Rafael Martín Vázquez (born 25 September 1965) is a Spanish former professional
footballer
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who played mostly as an
attacking midfielder
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.
He represented most notably
Real Madrid
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, having two different spells and amassing
La Liga
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totals of 252 games and 42 goals for the club. He also played abroad in Italy, France, Mexico and Germany.
Martín Vázquez appeared for
Spain
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at the
1990 World Cup
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and
Euro 1988
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, winning nearly 40
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Club career
Born in
Madrid
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, Martín Vázquez joined the youth academy of
Real Madrid
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in 1980 at the age of 15 and made his debut for the first team three years later, going on to achieve fame as part of the ''
La Quinta del Buitre
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'' which still included
Míchel,
Emilio Butragueño
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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'' ...
,
Miguel Pardeza
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He was part of Real Madrid's generation of footballers known as '' La Quinta del Buitre'', but spent the better part of his ca ...
and
Manolo Sanchís
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A part of the famous ''La Quinta del Buitre'' which stemmed from the Real Madrid youth academy, he was the only of its five members to ...
. In
1989–90, as Real achieved a club and
La Liga
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record of 107 goals, he scored a career-best 14, second only in the squad to
Hugo Sánchez
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's 38 successful strikes.
After the arrival of Romanian
Gheorghe Hagi
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, Martín Vázquez decided to accept the offer of
Torino FC
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, but failed to settle in Italy during his two-season spell, although he did help the side
reach the
1992 UEFA Cup Final
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. He then moved to
Olympique de Marseille
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but only lasted two months in France, after which a return to Real Madrid was arranged; in his two stints with the latter he won six leagues, two
UEFA Cups and two
Copa del Rey
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.
As injuries hit him, Martín Vázquez eventually retired from football at the end of 1998, after unassuming spells with
Deportivo de La Coruña
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,
Atlético Celaya
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– where he teamed up with Butragueño – and
Karlsruher SC
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(German
2. Bundesliga). Afterwards, he worked with Real Madrid as a youth coach while also keeping fit with the club's veterans.
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International career
Martín Vázquez played 38 times for Spain
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, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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, including at UEFA Euro 1988
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The tournament crowned Netherlan ...
and the 1990 FIFA World Cup
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. His debut came on 23 September 1987, in a friendly against Luxembourg
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.
International goals
Honours
Real Madrid
*La Liga
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: 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1994–95
*Copa del Rey
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: 1988–89, 1992–93
*Copa de la Liga
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: 1985
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Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
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*Supercopa de España
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: 1988
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, 1989, 1993
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*UEFA Cup
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: 1984–85, 1985–86
*Copa Iberoamericana
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: 1994
Torino
*UEFA Cup runner-up: 1991–92
Spain U21
*UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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: 1986
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Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
Individual
* Spanish Player of the Year: 1990
References
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1965 births
Living people
Spanish footballers
Footballers from Madrid
Association football midfielders
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Real Madrid Castilla footballers
Real Madrid CF players
Deportivo de La Coruña players
Serie A players
Torino F.C. players
Ligue 1 players
Olympique de Marseille players
Liga MX players
Atlético Celaya footballers
2. Bundesliga players
Karlsruher SC players
UEFA Cup winning players
Spain youth international footballers
Spain under-21 international footballers
Spain under-23 international footballers
Spain amateur international footballers
Spain international footballers
UEFA Euro 1988 players
1990 FIFA World Cup players
Spanish expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in France
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in France
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Spanish football managers
Segunda División B managers
Extremadura UD managers