Raúl Tamudo

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Personal information
Raúl Tamudo

Full name	Raúl Tamudo Montero
Date of birth	October 19, 1977 (age 29)
Place of birth	Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	RCD Espanyol
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-1998 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-	Espanyol →Alavés (loan) →Lleida (loan) Espanyol	14 (2) 6 (0) 14 (5) 259 (104)
National team²
2000-	Spain	9 (4)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 20, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of February 20, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Competitor for Spain
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Silver	2000 Sydney	Team Competition

Raúl Tamudo Montero (born October 19, 1977 in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish football striker, currently the captain for RCD Espanyol.

Tamudo was part of Spain's Silver Medal winning team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, scoring a goal in the Semifinal match against the United States. Tamudo made two appearances for the Spanish national team during 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying.

Tamudo has won the Copa del Rey twice (2000 and 2006) with Espanyol. In the 2000 final, he scored a memorable goal by stealing the ball from Atlético Madrid goalkeeper Toni Jiménez. He also played a vital role in the 2006 final, scoring a goal in the second minute of the match and subsequently assisting Luis García on the second Espanyol goal.

Recently, Tamudo surpassed 100 goals scored in La Liga, ranking him second in the all-time list for Espanyol.

RCD Espanyol - Current Squad
1 Gorka Iraizoz \| 2 Chica \| 3 David García \| 4 Lacruz \| 6 Costa \| 7 Pandiani \| 8 Zabaleta \| 9 de la Peña \| 10 Luis García \| 11 Riera \| 12 Velasco \| 13 Kameni \| 14 Ito \| 16 Jônatas \| 17 Moha \| 18 Rufete \| 19 Torrejón \| 20 Corominas \| 21 Jarque \| 22 Moisés Hurtado \| 23 Tamudo \| 27 Julián \| Coach Valverde