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Raúl

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Raúl González Blanco (Spanish pronunciation: [raˈul ɣonˈθaleθ ˈβlaŋko]; born 27 June 1977), known mononymously as Raúl, is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Real Madrid Castilla, the reserve team of La Liga club Real Madrid. Regarded as one of the greatest forwards of all time, during a stage in his career he was simultaneously the all-time top scorer for Real Madrid, the Spain national team, and had the most goals in the UEFA Champions League. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Raúl has received more than 18,988 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2019). Raúl is the 277th most popular soccer player (down from 249th in 2019), the 416th most popular biography from Spain (up from 441st in 2019) and the 25th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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  • 19k

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  • 65.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 75

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Raúl ranks 277 out of 21,273Before him are Thomas Müller, Takashi Kano, Rajko Mitić, Lee Yoo-hyung, Antoni Ramallets, and Duncan Edwards. After him are Gusztáv Sebes, Alessandro Nesta, Elías Figueroa, Marcelo, Míchel, and Amarildo Tavares da Silveira.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Raúl ranks 13Before him are Giorgia Meloni, Mike Shinoda, Ludacris, Kaja Kallas, John Cena, and Orlando Bloom. After him are Deco, David Trezeguet, Katalin Novák, Jessica Chastain, Phil Neville, and Chadwick Boseman.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Raúl ranks 416 out of 3,355Before him are Pánfilo de Narváez (1478), Ordoño I of Asturias (821), Arturo Pérez-Reverte (1951), Antoni Ramallets (1924), Carlos Arias Navarro (1908), and Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (1963). After him are Petrus Gonsalvus (1537), Hydatius (395), Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia (1953), Tito Vilanova (1968), Míchel (1963), and Narciso Yepes (1927).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Raúl ranks 25Before him are Andoni Zubizarreta (1961), Fernando Torres (1984), David Villa (1981), Fernando Hierro (1968), Quique Setién (1958), and Antoni Ramallets (1924). After him are Míchel (1963), Julen Lopetegui (1966), Josep Samitier (1902), José Antonio Camacho (1955), Santillana (1952), and Quini (1949).