Raul Bravo Sanfelix (1981-14-02) is a Spanish professional footballer. He often took the position of left-back, but also sometimes shifted to the center.
After playing almost every youth game for Real Madrid, he moved to the first team where he was mostly on the bench. But it was this that earned him a place in the Spanish national team and a ticket to Euro 2004.
The biography of Raul Bravo is full of various events. In addition to his appearances for Madrid, he was also part of the Greek Olympiacos for several years, with which he won six major cups, including three national championships.
Real Madrid
Raul Bravo was born in Gandia, Valencia. After playing for several local clubs, he got the chance to join Real Madrid at the age of 16. Over time, he became part of the Junior A team, and then he was taken to the team of the Spanish division C, and then to Real Madrid Castilla (from division B).
The first debut in the main Spanish League was marked for the defender Raul Bravo performance against Atlético Bilbao,in a match with which Real Madrid won with a score of 2: 0. As a result, Raúl began to train full-time with the team under the mentorship of Vicente del Bosque, which eventually led to his full-time tenure with the team during 2002-2003.
In January 2003, Raul Bravo signed an unsuccessful six-month contract with Leeds United. BBC commentator Mick McCarthy remarked that the player seemed out of sorts during Euro 2004.
Olympiacos
To maintain his position in the Champions League, Raul Bravo signed a contract agreement with Olympiacos in mid-July 2007.
The expected cash request for the transfer of the Spanish footballer was 2.3 million euros, at a time when the player's annual salary was 1.3 million euros. Unfortunately, due to his injuries, Raul rarely appeared on the field and after a while he returned to Spain for a short time. He got into the Numancia team, for which he played all the following time.
At this club, Bravo showed a great return and game, which led him to the position of the main defender over Didier Domi and Leonardo. In May 2011, at the age of 30, Raúl was released after making 18 appearances in the Greek Super League.
Later years
August 31, 2011 Raul Bravo returned to Madrid and signed a contract agreement with Rayo Vallecano, who recently took their position in the top flight. Raul rarely entered the field and after the first off-seasonhe moved to Belgian Beerschot A. C.
When Raul was 33 years old, he decided to return to Greece and started playing for Veria. His contract ended in June 2015 and over the next two months he signed with local team Aris Thessaloniki F. C.
International career
At the age of 16, Bravo played for the national team (1997-1998). Together with the team, they won first place in the tournament in the Algarve. When Raul was 17 years old, he scored two goals in three matches in the Nymburk tournament.
The debut of Raul Bravo took place on August 21, 2002 in a friendly match with Hungary. In the following years, he played at Euro 2004 against Portugal, Russia and eventual champions Greece.
Raúl Bravo's career has been a series of ups and downs, but there is no doubt that this player has contributed to the game of every team he has worked for. Since childhood, being devoted to his beloved work, he managed to achieve results, win several victories in world-famous football cups and perform at the international level. As a defender, Raul has shown good performance and a high level of ball possession. At the moment, Raul is coaching at the Aris club and is also showing good results.
