Raúl González

Raúl González Blanco (born June 27, 1977), usually referred to simply as Raúl, is a spanish football player who currently plays for Schalke 04.

Raúl González

About

• "Raúl is my bete noire".
  • Jesús Gil (29/10/99)
  • (Not) the Raúl thing, The Independent, June 6, 2006

• "He is a winner. He is the inheritance of Real Madrid".
  • Fabio Capello (15/11/99)

• "Raúl is the best forward in the world".
  • Javier Clemente (01/04/00)

• "Raúl is one of the best of Europe. He is Real Madrid's spirit. He is like Matthäus for us: indispensable, and with a bad haircut".
  • Franz Beckenbauer (09/05/00):

• "When he plays, in his mind there is only the goal; it's the football essence. Every time they do something, you stand up over your seat".
  • Thierry Henry (25/06/00)

• I once said that Raúl is like a Ferrari and now I think he is like a McLaren, Fernando Alonso's car. and he is also one of the few guy's that if i ever have a problem i would go to him rather than my own mother
  • Fernando Hierro 2007, [1]

• I’d sign him right here and now, and I’d go wherever it takes to land a player like that, he’s a "Crack" (a "match changing" player) player and I’m a fan of everything that he does, and what’s more now is the prefect time to sign him as he’s got a wealth of experience and has reached full maturity.
  • Ottmar Hitzfeld 2007 [2]

• "Raúl is the best forward in the world".
  • Javier Clemente (01/04/00)

• I hope he doesn't like travelling, Failing that we will stop him entering the country. Real buy these big players like Figo, Zidane and Ronaldo but I think the best player in the world is Raúl.
  • Alex Ferguson 2003, [3]

• "For me I would say my favourite players in Europe are Raúl and Figo."^{[citation needed]}
  • Zinedine Zidane (12/02/04)
  • Hitzfeld “It’s The Perfect Time To Sign Raúl", Goal.com, February 16, 2007</ref>

• "We all know what Raúl represents, not only for his team, but also for football".^{[citation needed]}
  • David Trézéguet (08/05/03)

• "I think he is the greatest player to have ever played the game. He walks on the turf and astounds. It is utterly amazing.^{[citation needed]}
  • Luís Figo (11/06/05)

• David Beckham in his last appearance at Real Madrid City's press room (14/06/07): "I want to wish the captain good luck because he has been a tower of strength for many people and for the team, and he’s been a person that a lot of people should look up to because he is very dedicated to what he does and what he believes in. Thank you to him and the rest of the team, and good luck throughout the rest of their careers.
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