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Biography
Raúl Martín del Campo (born 27 July 1982), known simply as Raúl, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward.
Football career
Born in Santander, Cantabria, Raúl started his professional career with hometown's Racing de Santander. On 11 January 2004 he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, playing 26 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Deportivo de La Coruña after coming on as a substitute for Omri Afek.
Raúl split the 2004–05 season on loan, to SD Eibar (second division, no appearances) and Gimnástica de Torrelavega (third, team relegation). He subsequently returned to Racing for the 2005–06 campaign, going on to receive relative playing time as the side narrowly avoided top flight relegation – six starts and 529 minutes of play, including 75 in a 2–1 win at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium against Real Madrid.
However, Raúl mostly represented Racing's reserves during his tenure with the club, also being loaned to Mérida UD and dropping down from the third level from 2008–10. He had his first abroad experience in the 2010 summer, joining Liga I team CS Gaz Metan Mediaș and being released from contract in late October 2011, having been rarely used due to a serious injury.