EMILLIO BUTRAGUENO, El VULTURE

EMILLIO BUTRAGUENO, El Vulture
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.

GERD MULLER, Murder of Penalty Area

Nation : West Germany

Born : November 3, 1945
Height :175 cm
Position : Striker
Descriptions : hard to stopped in the penalty area, use his goalscoring instinct he could scores from narrow, despite lack of height he often beat the goalkeeper with his powerful header.

Rated as one of the greatest striker of all time, totally, during his 62 match contribution for West Germany he collected 68 goals.
Muller joined regional league outfit Bayern Munich in 1964 and helped transform them into a European force within three years. A record of 365 Bundesliga goals in addition to an average of more than one goal a game for his country speaks for itself.

Muller, nicknamed The Bomber, became the first German player to receive the European Footbler of the Year Award after scoring ten goals in the 1970 World Cup Finals. Two years later he netted twice in Germany's 3-0 European Championship Final victory over the USSR. His astounding strike rate continued throughout the following years as Bayern swept aside all opposition to win the European Cup on three consecutive occasions in the mid-seventies. His two goals in the 1974 Final and one a year later were typical of a man who continually rose to the big occasion. Never was there a better example of this than in the 1974 World Cup Final when Muller delighted the home fans with the winner against a Holland team containing stars such as Cruyff, Neeskens and Rep. Latching onto a pass from Bonhoff, he showed lightning reactions to hook the ball into the net for what proved to be his final and most important International goal.