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Emilio Butragueño

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Template:Short description Template:Family name hatnote Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Emilio Butragueño Santos (Template:IPA; born 22 July 1963) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a striker.

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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.

Club career

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In 1981, Madrid-born Butragueño joined the Real Madrid youth system, playing first for their reserves before being given his senior debut by Alfredo Di Stéfano on 5 February 1984 against Cádiz CF: he made an instant impact, scoring twice and assisting for the third goal in a 3–2 away turnaround, after Real trailed by 2–0.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 12 December that year he made his European competition debut, contributing with a hat-trick to a 6–1 home victory over R.S.C. Anderlecht in the third round of the UEFA Cup after the 3–0 loss in Brussels, as the Spaniards went on to win the competition.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=Fans>Template:Cite web</ref>

At the time, Real Madrid's form was so patchy the first team's attendances were smaller than those of the reserve side.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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 the Pichichi Trophy in 1991,<ref name=PICHICHI>Template:Cite web</ref> while also being instrumental in the capital club's five La Liga trophies, two Copa del Rey and two consecutive UEFA Cups.<ref name=RM>Template:Cite web</ref>

In June 1995, having lost his place (only eight games and one goal, as Real won another league), mainly due to the emergence of 17-year-old Raúl, Butragueño signed for Atlético Celaya in Mexico and, in his first year, the team reached the final of the Liga MX.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After three seasons where he was known as the Gentleman of the Pitch – never receiving a single red card during his entire career – he decided to retire in April 1998.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=Fans/>

International career

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Butragueño earned 69 caps for Spain, and scored 26 goals.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His debut came on 17 October 1984 against Wales in a 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier, and he closed the 3–0 win in Seville.<ref name=RSSSF>Template:Cite web</ref> He had already been picked as an uncapped player for the UEFA Euro 1984 tournament, where his team finished runners-up.<ref name=RTVE>Template:Cite web</ref>

Butragueño was also selected for the 1986 World Cup where he played a major part,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> scoring four goals as Spain beat Denmark 5–1 in the round-of-16 match.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He also took part in the 1990 edition in Italy, scoring no goals in four games.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Post-retirement and other ventures

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File:Ofrenda de la Liga y la Champions-42-L.Millán (52109311293) (cropped).jpg
Butragueño in 2022

On 19 October 2004, Butragueño replaced former Real Madrid teammate Jorge Valdano as the club's director of football<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and, until the end of the 2005–06 season, also served as its vice-president.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Subsequently, he acted as head of public relations for the organisation.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Still as a player, Butragueño had a computer game with his name released in 1988, for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and MSX.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>Template:BDFutbol</ref><ref name=Bio/>
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Castilla 1981–82 Segunda División 6 3 0 0 0 0 – – 6 3
1982–83 38 13 4 0 3 0 – – 45 13
1983–84 21 21 10 3 0 0 – – 31 24
Total 65 37 14 3 3 0 0 0 4 3 82 40
Real Madrid 1983–84 La Liga 10 4 0 0 2 2 — — 12 6
1984–85 29 10 0 0 2 0 11Template:Efn 4 — 42 14
1985–86 31 10 6 2 0 0 12Template:Efn 2 — 49 14
1986–87 35 11 3 3 — 7Template:Efn 5 — 45 19
1987–88 32 12 3 0 — 8Template:Efn 2 — 43 14
1988–89 33 15 5 2 — 8Template:Efn 4 2 1 48 22
1989–90 32 10 6 2 — 2Template:Efn 2 — 40 14
1990–91 35 19 2 0 — 4Template:Efn 4 2 2 43 25
1991–92 35 14 6 4 — 9Template:Efn 1 — 50 19
1992–93 34 9 3 1 — 6Template:Efn 1 — 43 11
1993–94 27 8 2 1 — 4Template:Efn 2 — 33 11
1994–95 8 1 0 0 — 4Template:Efn 0 — 12 1
Total 341 123 36 15 4 2 75 27 4 3 460 170
Celaya 1995–96 Liga MX 34 17 — — — — 34 17
1996–97 26 2 — — — — 26 2
1997–98 31 10 — — — — 31 10
Total 91 29 — — — — 91 29
Career total 497 189 50 18 7 2 75 27 4 3 633 239

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International

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Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Butragueño goal.<ref>Template:EU-Football.info</ref><ref name=RSSSF/>
List of international goals scored by Emilio Butragueño
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 October 1984 Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain Template:Fb 3–0 3–0 1986 World Cup qualification
2 23 January 1985 Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain Template:Fb 2–0 3–1 Friendly
3 3–0
4 19 February 1986 Martínez Valero, Elche, Spain Template:Fb 1–0 3–0 Friendly
5 26 March 1986 Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz, Spain Template:Fb 1–0 3–0 Friendly
6 7 June 1986 Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara, Mexico Template:Fb 1–0 2–1 1986 FIFA World Cup
7 18 June 1986 La Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico Template:Fb 1–1 5–1 1986 FIFA World Cup
8 2–1
9 4–1
10 5–1
11 15 October 1986 Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany Template:Fb 1–0 2–2 Friendly
12 18 February 1987 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain Template:Fb 1–0 2–4 Friendly
13 23 September 1987 Nou Castalia, Castellón, Spain Template:Fb 2–0 2–0 Friendly
14 1 June 1988 El Helmántico, Salamanca, Spain Template:Fb 1–0 1–3 Friendly
15 11 June 1988 Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany Template:Fb 2–1 3–2 UEFA Euro 1988
16 12 October 1988 Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain Template:Fb 1–0 1–1 Friendly
17 16 November 1988 Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain Template:Fb 2–0 2–0 1990 World Cup qualification
18 21 December 1988 Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain Template:Fb 2–0 4–0 1990 World Cup qualification
19 15 November 1989 Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain Template:Fb 2–0 4–0 1990 World Cup qualification
20 28 March 1990 La Rosaleda, Málaga, Spain Template:Fb 2–0 2–3 Friendly
21 26 May 1990 Bežigrad, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia Template:Fb 1–0 1–0 Friendly
22 10 October 1990 Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain Template:Fb 1–0 2–1 Euro 1992 qualifying
23 19 December 1990 Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain Template:Fb 3–0 9–0 Euro 1992 qualifying
24 5–0
25 7–0
26 8–0

Honours

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