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Raúl Arribas
Raúl Arribas Torre (born 23 June 1969), sometimes known simply as Raúl, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in La Liga for Espanyol, making a total of eleven top flight appearances. He also had long spells in the lower divisions with Leganés and Alcorcón, achieving over 100 appearances for each club. Club career Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Raúl started out playing in the youth teams of local club Español. He was loaned to Segunda División B side L'Hospitalet in 1988, and made 71 appearances for the club before returning to his parent club in 1990. He again went on loan in 1991, this time to Palamós in the Segunda División, where he spent two seasons. From the 1993–94 season, he was part of the Español first team, but made no appearances in his first season as the club earned promotion as Segunda División champions. Raúl stayed with Espanyol until 1998, but made just 36 appearances in all competitions across fiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the province of Barcelona and is home to around 5.3 million people, making it the fifth most populous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leganés
Leganés () is a city in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Considered part of the Madrid metropolitan area, it is located about 11 km southwest of the centre of Madrid. , it has a population of 188,425, making it the region's fifth most populated municipality. It covers an area of 43.09 km2 and it is located at 667 m over sea level. Leganés houses a branch of the Universidad Carlos III. It is connected to Madrid via the '' Cercanías'' (train, line C5), and '' Metrosur'', one of the lines of Metro. Leganés has 6 Metrosur stations. On 3 April 2004 five of the suspects in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks blew themselves up in an apartment building in the city as police moved in to arrest them. All five were killed, along with one GEO police officer. Etymology ''Leganés'' is described in the 16th century annals as a corruption of ''Leganar''. The latter supposedly makes reference to the abundance of ''légamo'' (slime) in the area in ancient times. Geogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
