Raul Bravo Sanfelix (02/14/1981) - professional Spanish footballer. Often took the position of the left defender, but also sometimes shifted to the center.
After he played almost all the youth games for Real Madrid, he moved to the main team, in which he was mainly in the reserve. But it was precisely this that brought him a place in the Spanish national team and a ticket to Euro 2004.
Biography of Raul Bravo is full of various events. In addition to his performance for Madrid, he was also part of the Greek Olympiakos for several years, in which he won six major cups, including three national championships.
"Real Madrid"
Raul Bravo was born in Gandia, Valencia. After participating in several local clubs, he got a 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 Spanish Division C team, and then to Real Madrid Castilla (from Division B).
The first debut in the main Spanish League was marked for the defender Raul Bravo by a performance against Atlético Bilbao, in a match with which Real Madrid won 2-0. As a result, Raul began to constantly train with the team under the mentorship of Vicente del Bosque, which ultimately led to his constant stay in the team in the period 2002-2003.
In January 2003, Raul Bravo signed an unsuccessful six-month contract with Leeds United. The Air Force commentator, Mick McCarthy, noted that the player during Euro 2004 seemed to be out of place.
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 football player amounted to 2.3 million euros, at a time when the annual salary of the player amounted to 1.3 million euros. Unfortunately, due to injuries, Raul very rarely appeared on the field and after a while he returned to Spain for a short time. He got into the Numansia team, for which he played for all the following time.
In this club, Bravo showed excellent returns and a game, which led him to the position of the main defender over Didier Domi and Leonardo. In May 2011, at the age of 30, Raoul was released after spending 18 matches in the Greek Super League.
Subsequent years
On August 31, 2011, Raul Bravo returned to Madrid and entered into a contract agreement with Rayo Vallecano, who recently took his position in the top division. Raul rarely went on the field and after the first offseason he moved to the Belgian Beerschot AC
When Raul was 33 years old, he decided to return to Greece and began playing as part of Veria. His contract ended in June 2015 and over the next two months he signed a contract with the local team of Aris Thessaloniki FC
