Question 1

True or false: Raúl won six La Liga titles and three UEFA Champions League trophies with Real Madrid.

Accepted Answer

True. He lifted La Liga six times (1995–2008) and the Champions League three times (1998, 2000, 2002) with Madrid.

Question 2

True or false: Raúl never played for a club outside of Spain during his professional career.

Accepted Answer

False. He played for Schalke 04 in Germany, Al Sadd in Qatar, and New York Cosmos in the US after leaving Real Madrid.

Question 3

True or false: Raúl González is the all-time top scorer in UEFA Champions League history.

Accepted Answer

False. Cristiano Ronaldo holds that record. Raúl was the top scorer for years, but he has since been surpassed.

Question 4

True or false: Raúl once played a full La Liga season without receiving a single yellow card.

Accepted Answer

True. In the 2001–02 season, he played 35 league games and wasn't booked, remarkable for a forward known for his work rate.

Question 5

True or false: Raúl retired with more international caps than any other Spanish player in history.

Accepted Answer

False. He has 102 caps, but players like Sergio Ramos and Iker Casillas have far more. He's not even in the top five.

Question 6

True or false: Raúl is the only player to have scored in three different European Cup finals with Real Madrid.

Accepted Answer

False. He only scored in two finals (2000 and 2002). Players like Di Stéfano and Puskás scored in more.

Question 7

True or false: Raúl was originally a goalkeeper in his youth before becoming a striker.

Accepted Answer

False. A common myth. He always played as a forward. His early idol was the striker Emilio Butragueño, not a keeper.

Question 8

True or false: Raúl scored in two different UEFA Champions League finals for Real Madrid.

Accepted Answer

True. He scored in the 2000 final vs. Valencia and the 2002 final vs. Bayer Leverkusen, but not in 1998.

Raúl González Trivia Questions