Emilio Butragueño

Emilio Butragueño

Personal information
Full name	Emilio Butragueño Santos
Date of birth	22 July 1963 (1963-07-22)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1981–1982	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1982–1984	Real Madrid B	65	(37)
1984–1995	Real Madrid	341	(123)
1995–1998	Club Celaya	91	(29)
Total		497	(188)
National team
1983–1984	Spain U21	5	(2)
1984	Spain amateur	1	(1)
1984–1992	Spain	69	(26)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Butragueño and the second or maternal family name is Santos.

Emilio Butragueño Santos (born 22 July 1963 in Madrid) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker.

He was best known for his spell with Real Madrid. Nicknamed El Buitre (The Vulture), he was a member of the legendary Quinta del Buitre, along with Manolo Sanchís, Rafael Martín Vázquez, Míchel and Miguel Pardeza.

Butragueño amassed La Liga totals of 341 games and 123 goals for his main club, in 12 seasons, and represented the Spanish national team in two World Cups (being the second top scorer in the 1986 edition) and as many European Championships, scoring 26 international goals for his country, a record that stood for several years.

Club career

In 1981, skilled Butragueño joined Real Madrid's youth system, and played first for its reserve side, 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 0–2. On 12 December that year, he made his European competition debut, contributing to a 6–1 home triumph against R.S.C. Anderlecht for the UEFA Cup third round (after a 0–3 loss in Brussels), as the Merengues went on to win the competition.

At the time, Real Madrid's form was so patchy that first team's attendances were poorer than the reserve side ones. Butragueño contributed to the side's transformation, and was a prominent member of the team during the 1980s, winning numerous honours: he received the European Bronze award for best footballer in two consecutive years, and won the Pichichi Trophy in 1991, while also being instrumental in the capital club's five national leagues, two domestic cups and two (consecutive) UEFA Cups.

In June 1995, having lost his influence in the Real Madrid side (only eight matches, with one goal, as the club won another league), mainly due to the emergence of 17-year old Raúl González, Butragueño signed for Club Celaya in Mexico and, in his first year, the team reached the final of the national championship. After three years, where he was known as the Gentleman of the Pitch (never received a single red card during his entire career), he finally decided to retire from the game in April 1998.

International career

Butragueño played 69 international matches for Spain, and scored 26 goals. His debut came on 17 October 1984, against Wales in a 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier, although he had already been picked as an uncapped player for the UEFA Euro 1984 team, as the nation finished runners-up.

Butragueño was also selected for the 1986 World Cup, where he played a major part, scoring four goals as Spain beat Denmark 5–1 in the round of 16 match. He also played in the 1990 edition in Italy (four matches, no goals), and was the national side's fifth-highest all-time top scorer with 26 goals, behind David Villa, Raúl, Fernando Hierro and Fernando Morientes.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 October 1984	Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain	Wales	3–0	3–0	1986 World Cup qualification
2.	23 January 1985	Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain	Finland	2–0	3–1	Friendly
3.	23 January 1985	Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain	Finland	3–0	3–1	Friendly
4.	19 February 1986	Martínez Valero, Elche, Spain	Belgium	1–0	3–0	Friendly
5.	26 March 1986	Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz, Spain	Poland	1–0	3–0	Friendly
6.	7 June 1986	Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara, México	Northern Ireland	1–0	2–1	1986 FIFA World Cup
7.	18 June 1986	La Corregidora, Querétaro, México	Denmark	1–1	1–5	1986 FIFA World Cup
8.	18 June 1986	La Corregidora, Querétaro, México	Denmark	1–2	1–5	1986 FIFA World Cup
9.	18 June 1986	La Corregidora, Querétaro, México	Denmark	1–4	1–5	1986 FIFA World Cup
10.	18 June 1986	La Corregidora, Querétaro, México	Denmark	1–5	1–5	1986 FIFA World Cup
11.	15 October 1986	Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany	West Germany	0–1	2–2	Friendly
12.	18 February 1987	Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain	England	1–0	2–4	Friendly
13.	23 September 1987	Nou Castalia, Castellón, Spain	Luxembourg	2–0	2–0	Friendly
14.	1 June 1988	El Helmántico, Salamanca, Spain	Sweden	1–0	1–3	Friendly
15.	11 June 1988	Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany	Denmark	1–2	2–3	UEFA Euro 1988
16.	12 October 1988	Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain	Argentina	1–0	1–1	Friendly
17.	16 November 1988	Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain	Republic of Ireland	2–0	2–0	1990 World Cup qualification
18.	21 December 1988	Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain	Northern Ireland	2–0	4–0	1990 World Cup qualification
19.	15 November 1989	Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain	Hungary	2–0	4–0	1990 World Cup qualification
20.	28 March 1990	La Rosaleda, Málaga, Spain	Austria	2–0	2–3	Friendly
21.	26 May 1990	Bežigrad, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	0–1	0–1	Friendly
22.	10 October 1990	Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain	Iceland	1–0	2–1	Euro 1992 qualifying
23.	19 December 1990	Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain	Albania	3–0	9–0	Euro 1992 qualifying
24.	19 December 1990	Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain	Albania	5–0	9–0	Euro 1992 qualifying
25.	19 December 1990	Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain	Albania	7–0	9–0	Euro 1992 qualifying
26.	19 December 1990	Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain	Albania	8–0	9–0	Euro 1992 qualifying

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Total
1983–84	Real Madrid	La Liga	10	4	0	0	10	4
1984–85			29	10	2	0	42	14
1985–86			31	10	6	2	49	14
1986–87			35	11	3	3	45	19
1987–88			32	12	3	0	43	14
1988–89			33	15	5	2	46	21
1989–90			32	10	6	2	40	14
1990–91			35	19	2	0	41	23
1991–92			35	14	6	4	50	19
1992–93			34	9	3	1	43	11
1993–94			27	8	2	1	33	11
1994–95			8	1	0	0	12	1
Mexico			League		Cup		Total
1995–96	Club Celaya	Mexican League	34	17
1996–97			26	2
1997–98			32	10
Total	Spain		341	123	38	15	454	165
	Mexico		92	29
Career total			433	152

Honours

Team

Real Madrid

• UEFA Cup: 1984–85, 1985–86
• Spanish League: 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1994–95
• Spanish Cup: 1988–89, 1992–93
• Spanish League Cup: 1984–85
• Spanish Supercup: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993

Individual

• Pichichi Trophy: 1990–91
• Bravo Award: 1985, 1986
• Bronze Ball: 1986, 1987
• FIFA World Cup: Silver Boot 1986

Post-retirement and other ventures

Still as a player, Butragueño had a computer game with his name released, in 1988.

On 19 October 2004, he replaced Jorge Valdano, a former teammate, as Real Madrid's director of football and, until the end of the 2005–06 season, also served as the club's vice-president.

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• Emilio Butragueño at National-Football-Teams.com
• Emilio Butragueño – FIFA competition record
• Real Madrid biography (Spanish)
• Biography at Real Madrid Fans (Spanish)
• International appearances, at RSSF
• FootballDatabase profile and stats