Kopa, Juanito, Amancio Butragueño or have worn the famous dorsal · Raúl broke all predictions as white · Cristiano Ronaldo must keep up from now
7 is a ridge that has been worn by great figures of the beautiful game in history. Players who have made this issue a distinctive identity. Today, is coveted by the stars of the world, willing to give their best to help enlarge the tradition surrounding this numeral.
In the past, tactical and strategic reasons, was himself the player who played their role in the right flank of the attack and is characterized by host start, speed and pinpoint accuracy overflow facilities to serve the heart of the area. Currently, this formula has become obsolete. It is to innovate to surprise the opponent. Recently, the dorsal cited orphaned at Real Madrid after the departure of Raul after 16 seasons in the Primera Liga club. A sector of the hobby has requested to withdraw life in homage to the Great Captain.
In the whole history of Real Madrid are the illustrious members of the staff who have dressed so dintinguido behind dorsal. The seven will accompany you on the memory, since the amateur always identify those players with this number.
Among them were:
Raymond Kopa, French of Polish origin. Landfall in Madrid in the 56/57 campaign. In white won two league titles and two European Cups. Kopa had to be adjusted to the right hand, but the intelligence was one of his many qualities and had no problem putting on his back 7 Di Stefano to take the baton. Smart and skilled, he was responsible to retain the ball when his team was going through troubles. Played 79 league matches and scored 24 points. It was voted best player in Europe in 1958. He left Madrid in 1959.
Amancio Amaro, A Coruña, is considered, along with Luis Suarez, the Galician player of all time. He was nicknamed El Brujo for their ability to bargain. His signing was consummated at the insistence of Santiago Bernabeu. He made his debut in European competition against Anderlecht (3-3 at the Santiago Bernabeu) and in league against Betis, with a score of 2-5 in favor of Madrid. Galician came to Madrid in the 62/63 season and left the club at the end of 75/76, 344 games played and 119 goals materialize. He retired in 1976.
Juan Gómez Juanito Gonzalez, Malaga, in 1977 he joined Real Madrid, where he became over the years a myth for his fondness for his spirit. He remained in the team for ten seasons (77/78 - 86/87). As a player was ready, able, intuitive and fast. On the negative side, visceral temperament caused him serious damage throughout his career. Juanito played two European finals, the first being in 1981, was the final of the Champions League, but Liverpool won the title at Madrid. The second was the Cup Winners Cup final in 1983, this time the Aberdeen deprived the Madrid title. In the 1983-84 season was achieved scorer with 17 goals. In total, during their participation in the team for ten seasons, Johnny played in 284 games and won the Spanish league scoring 85 goals.
Butragueño Emilio Santos, Madrid, front formed in the categories lower Madrid, where he championed a generation of players known as the Quinta del Vulture, referring to his nickname. He developed most of his sporting life in the Madrid club. According to FIFA, appears as the best Spanish player among the 123 greatest living footballers in history. Active, wearing the elastic merengue, got 123 goals in a total of 341 games. He belonged to Real Madrid since the season 83/84 to 94/95. And won five consecutive league two UEFA Cups among other titles.
Esnáider Juan, Buenos Aires, ram that was signed from Argentine championship for Real Madrid, which ceded it in the 93/94 season at Zaragoza. After his great performance in the whole hand, Madrid paying him again more than double repechage. However, it said, played 30 games and became only 2 points. The peculiarity is that it was the first player chosen in July when they were personalized for the first time.
Raul Gonzalez Blanco, Madrid, joined Real Madrid in the 1992-93 season from the youth ranks of Atletico Madrid. He played in the Cadet and Youth in 1994 until the first team. On October 29, 1994, He debuted in the Romareda. Jorge Valdano was given the alternative. Player generous, involved with the group and instinctive striker, not only earned a spot in the starting lineups, but emerged as a true reference. Enshrined in Spain, prepared to win the Champions League, a competition that just 18 years and saw him make three goals against Ferencvaros. The moment came on May 20, 1998, when Madrid won the final against Juventus to win the seventh. Raul, who started one game, repeated twice more experience, namely May 24, 2000 and May 15, 2002, and won a place in both check. Today, Real Madrid is the champion of a player who perfectly embodies the values that emanate from the crest of the team. Played 550 league games and in all competitions, 740. In the domestic tournament reached the 228 goals barrier, which become 323 if we compute the total of his career in the first team. It is the player who has played more games with the shirt merengue, who has scored more goals in the league and also the top scorer in the history of the Champions League with 66 goals.
Christian asked the witness to the Madrid gathering because the 7 is your favorite number and the dorsal dawned at United and Portugal took over the captaincy. The Luso is a talent out of the question but what will rise to take the pressure from the seven white dress? And what will catapult 7 to become the best player in history?. The time dissipate the unknowns, what is clear is that Madeira has to assume the role becomes an issue at all trivial in the history of Madrid.