Xabi Alonso- Former Footballer

Xabi Alonso- Former Footballer (In a Nutshell)

  • Xabi Alonso was born in Spain November 25th, 1981.
  • He was a Midfielder.
  • Alonso has played for Real Sociedad, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.
  • Having represented Spain 114 times and scoring 16 goals is pretty impressive.
  • The decision to retire was made by him in 2017.
  • “I don’t think I will stop learning about football. There are certain parts we will never understand, like what happens in the brain of a player or makes a team fear.”- Xabi Alonso

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Iker Casillas- Former Footballer

Iker Casillas- Former Footballer (In a Nutshell)

  • Ilker Casillas was born in Spain on May 20th, 1981.
  • He was a goalkeeper.
  • Having played for Real Madrid and Porto is pretty impressive.
  • Having represented Spain at seven age levels, which is remarkable.
  • The decision to retire was made by him on August 4th, 2020.
  • “Beyond remembering me as a good goalkeeper or a bad goalkeeper, I just hope that people remember me for being a good person.”- Iker Casillas

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Raul- Former Footballer

Raul- Former Footballer (In a Nutshell)

  • Raul was born in Spain on June 27th, 1977.
  • He was a Forward.
  • During his Youth career he played for Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid.
  • In his Senior career he represented: Real Madrid C, Real Madrid B, Real Madrid, Schalke 04, Al Sadd and New York Cosmos.
  • He played 102 games for Spain and scored 44 goals.
  • The decision to retire from football was made by him on March 5th, 2014.
  • “Being a Real Madrid player is the greatest dream you can imagine.”- Raul

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