Emilio Butragueño

Emilio Butragueño
Butragueño in 2015
Personal information
Full name Emilio Butragueño Santos
Date of birth (1963-07-22) 22 July 1963
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 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

Emilio Butragueño Santos (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈmiljo βutɾaˈɣeɲo ˈsantos]; born 22 July 1963) is a Spanish retired 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 Spain national team in two World Cups (being the second top scorer in the 1986 edition) and as many European Championships, scoring 26 goals for his country in a record that stood several years.

Club career

In 1981, skilled Butragueño joined hometown's Real Madrid's youth system, playing 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.[1] On 12 December that year he made his European competition debut, contributing with a hat-trick 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.[2][3]

At the time, Real Madrid's form was so patchy that first team's attendances were poorer than the reserve side ones.[4] 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 La Liga trophies, two Copa del Rey and two consecutive UEFA Cups.

In June 1995, having lost his influence in the Real Madrid side (only eight games and one goal, as the club won another league), mainly due to the emergence of 17-year-old Raúl, Butragueño signed for Club Celaya in Mexico and, in his first year, the team reached the final of the national championship. After three seasons 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.[3]

International career

Butragueño in Chicago, July 2017

Butragueño earned 69 caps for Spain, and scored 26 goals. His debut came on 17 October 1984 against Wales in a 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier,[5] 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,[6] scoring four goals as Spain beat Denmark 5–1 in the round-of-16 match.[7][8] He also took part in the 1990 edition in Italy (four games, no goals).

International goals

[5]

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 October 1984Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain Wales3–03–01986 World Cup qualification
2.23 January 1985Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain Finland2–03–1Friendly
3.23 January 1985Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain Finland3–03–1Friendly
4.19 February 1986Martínez Valero, Elche, Spain Belgium1–03–0Friendly
5.26 March 1986Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz, Spain Poland1–03–0Friendly
6.7 June 1986Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara, Mexico Northern Ireland1–02–11986 FIFA World Cup
7.18 June 1986La Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico Denmark1–11–51986 FIFA World Cup
8.18 June 1986La Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico Denmark1–21–51986 FIFA World Cup
9.18 June 1986La Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico Denmark1–41–51986 FIFA World Cup
10.18 June 1986La Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico Denmark1–51–51986 FIFA World Cup
11.15 October 1986Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany West Germany0–12–2Friendly
12.18 February 1987Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain England1–02–4Friendly
13.23 September 1987Nou Castalia, Castellón, Spain Luxembourg2–02–0Friendly
14.1 June 1988El Helmántico, Salamanca, Spain Sweden1–01–3Friendly
15.11 June 1988Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany Denmark1–22–3UEFA Euro 1988
16.12 October 1988Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain Argentina1–01–1Friendly
17.16 November 1988Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain Republic of Ireland2–02–01990 World Cup qualification
18.21 December 1988Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain Northern Ireland2–04–01990 World Cup qualification
19.15 November 1989Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain Hungary2–04–01990 World Cup qualification
20.28 March 1990La Rosaleda, Málaga, Spain Austria2–02–3Friendly
21.26 May 1990Bežigrad, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia Yugoslavia0–10–1Friendly
22.10 October 1990Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain Iceland1–02–1Euro 1992 qualifying
23.19 December 1990Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain Albania3–09–0Euro 1992 qualifying
24.19 December 1990Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain Albania5–09–0Euro 1992 qualifying
25.19 December 1990Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain Albania7–09–0Euro 1992 qualifying
26.19 December 1990Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain Albania8–09–0Euro 1992 qualifying

Post-retirement and other ventures

Still as a player, Butragueño had a computer game with his name released in 1988, for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and MSX.[9]

On 19 October 2004 he replaced Jorge Valdano, a former Real Madrid teammate, as the club's director of football[10] and, until the end of the 2005–06 season, also served as the club's vice-president.[11] Subsequently, he acted as head of Public relations for the organization.[12][13]

Club statistics

[14]

Club performance League Cup Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Spain League Copa del Rey Total
1983–84Real MadridLa Liga10400104
1984–852910204214
1985–863110624914
1986–873511334519
1987–883212304314
1988–893315524621
1989–903210624014
1990–913519204123
1991–923514645019
1992–93349314311
1993–94278213311
1994–958100121
Mexico League Cup Total
1995–96Club CelayaLiga MX3417
1996–97262
1997–983110
Total Spain 3411233815454165
Mexico 9129
Career total 432152

Honours

Club

Real Madrid

International

Spain

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Final de infarto en Cádiz (Mad finale in Cádiz); Mundo Deportivo, 6 February 1984 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Butragueño (3 goles) fue el gran heroe (Butragueño (3 goals) was the big heroe); Mundo Deportivo, 13 December 1984 (in Spanish)
  3. 1 2 Real Madrid Fans biography (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Entrevista con Emilio Butragueño (Interview with Emilio Butragueño); ESPN Deportes, 1 September 2005 (in Spanish)
  5. 1 2 Emilio Butragueño – Goals in International Matches; at RSSSF
  6. ↑ "Del utillero falangista al positivo de Calderé: nuestro Mundial 86 en diez episodios" [From the falangista kit man to Calderé's positive: our 86 World Cup in ten episodes] (in Spanish). El Confidencial. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "5–1: ¡Buitre, que grande eres!" [5–1: Vulture, you're so great!] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 19 June 1986. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  8. ↑ Olsen's World Cup nightmare; BBC Sport, 13 April 2002
  9. ↑ Juegos de fútbol: Emilio Butragueño Fútbol (Football games: Emilio Butragueño Fútbol) Archived 1 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine.; Notas de Fútbol, 6 February 2008 (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ Butragueño to the rescue; UEFA.com, 19 October 2004
  11. ↑ Capello makes Bernabéu comeback; UEFA.com, 5 July 2006
  12. ↑ Emilio Butragueño, galardonado (Emilio Butragueño, awarded); Real Madrid C.F, 28 January 2010 (in Spanish)
  13. ↑ Butragueño: "Karanka representa los valores de la casa" (Butragueño: "Karanka is what Real Madrid stands for"); Marca, 7 June 2010 (in Spanish)
  14. ↑ "Emilio Butragueño". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  15. ↑ "Spain – List of Topscorers ("Pichichi") 1929–2015". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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