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Raúl Tamudo
Raúl Tamudo Montero (born 19 October 1977) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
An icon at Espanyol, he captained the club for almost a decade, playing nearly 400 official games, winning two Copa del Rey and being their all-time top goal scorer with 140 goals.
He amassed La Liga totals of 407 matches and 146 goals over 17 seasons, also representing Real Sociedad and Rayo Vallecano in the competition.
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 assisting 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 scored in the first division, making him the top all-time scorer for Espanyol: his brace in the 2–2 away draw against city rivals Barcelona on 9 June 2007 took him past former Blanquiazul star Marañón's 1983 record of 111, and allowed Real Madrid to clinch the league title. In that year's UEFA Cup, he contributed with two goals in seven games to the side's runner-up campaign which ended at the hands of fellow league side Sevilla and, merely four months after that match, he struck three minutes from time to give Espanyol a 3–2 win at the same rival.
Some injury problems and loss of form limited Tamudo in the following two seasons, and he lost the starting job midway through 2008–09 to newly signed Uruguayan Iván Alonso; however, in the last matchday, he scored three past Málaga in a 3–0 home success – which was good enough for leading the team in goals once again, at six – being replaced to a standing ovation.
2009–10 was nothing short of disastrous for Tamudo, in sporting terms: again, he struggled with some injuries, was ostracised by manager and former teammate Mauricio Pochettino, who also deprived him of his captain armband during preseason, in favour of club youth graduate Daniel Jarque, and confronted the board of directors over contractual issues; his status was further diminished in the January transfer window, with the signing of another Argentine, Dani Osvaldo, and he eventually finished the campaign with only six league games and no goals.
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Raúl Tamudo
Raúl Tamudo Montero (born 19 October 1977) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
An icon at Espanyol, he captained the club for almost a decade, playing nearly 400 official games, winning two Copa del Rey and being their all-time top goal scorer with 140 goals.
He amassed La Liga totals of 407 matches and 146 goals over 17 seasons, also representing Real Sociedad and Rayo Vallecano in the competition.
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 assisting 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 scored in the first division, making him the top all-time scorer for Espanyol: his brace in the 2–2 away draw against city rivals Barcelona on 9 June 2007 took him past former Blanquiazul star Marañón's 1983 record of 111, and allowed Real Madrid to clinch the league title. In that year's UEFA Cup, he contributed with two goals in seven games to the side's runner-up campaign which ended at the hands of fellow league side Sevilla and, merely four months after that match, he struck three minutes from time to give Espanyol a 3–2 win at the same rival.
Some injury problems and loss of form limited Tamudo in the following two seasons, and he lost the starting job midway through 2008–09 to newly signed Uruguayan Iván Alonso; however, in the last matchday, he scored three past Málaga in a 3–0 home success – which was good enough for leading the team in goals once again, at six – being replaced to a standing ovation.
2009–10 was nothing short of disastrous for Tamudo, in sporting terms: again, he struggled with some injuries, was ostracised by manager and former teammate Mauricio Pochettino, who also deprived him of his captain armband during preseason, in favour of club youth graduate Daniel Jarque, and confronted the board of directors over contractual issues; his status was further diminished in the January transfer window, with the signing of another Argentine, Dani Osvaldo, and he eventually finished the campaign with only six league games and no goals.
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