He is a symbol
What makes a person stand out up and above his peers? Is it the respect that he commands? Is it his achievements that count? Or is it what he means to the people who patronize him? Is there any other reason? Even if there is another criteria I am sure that there is one man, someone whom we all know and love, who fulfills the requirment. Some call him El Capitan and the rest El Siete. He was born as Raúl González Blanco and grew up to become nothing less than a legend. He is indeed a symbol.
Firstly, a brief introduction for a man who needs no introduction. Born 27 June 1977 in Madrid, Raúl began his footballing career with San Cristóbal in 1987, a small club in the Marconi colony of San Cristóbal de los Ángeles, a modest district of Madrid. His father Pedro was a staunch supporter of Atletico Madrid and Raúl joined Atletico after three years in 1990. But that wasn’t where his destiny lay. He joined Real Madrid C in the 1994-95 season and made it to the first team in the same year at a tender age of 17 under Jorge Valdano and the rest is history.
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