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Hide Show Self 27 credits. Athletic Bilbao Already, Atletico were realising the grave mistake they had made, and regretting it big time. Over the next year, Raul started to get more first-team chances, taking them with nine goals in 28 appearances, not bad for a debut season at all. Raul also helped Madrid secure the league title in his first season. World recognition was soon to follow. The next season saw Raul get more game time, and he rewarded the faith with 25 goals in 50 games, not a bad tally at all.
Unfortunately for young Raul, it wasn't enough to see him earn a Spain debut, and adding to that, he was not picked for the European Championships. His debut came in October that year, against Czechoslovakia. The next season came and went for Raul, as he continually impressed. This season, however, saw the goals dry up, with Raul picking up a tally of 12 goals in 48 appearances. In , Champions League success again came to Raul and Madrid, as his burgeoning reputation grew and grew.
In the tournament, he scored a goal in the final against La Liga rivals Valencia, finishing as the top scorer. His success in went on, as he earned a place in the Euro Team of the Tournament, despite scoring just one goal. Raul was reaching heights for which seasoned veterans spent their whole careers searching—and he was still in his early 20's.
In , as Madrid again relinquished the La Liga title, and European success came once more. Raul had now won his third Champions League, and as he had scored in the final versus Bayer Leverkusen, he became the first player in history to score in two Champions League finals, a feat that has since only been matched by Samuel Eto'o. Raul's accolades just kept coming though, and one wondered whether he would move from Madrid or not, as he was in very high demand from Europe's top clubs.
But, Raul repeatedly said no, citing his love for Real Madrid, the club who had given him his chance. During these highly successful years, Raul was one half of the most deadly striker force in Europe, with the other half being Fernando Morientes. The two were among the most feared in Europe. Raul was realising the dream, and now, he was one of the best in the world. In the next few years, as the "Galacticos" nickname was penned to describe Real Madrid's superstars, Raul saw his status as the club's star player somewhat fall away.
In the Champions League, he was the leading goalscorer with 71 until overtaken by Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. In he left Real Madrid and moved to German club Schalke 04, for whom he played 66 times and scored 28 goals. In February , he scored the th goal of his career and at the end of that season moved to the Middle East to play for Qatar club Al Sadd.
However, in October , he was persuaded to return to the game and signed a contract with New York Cosmos. In November, he scored the winning goal as his team came from behind to win 2—1 against the Strikers to earn a place at Soccer Bowl , which his team won 3—2 against Ottawa Fury.
He retired after the match. He does, however, have the distinction of never have received a red card in his professional career. He became a member of the Laureus World Sports Academy in , having previously been an Ambassador.
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