Emilio Butragueño

Emilio Butragueño Santos (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈmiljo βutɾaˈɣeɲo ˈsantos]; born 22 July 1963) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Butragueño and the second or maternal family name is Santos.

Emilio Butragueño
Butragueño in 2015
Personal information
Full name Emilio Butragueño Santos[1]
Date of birth (1963-07-22) 22 July 1963[1]
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Casariche
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 (189)
International career
1983–1984 Spain U21 5 (2)
1984 Spain amateur 1 (1)
1985–1992 Spain 69 (26)
Honours
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up1984 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was best known for his spell with Real Madrid. Nicknamed El Buitre (The Vulture), he was a member of the La Quinta del Buitre along with Manolo Sanchís, Rafael Martín Vázquez, Míchel and Miguel Pardeza.[2]

Butragueño scored a total of 123 La Liga goals in 341 games for Real Madrid over 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 for several years.

Club career

In 1981, Madrid-born Butragueño joined Real Madrid youth system, playing first for their reserves 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 2–0.[3] On 12 December that year he made his European competition debut, contributing with a hat-trick to a 6–1 home victory over R.S.C. Anderlecht in the third round of the UEFA Cup after the 3–0 loss in Brussels, as the Spaniards went on to win the competition.[4][5]

At the time, Real Madrid's form was so patchy the first team's attendances were smaller than those of the reserve side.[6] Butragueño was a part of their transformation, being a prominent member of the squad during the 1980s and winning numerous honours: he received the European Bronze award for best footballer in two consecutive years, and was awarded the Pichichi Trophy in 1991,[7] while also being instrumental in the capital club's five La Liga trophies, two Copa del Rey and two consecutive UEFA Cups.[8]

In June 1995, having lost his place (only eight games and one goal, as Real won another league), mainly due to the emergence of 17-year-old Raúl, Butragueño signed for Atlético Celaya in Mexico and, in his first year, the team reached the final of the Liga MX. After three seasons where he was known as the Gentleman of the Pitch – never receiving a single red card during his entire career – he decided to retire in April 1998.[9][5]

International career
Butragueño in Chicago, July 2017

Butragueño earned 69 caps for Spain, and scored 26 goals.[10] His debut came on 17 October 1984 against Wales in a 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier,[11] although he had already been picked as an uncapped player for the UEFA Euro 1984 team as the nation finished runners-up.[12]

Butragueño was also selected for the 1986 World Cup where he played a major part,[13] scoring four goals as Spain beat Denmark 5–1 in the round-of-16 match.[14][15] He also took part in the 1990 edition in Italy (four games, no goals).[16]

Post-retirement and other ventures

On 19 October 2004, Butragueño replaced former Real Madrid teammate Jorge Valdano as the club's director of football[17] and, until the end of the 2005–06 season, also served as its vice-president.[18] Subsequently, he acted as head of public relations for the organisation.[19][20]

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.[21]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[22][23]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Madrid B 1981–82 Segunda División 630000––63
1982–83 38134030––4513
1983–84 212110300––3124
Total 65371433000438240
Real Madrid 1983–84 La Liga 1040022——126
1984–85 2910002011[lower-alpha 1]4—4214
1985–86 3110620012[lower-alpha 1]2—4914
1986–87 351133—7[lower-alpha 2]5—4519
1987–88 321230—8[lower-alpha 2]2—4314
1988–89 331552—8[lower-alpha 2]4214822
1989–90 321062—2[lower-alpha 2]2—4014
1990–91 351920—4[lower-alpha 2]4224325
1991–92 351465—9[lower-alpha 1]1—5020
1992–93 34931—6[lower-alpha 1]1—4311
1993–94 27821—4[lower-alpha 3]2—3311
1994–95 8100—4[lower-alpha 1]0—121
Total 341123361642752743460171
Celaya 1995–96 Liga MX 3417————3417
1996–97 262————262
1997–98 3110————3110
Total 9129————9129
Career total 497189501972752743633240
  1. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. Appearances in European Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

International
Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Butragueño goal.[24][11]
List of international goals scored by Emilio Butragueño
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
117 October 1984Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain Wales3–03–01986 World Cup qualification
223 January 1985Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain Finland2–03–1Friendly
33–0
419 February 1986Martínez Valero, Elche, Spain Belgium1–03–0Friendly
526 March 1986Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz, Spain Poland1–03–0Friendly
67 June 1986Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara, Mexico Northern Ireland1–02–11986 FIFA World Cup
718 June 1986La Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico Denmark1–15–11986 FIFA World Cup
82–1
94–1
105–1
1115 October 1986Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany West Germany1–02–2Friendly
1218 February 1987Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain England1–02–4Friendly
1323 September 1987Nou Castalia, Castellón, Spain Luxembourg2–02–0Friendly
141 June 1988El Helmántico, Salamanca, Spain Sweden1–01–3Friendly
1511 June 1988Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany Denmark2–13–2UEFA Euro 1988
1612 October 1988Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain Argentina1–01–1Friendly
1716 November 1988Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain Republic of Ireland2–02–01990 World Cup qualification
1821 December 1988Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain Northern Ireland2–04–01990 World Cup qualification
1915 November 1989Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain Hungary2–04–01990 World Cup qualification
2028 March 1990La Rosaleda, Málaga, Spain Austria2–02–3Friendly
2126 May 1990Bežigrad, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia Yugoslavia1–01–0Friendly
2210 October 1990Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain Iceland1–02–1Euro 1992 qualifying
2319 December 1990Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain Albania3–09–0Euro 1992 qualifying
245–0
257–0
268–0

Honours

Real Madrid B

Real Madrid

Spain

Individual

References
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  16. "La prensa italiana se ensaña con Butragueño por sus errores" [Italian press destroy Butragueño for his mistakes]. El País (in Spanish). 28 June 1990. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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