Emilio Butragueño
Spanish footballer (born 1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Butragueño and the second or maternal family name is Santos.
Emilio Butragueño Santos (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈmiljo βutɾaˈɣeɲo ˈsantos]; born 22 July 1963) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
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Full name | Emilio Butragueño Santos[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1963-07-22) 22 July 1963 (age 61)[1] | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
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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) | |||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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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.[2]
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.