RAUL GONZALES PROFILE

Ra�l Gonz�lez Blanco born 27 June 1977 in Madrid, Spain, known simply as Ra�l is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for German club Schalke 04, in the Bundesliga. Ra�l had spent most of his career playing for Spanish club Real Madrid up until 2010 and is the club's all-time top goalscorer. Ra�l is a three-time winner of the UEFA Champions League and has long been the competition's all-time leading goalscorer. He left Real Madrid on 25 July 2010, having scored 323 goals in 741 appearances

For many years, Ra�l's goal celebration has consisted of kissing his wedding ring as an acknowledgment to his wife Mamen Sanz whom he married in 1999 and with whom he has four sons and a daughter: Jorge, named after Jorge Valdano, Hugo after Hugo S�nchez, twins H�ctor and Mateo named after H�ctor Rial and Lothar Matth�us and Mar�a. He enjoys reading, especially the books of Arturo P�rez Reverte, and listening to Spanish music

Ra�l Gonz�lez Pictures

Raul Gonzales celebration

Raul Gonzales and wife

Personal Information
Full name: Ra�l Gonz�lez Blanco
Date of birth: 27 June 1977
Place of birth: Madrid, Spain
Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position: Striker

Club information
Current club: Schalke 04
Number: 7

Youth career
1987�1990 San Crist�bal de los �ngeles
1990�1992 Atl�tico Madrid
1992�1994 Real Madrid

Senior career*
1994 Real Madrid C 7 (13)
1994 Real Madrid B 1 (0)
1994�2010 Real Madrid 550 (228)
2010� Schalke 04 25 (11)

National team�
1994 Spain U18 2 (4)
1995 Spain U20 5 (3)
1995�1996 Spain U21 9 (8)
1996�2006 Spain 102 (44)