Nation : Spain
Born : July 22 1963
Position : striker
Descriptions :lethal striker with the killer instinct, always bring a stylish attacking plays with his team.
Butragueno was a mainstay on attacking style of play with Real Madrid and Spain during the 1980's. He was well capable of turning half chances into goals, mixing close skills with a razor sharp eye for finding the back of the net. He made his final international showing in 1992, played 69 matches, having scored 26 goals.
Nicknamed 'The Vulture', Butragueno was initially regarded by Real Madrid's coaches as an average prospect and was shipped off to Castilla, a feeder club for the Madrid giants. He soon proved his class and quickly moved back to become the focal point of Real's attack throughout their domination of Spanish football, especially in the late eighties. Butragueno was twice voted Europe's finest young player as he spearheaded Madrid's drive to UEFA Cup success over Videoton in the 1985 final and Cologne a year later, before a run of five consecutive League championships from 1986 to 1990 and a Spanish Cup triumph in 1989 cemented his reputation as his country's leading frontman. Playing for Spain, Butragueno made his debut against Wales in 1984, but really shot to fame during the 1986 World Cup finals when he finished second to Gary Lineker in the tournament goalscoring charts. His amazing four goals blitz in Spain's 5-0 rout of highly rated Denmark helped the side into the quarter-finals where they unluckily went out to Belgium on penalties.