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Rafael Gordillo

1957 - Today

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Rafael Gordillo Vázquez (born 24 February 1957) is a Spanish former professional footballer. A tremendously attacking left wing-back, equally at ease as defender and midfielder and with a good effort rate, he had an unmistakable style of playing with his socks down. He represented mainly Betis and Real Madrid during his career, appearing in 428 La Liga games and scoring 38 goals over 16 seasons. He won ten major titles with the latter club, including five national championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Rafael Gordillo is the 2,559th most popular soccer player (down from 2,488th in 2024), the 1,412th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,409th in 2019) and the 205th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Rafael Gordillo ranks 2,559 out of 21,273. Before him are Ulises Poirier, Bernardo Silva, Pim Doesburg, Andrew Johnson, Åke Johansson, and Francesco Morini. After him are Kazuo Ozaki, Joe Fagan, Marek Špilár, Rüdiger Abramczik, Kalidou Koulibaly, and Hans Walzhofer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Rafael Gordillo ranks 255. Before him are Željko Ivanek, Fabrizio Meoni, Christer Fuglesang, Miquel Barceló, Gamal Al-Ghandour, and Mona Sahlin. After him are Mona Simpson, Anouar Brahem, Tad Williams, Yuri Shevchuk, Martin Donovan, and Evelyn Ashford.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Rafael Gordillo ranks 1,412 out of 3,355. Before him are Ariadna Gil (1969), Isabel Pantoja (1956), Juan Diego (1942), Pedro Pardo de Cela (1420), Pedro Antonio de Cevallos (1715), and Amparo Rivelles (1925). After him are Diego Durán (1537), Elena Anaya (1975), Sergi López (1965), Jaime Lazcano (1909), Joaquín Jovellar y Soler (1819), and Alfonso Pérez (1972).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Rafael Gordillo ranks 205. Before him are Pedro Vallana (1897), Pedro Casado (1937), Héctor Bellerín (1995), César Sánchez (1971), Fran (1969), and Martín Marculeta (1907). After him are Jaime Lazcano (1909), Alfonso Pérez (1972), Juan Santisteban (1936), Guillermo Amor (1967), José Ramón Alexanko (1956), and Albert Ferrer (1970).

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