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

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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 '' La Quinta del Buitre'' along with Manolo Sanchís, Rafael Martín Vázquez, Míchel and Miguel Pardeza. Butragueño scored 123

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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

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, 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 the

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. On 12 December that year he made his European competition debut, contributing with a

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to a 6–1 home victory over R.S.C. Anderlecht in the third round of the

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after the 3–0 loss in

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, as the Spaniards went on to win the competition. At the time, Real Madrid's form was so patchy the first team's attendances were smaller than those of the reserve side. 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

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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 Raúl, Butragueño signed for Atlético Celaya 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 decided to retire 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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qualifier, and he closed the 3–0 win in

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. He had already been picked as an uncapped player for the

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tournament, where his team 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, scoring no goals in four games.

Post-retirement and other ventures

On 19 October 2004, Butragueño replaced former Real Madrid teammate Jorge Valdano 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

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Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Real Madrid B *

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: 1983–84 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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: 1988, 1989,

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1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

: 1984–85, 1985–86 * Copa Iberoamericana: 1994 Spain *

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runner-up:

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Individual * Bravo Award: 1985, 1986 *

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third place: 1986,

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: 1990–91 * FIFA World Cup Silver Boot: 1986 * FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1986 * ''Guerin Sportivo'' All-Star Team: 1986 *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Butragueno, Emilio 1963 births Living people 20th-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Madrid Men's association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Madrid CF players Liga MX players Atlético Celaya footballers UEFA Europa League–winning players Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spain men's amateur international footballers Spain men's international footballers UEFA Euro 1984 players 1986 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1988 players 1990 FIFA World Cup players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico FIFA 100 Pichichi Trophy winners Spanish beach soccer players Real Madrid CF non-playing staff