Raúl Tamudo

Espanyol

Born in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Catalonia, Tamudo was a product of Espanyol's youth ranks who bought him from local Gramenet for six footballs, and he served two Segunda División six-month loans before finally settling in 1999–2000. From there on, he became an undisputed starter for the team, never scoring in single digits during nine La Liga seasons and helping the Pericos to two Copa del Rey trophies: in the 2000 final against Atlético Madrid, he netted by stealing the ball from goalkeeper Toni Jiménez with his head; he also played a vital role in the 2006 edition, scoring in the second minute of the match and subsequently providing an assist for Luis García on the second goal. Tamudo was close to signing with Rangers in 2000, only to see the move fail at the last minute due to a failed medical. Two days later, he scored once in the UEFA Cup match against Grazer AK (4–0 home win, 4–1 aggregate). On the last matchday of the 2006–07 campaign, Tamudo reached 112 goals in the top division to make him the all-time scorer for Espanyol, his brace in the 2–2 away draw against city rivals Barcelona on 9 June 2007 taking him past Marañón's 1983 record and allowing Real Madrid to clinch the title. In that year's UEFA Cup, he contributed two goals in seven games to the side's runner-up campaign which ended at the hands of fellow Spaniards Sevilla; four months after that match, he struck three minutes from time for a 3–2 away victory over the same…

A full international since 16 August 2000 (Germany-Spain, 4–1 loss), Tamudo returned to the lineups after a two-year absence to score a vital goal in a 3–1 away win over Denmark for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers on 13 October 2007; incidentally, Espanyol teammate Albert Riera also found the net. He earned 13 caps in seven years. Previously, Tamudo was part of Spain's silver medal-winning team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, scoring in the semi-finals against the United States.

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Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tamudo goal.

Espanyol

Copa del Rey: 1999–2000, 2005–06 UEFA Cup runner-up: 2006–07 Spain U23

Summer Olympic silver medal: 2000