Real Madrid scored their first “final” in the 2008-09 League defeat Almería (3-0), which was presented at the Santiago Bernabéu on the orders of the Mexican Hugo Sanchez, who in his day players became one of the best strikers in the history of the Madrid team.
Real Madrid won their first “final” before the Almería
Those of Juande Ramos, who had argued that each impact at the end of the tournament would be seen as a final, were gray in the first half, which advanced with a goal from Marcelo, but improved their performance in the second, the Dutchman Klaas Jan Huntelaar said with so many other two.
Full Name: José María Gutiérrez Hernández Alias: Guti Place of Birth: Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain Date of Birth: 31/10/1976 Position: Midfielder Weight: 168 lbs / 76 kg Height: 6’1” / 185 cm Nationality: Spanish
‘Madridista’ is the perfect word to describe Guti. The player has spent most of his life with Real Madrid and is a great example of the kind of talent that emerges from the youth system. Guti has played for almost every youth team since his arrival at the age of nine and has been considered as a special player by every one of his coaches. His rise to stardom kicked into high gear when he averaged 30 goals per season with the Under-20 team, and he wasn’t even played as a striker!
Full Name: Jordi Codina Alias: Codina Place of Birth: Barcelona, Spain Date of Birth: 27/04/1982 Position: Goalkeeper Weight: 173 lbs / 79 kg Height: 6’0” / 184 cm Nationality: Spanish
Jordi Codina joined Real Madrid’s youth system in July 2000 after successful periods with the lower categories of Espanyol and Catalonia-based side Damn. In a two-year span he was promoted from the Under-20 squad to Real Madrid C to Real Madrid Castilla, whose goal he defended for five seasons. Codina debuted in Segunda Division in 2005/06 against Sporting Gijón at El Molinón (1-1). He played ten games that year, nine of which he started, but his numbers skyrocketed to 35 appearances in 38 matches for a total of 3,061 minutes the following campaign.
Full Name: Marcelo Vieira Alias: Vieira Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Date of Birth: 12/05/1988 Position: Defender Weight: 160 lbs / 73 kg Height: 5’7” / 174 cm Nationality: Brazilian
Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior, or simply Marcelo, was one of the ‘Crown Jewels’ of always-prolific Brazilian football and one of Real Madrid’s swanky winter signings of 2006/07. He arrived in Europe at the age of 18 having already hit the big time with Fluminense and he quickly adapted to Madrid thanks to the other Brazilians on the squad, but especially Roberto Carlos, who took Marcelo under his wing and taught his successor the tricks of the trade.
Full Name: Arjen Robben Alias: Robben Place of Birth: Bedum, Netherlands Date of Birth:23/01/1984 Position: Forward Weight: 165 lbs / 75 kg Height: 5’9” / 181 cm Nationality: Dutch
Arjen Robben is a rare breed in modern day football. There may be many fast attacking midfielders nowadays, but very few are as capable as Robben is of dribbling the ball with such class inside the box and changing the pace of the game in such a way that thwarts any defenders attempts to steal the ball. He has a phenomenal knack for scoring and is an excellent shot, which also make deadly from outside the box.
