copa de la Liga :1985 [ 8] Supercopa de España :1988 , 1989,1990 ,1993 [ 8] UEFA Cup :1984–85 ,1985–86 [ 8] Copa Iberoamericana : 1994Spain
Spain Under-21
Individual
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