Real Madrid legend Raul appointed Castilla coach

After coaching Real Madrid's youth sides for the past season, club great Raul will take charge of the Castilla ahead of next term.

Real Madrid great Raul will take over Los Blancos' Castilla side next season, the LaLiga giant has confirmed.

Raul had been in charge of youth sides Cadete B and Juvenil B, and will now take on the top job in Madrid's famed academy.

Castilla - Los Blancos' B team - currently play in Segunda Division B - Group 1, having lost out to Cartagena in the promotion play-offs last season.

@RaulGonzalez will manage Castilla in the 2019-2020 season. @lafabricacrm | #RealMadrid

— Cantera Real Madrid (@lafabricacrm) June 20, 2019

 

Current Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane also started his senior coaching career with Madrid's Castilla side, with Santiago Solari having followed a similar path.

An academy product himself, Raul spent 16 years as a key figure in Madrid's first team between 1994 and 2010, winning six LaLiga titles and three Champions League trophies during that time.