Rafael Martín Vázquez

Rafael Martín Vázquez
Martín Vázquez in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-09-25) 25 September 1965
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Escolapios
1980–1983 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983 Castilla 14 (3)
1983–1990 Real Madrid 179 (35)
1990–1992 Torino 52 (2)
1992 Marseille 7 (1)
1992–1995 Real Madrid 73 (7)
1995–1997 Deportivo La Coruña 17 (2)
1997–1998 Celaya 10 (0)
1998 Karlsruher SC 5 (0)
Total 357 (50)
International career
1983–1984 Spain U18 10 (2)
1984–1988 Spain U21 15 (1)
1987 Spain U23 2 (1)
1984 Spain amateur 1 (0)
1987–1992 Spain 38 (1)
Managerial career
2018 Extremadura
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rafael Martín Vázquez (born 25 September 1965) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder.

He represented most notably Real Madrid, having two different spells and amassing La Liga totals of 252 games and 42 goals for the club. He also played abroad in Italy, France, Mexico and Germany.

Martín Vázquez appeared for Spain at the 1990 World Cup and Euro 1988, winning nearly 40 caps.