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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 Madrid37297187266194
2Barcelona37257577433482
3GironaGirona37246778463278
4Atletico MadridAtletico372341068432573
5Athletic Bilbao371811860372365
6Real Sociedad371612951371460
7Real BetisBetis37141494845356
8Villarreal371410136464052
9Valencia37139153843-548
10AlavesAlaves37129163545-1045
11Osasuna37128174455-1144
12Getafe371013144152-1143
13Sevilla371011164752-541
14Celta Vigo371010174455-1140
15Las PalmasLas Palmas37109183246-1439
16Rayo Vallecano37814152947-1838
17Mallorca37716143143-1237
18CadizCadiz37615162549-2433
RGranada3749243872-3421
RAlmeria37212233774-3718


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