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Top 10 Real Madrid players of all time - #4

Sports Mole's countdown of the top 10 Real Madrid players of all time continues with number four - Raul.

Raul (1994-2010)

Raul in action for Real Madrid in 2009© Reuters

Real Madrid's highest appearance-maker and, until Cristiano Ronaldo came along, their highest goalscorer of all time too, Raul is considered one of the most important players in the club's history.

Only four men have scored more than him in La Liga, while only two - Ronaldo and Lionel Messi - have found the back of the net more often in the Champions League, becoming the only player to have been named the UEFA Club Forward of the Year three times - in 2000, 2001 and 2002.

After joining from city rivals Atletico Madrid as a youth player in 1992, Raul broke into the first team as a teenager just two years later and went on to make 741 appearances for the club, scoring 323 goals.

A two-time Pichichi Trophy winner and runner-up in the 2001 Ballon d'Or voting, 'El Capitan' eventually left Madrid in 2010 to join Schalke 04 having won 16 trophies in the Spanish capital.

That silverware haul includes six La Liga titles and three Champions League crowns, with Raul maintaining his importance to the team even after the influx of 'Galacticos' at the start of the century.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CReal Madrid38298187266195
2Barcelona38267579443585
3GironaGirona38256785463981
4Atletico MadridAtletico382441070432776
5Athletic Bilbao381911861372468
6Real Sociedad3816121051391260
7Real BetisBetis38141594845357
8Villarreal381411136565053
9Valencia381310154045-549
10AlavesAlaves381210163646-1046
11Osasuna38129174556-1145
12Getafe381013154254-1243
13Celta Vigo381011174657-1141
14Sevilla381011174854-641
15Mallorca38816143344-1140
16Las PalmasLas Palmas381010183347-1440
17Rayo Vallecano38814162948-1938
RCadizCadiz38615172655-2933
RAlmeria38312234375-3221
RGranada3849253879-4121


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