Emilio Butragueño Santos (; born 22 July 1963) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a striker. He was best known for his spell with

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. Nicknamed ''El Buitre'' (The

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), he was a member of the ''

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'' along with

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, Míchel and

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. Butragueño scored a total of 123

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goals in over 300 games for Real Madrid in 12 seasons, and represented the Spain national team in two

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(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

In 1981,

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-born Butragueño joined

youth system, playing first for their reserves before being given his senior debut by

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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. On 12 December that year he made his

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debut, contributing with a

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to a 6–1 home triumph against

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for the third round of the

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(after a 3–0 loss in

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), as the Spaniards went on to win the competition.Real Madrid Fans biography
(in Spanish) At the time, Real Madrid's form was so patchy the first team's attendances were smaller than those of the reserve side. Butragueño contributed to their transformation, and was a prominent member of the team during the 1980s, winning numerous honours: he received the European Bronze award for best footballer in two consecutive years, and won the

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, while also being instrumental in the capital club's five

trophies, two

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and two consecutive UEFA Cups. 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

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, Butragueño signed for

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in Mexico and, in his first year, the team reached the final of the

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. After three seasons where he was known as the ''Gentleman of the Pitch'' – never receiving a single

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during his entire career – he finally decided to retire from the game in April 1998.

International career

Butragueño earned 69

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for

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, and scored 26 goals. His debut came on 17 October 1984 against

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in a

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,Emilio Butragueño – Goals in International Matches
at RSSSF although he had already been picked as an uncapped player for the

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team as the nation finished runners-up. Butragueño was also selected for the 1986 World Cup where he played a major part, scoring four goals as Spain beat

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5–1 in the round-of-16 match. He also took part in the 1990 edition in Italy (four games, no goals).

Post-retirement and other ventures

On 19 October 2004, Butragueño replaced former Real Madrid teammate

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as the club's

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and, until the end of the 2005–06 season, also served as its vice-president. Subsequently, he acted as head of

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for the organisation. Still as a player, Butragueño had a computer game with his name released in 1988, for the

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and MSX.Juegos de fútbol: Emilio Butragueño Fútbol (Football games: Emilio Butragueño Fútbol)
; Notas de Fútbol, 6 February 2008 (in Spanish)

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Butragueño goal.''

Honours

Real Madrid *

: 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1994–95 *

: 1988–89, 1992–93 * Copa de la Liga:

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, 1989,

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, 1993 *

: 1984–85, 1985–86 *

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: 1994 Spain *

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: Runner-up

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Individual *

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: 1985, 1986 *

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: Third place

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: 1990–91 * FIFA World Cup Silver Boot:

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* FICTS Hall of Fame and Excellence Guirlande d'Honneur

References

External links

*
Real Madrid biography
* *
Spain stats at Eu-Football
{{DEFAULTSORT:Butragueno, Emilio 1963 births Living people Footballers from Madrid Spanish footballers Association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Madrid CF players Liga MX players Atlético Celaya footballers UEFA Cup winning players Spain under-21 international footballers Spain amateur international footballers Spain international footballers UEFA Euro 1984 players 1986 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1988 players 1990 FIFA World Cup players Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Mexico Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico FIFA 100 Pichichi Trophy winners Spanish beach soccer players