Raul Gonzalez Tells the Story of the Beginning of His Career Journey

DBasia.news –  Raul Gonzalez, Real Madrid legend, has an interesting story with the way he crept up to become the top European footballer. Starting from the bottom, Raul claimed to have played on the streets.

Raul Gonzalez is a symbol of Real Madrid. Playing for 16 years for El Real, the player packed 323 goals in 741 matches.

For matters of achievement, Raul Gonzalez has brought Real Madrid to various titles such as LaLiga, Copa del Rey, Champions League to the Club World Cup.

At present, Raul is 41 years old and continues his career as coach of the Real Madrid academy. The legend claimed to have started playing football since he still lived in San Cristobal, an area on the outskirts of Madrid.

“I think, I have played football before birth. I have many memories, especially about playing football,” Raul said on the release received by BolaSkor.com.

“There is no football school. People will play in the park and on the streets. In addition, they will play in school at reccess. When you leave the house, you will play,” said Raul.

“People will play everywhere, it’s a very different world. My mother used to call me to eat, but I didn’t want to go in,” he added.

“I always had a ball at home. Until I was 11 years old, my football education was with friends on the road.”

Raul asserted, he had never run out of ideas to be able to manage the ball. Although there were no friends, Raul could still play.

“If there are no friends to play, I will kick the ball against the wall. The wall is my best friend. If I do it well, the ball will come back. However, if not, I have to go get the ball.”

After Real Madrid, Raul had strengthened a number of teams such as FC Schalke, Al Shadd, and the New York Cosmos.